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True Spirituality – 1 Corinthians 2:6-16
Can an unbeliever “understand” the gospel? Absolutely! But there is a big difference between understanding the gospel and embracing the gospel. Paul uses the word “understand”
Continue reading...Thief on the Cross – Luke 23:39-42
The Apostles’ Creed, as I learned it, says, “He was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven.” The phrase, “He
Continue reading...Dangerous Judaism – Luke 20:45-47
There has recently arisen a “new perspective” on the Judaism of Jesus’ day, challenging the New Testament perspective on Judaism. “New Perspective” scholars such as E.P. Sanders,
Continue reading...Jesus the Cornerstone – Luke 20:1-18
Our text today says Jesus was preaching the gospel in the temple, but what was that gospel message? It was that God’s kingdom was near to coming and that there was acceptance in this kingdom for
Continue reading...Dining and Humility – Luke 14:7-24
“The idea of eating as a social activity is nothing new. Who you eat with has always been important in the social lives of humans, whether it be who eats first at a ritualistic feast or who gets
Continue reading...Not to Condemn – John 3:16-21
Campus Crusade for Christ is now CRU, and on their website they have a testimony by Joy-Gen Nakamura, a young man who thought God hated him, condemned him. “I concluded that if God hates the things
Continue reading...Serpent in the Wilderness – John 3:9-15
The National Center for Biotechnology Information, which advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information, says this: “Anthropologists have documented a rich
Continue reading...Born Again – John 3:1-8
My wife and I were out walking this morning and immediately as we began were hit with a strong, cool breeze that felt really good. But the breeze did not remain consistent and when it wasn’t blowing
Continue reading...Welcome – John 1:6-13
There is an art to welcoming guests at church. Ministrytodaymag.com has ten suggestions: 1) create a culture of welcoming, 2) train your greeters, 3) have a logical flow of traffic, 4) spellcheck everything,
Continue reading...Testimony – Isaiah 40:6-11
“I’ve got good news and bad news.” That is often the prelude to a question, “Which do you want first?” Would you believe scientific study has been applied to that question?
Continue reading...Maintain Unity – Ephesians 4:1-6
We’ve all seen the clever signs churches post to attract people to church or just to express truth. One that has been posted is, “Mud Thrown Is Ground Lost.” There is a self-defeating
Continue reading...Made Alive – Ephesians 2:1-10
Healthline.com describes confusion as “a symptom that makes you feel as if you can’t think clearly. You might feel disoriented and have a hard time focusing or making decisions. Confusion is also
Continue reading...Sealed and Guaranteed – Ephesians 1:13,14
University College London has a fascinating study of the Assyrian king’s seal and its use throughout the empire: “The motif of the Assyrian royal stamp seal, showing the king fighting a lion,
Continue reading...Redemption and Inheritance – Ephesians 1:7-12
A colleague was telling me how one day when she was having a bad time of things she snapped at her 9 year old daughter and later had to come back to her and tell her she was sorry, that she was having
Continue reading...Closing Argument – 2 Corinthians 13:11-14
On legaldictionary.com a closing argument is defined as “the final factual and legal argument made by each attorney on all sides of a case in a trial prior to a verdict or judgment.” It mentions
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