*DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES- NO AUDIO OR VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR CLASS* KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: When the perceived ownership of a grace gift shifts from God to you, you lose the greater blessing of a life filled with gratitude. You also suffer greater sorrow when the blessing is removed. To reject God’s grace is […]
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I’m a bona fide nerd. It’s OK if you chuckled just then; I’m not offended. However, because I’m a nerd, I often use my nerdy experiences as a source for my analogies in these blogs. You have my sympathy. For example, the title of this blog has two variables that may be simplified to the
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: “suppress” – from katecho [present active participle means it functions as a verbal adjective ending in “-ing”]; means to hold back, hold fast, retain [Strong’s] Refusing to accept the Truth doesn’t change it. God’s grace isn’t reserved JUST for His elect. His grace is observable through His creation (ref: Ro 1:19-20; Mt 5:45).
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: God’s grace isn’t reserved JUST for His elect. His grace is observable through His creation (ref: Ro 1:19-20; Mt 5:45). We deserve Hell. We don’t deserve any of God’s grace. It’s impossible for us to earn it (Ro 5:6-8). Perspective is everything. Working hard your whole life may provide you
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I’m going to make a comparison in this blog. When I do, I don’t want you to over-rotate and suppose I’m suggesting women cannot be independent business owners who hold the rightful title of “President” or “Chief Executive Officer (CEO)”, or even both. What I would like you to consider is how the Bible describes
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: We deserve Hell. We don’t deserve any of God’s grace. It’s impossible for us to earn it. Perspective is everything. Working hard your whole life may provide you with temporal blessings from God, but you cannot stake a claim to it once you die, for all your hard work may
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: One of the greatest blessings in this lifetime is to be utterly humbled by His grace. Salvation is always by grace. “No” Spells Opportunity – blog 8/1/26 When God says “no” to His children, we can rightly (dare I say excitedly) rest on the fact that He has something better in
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TODAY’S VERSES: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” We receive A LOT of instructions from the authority in our lives. Every day,
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“No” is just a harmless expression, a necessary convention in the English language. Its use is often avoided, but shouldn’t be, because people nowadays are hyper-triggered by not getting what they want. We need to flip the script. I suppose our opposition to being told “no” begins at a very early age, doesn’t it? For
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: A “whatever it takes” attitude is always better than a “union shop” one. A true servant prefers to serve and is most content serving in any way they know will advance the kingdom of God on Earth. Jesus embodied humility. He was a servant’s servant, a King among His own
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