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Feb 6, 2012, 11:58 pm
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Feb 1, 2012, 7:00 pm
Paul gives us two conditions for intercession in the church: holyhands, and no anger or dissension (1 Tim 2:8). Getting right before God, andthen getting right with each other. God wants all kinds of prayers, requests,intercession, and thanksgiving (1 Tim 2:1). He enjoys common, simple prayers. TheL... Comment - Like
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Jan 31, 2012, 9:00 am
Excerpts from an often-repeated Billy Sunday revival sermon follow:
Billy Sunday"Come on you slanderers; come on you assassins of character. Come on you sponsors of harlotry; come on you defamers of God and enemies of the Church; come on you bull-necked, beetle-browed, hog-jowled, peanut-brained,... Comment - Like
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Jan 29, 2012, 11:00 am
Jesus Unrolls the Book, (James Tissot 1894)Alot of big announcements are being made these days with a lot of fanfare andhype and big money behind them and with a lot of grandiose promises about hopeand change and fixing the world we know, but there was an announcement twomillennia ago in a small syn... Comment - Like
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Jan 19, 2012, 1:23 pm
In this old fallen world, life deals us blows. Perhaps theblow is a broken marriage. Perhaps it is bad news at the doctor’s office (Psalm41:1-3). Perhaps it is the loss of a dearly loved one. Perhaps it is a layoff.Perhaps it is an errant child or grandchild. Perhaps it is a lie. Perhaps it isthe ... Comment - Like
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Jan 15, 2012, 11:00 am
Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness (James J. Tissot, 1886-94)Contextual Notes:
Followinga birth narrative focused on Jesus’ fulfillment of the Abrahamic and Davidiccovenants (Luke 1-2), Luke focuses his Gospel on the beginning of Jesus’ministry. He begins with the message repentance from Messiah’... Comment - Like
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Jan 11, 2012, 7:30 pm
Contextual Notes:
InLuke’s birth narrative (Luke 1:4-2:52), Luke demonstrates that whether there isunbelief (the priest Zechariah) or belief (Mary, Elizabeth, Shepherds, Anna,Simeon), the Messiah has arrived who has fulfilled the Abrahamic and Davidiccovenants. The Forerunner John called the peopl... Comment - Like
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Jan 8, 2012, 6:00 pm
John the Baptizer Preaching (Mattia Preti, 1667)Contextual Notes:
InLuke’s opening birth narrative (Luke 1:4-2:52), he puts forward belief over unbelief and the Messiah who fulfills theAbrahamic and Davidic covenants. Now Luke turns to the Forerunner, John. Althoughsome mistake John for the Messi... Comment - Like
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Jan 8, 2012, 11:00 am
The Boy Jesus with the Jewish RabbisContextual Notes:
Wehave come to the end of what is called the Birth Narrative in Luke. All alongthe focus has been on how this baby who is coming will fulfill the covenants ofAbraham and David.
Lukecalls his reader to reject unbelief and embrace belief in this Ch... Comment - Like
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Jan 5, 2012, 12:41 am
The Women of Ziklag Taken into Captivity (James Tissot)1 Samuel 30:6; Zechariah 10:12
While David and his 600 men were away from home,[1] the Amalekites had struck. They had raidedthe territory given to God’s people. The town of Ziklag where they lived wasburned, and the Amalekites took captive t... Comment - Like
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Jan 1, 2012, 11:00 am
Presentation in the Temple (Philippe de Champaigne, 1648)Lukebegins his gospel in the Temple with an unbelieving priest, Zechariah, and heends the birth narrative at the Temple with a believing man, woman, and the boyJesus. Joseph and Mary are careful to keep the requirements of the Law. Hiscircum... Comment - Like
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Dec 29, 2011, 11:30 pm
Have you ever been in a fix and did not know the way out?Have you needed wisdom and skills for dealing with a huge challenge ahead ofyou? Has it seemed like God was not listening, as if He had better things to dowith His time?
Be encouraged. God sees you and hears you. He can renew yourintimacy wit... Comment - Like
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Oct 27, 2011, 8:37 pm
The Negev south of ben Gurion's tomb in IsraelExodus3:1-3
There are times in ourlives and the lives of churches and nations when the Lord shakes everythingthat can be shaken so that He can be revealed (Hebrews 12:26-29). He does that best in what are called desertexperiences. You have either been in... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2011, 10:06 am
IRAN - Pastor Vahik Abrahamian and his wife, Sonia, fled Iran for the Netherlands on Sept 15 with the help of the Netherlands Embassy and with approval from the Iranian government. Vahik and Sonia continually expressed their desire to remain in Iran for the sake of their ministry; however, fears for... Comment - Like
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Oct 23, 2011, 11:00 am
"Jacob's Body is Taken to Canaan" (James J. Tissot, Jewish Museum, New York)One of the life passages which almost all of us encounter at some point is caring for aging family members. Does the Bible have principles for us in this area? Yes, it does, and we find a great example in the care that Jos... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2011, 8:46 pm
Numbers 12:8; Psalm 25:14
God said that he didn’t speak in riddles and visions with Moses, but he spoke with him plainly, face to face (Num. 12:8). David sat before the Lord (2 Sam. 7:18) and talked with him plainly.What happens when we encounter God? What happens when we are, like the Hebrew expr... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2011, 7:26 pm
Cuba's Coat of ArmsRevival in Cuba
Raul Castro's regimehas implemented economic reforms in Cuba including massive layoffs of hundredsof thousands of public employees, but they don't appear to be working. Theresulting poverty and unemployment has given way to despair.
Instead, churches areminister... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2011, 9:57 am
The Origin of Halloween
Truth Encounter
Dave Wyrtzen
October 31st is Halloween. Should we as Christian parentslet our kids get dressed up and collect candy? Because of its origins in druidworship and the occult, should we not completely divorce ourselves from anyinvolvement with it? If we could t... Comment - Like
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Oct 14, 2011, 2:38 pm
Image via WikipediaFollowing is a brief case for abstinence from participation in Halloween adapted from two articles (1, 2) by John Ankerberg. Christians who choose to participate in Halloween need to decide whether their participation brings honor to the Lord. We hope believers will take a closer... Comment - Like
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Oct 13, 2011, 1:37 pm
2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Colossians 3:11-15
With all the talk about the deficit and national debt, we realize that as believers we have a balance sheet as well. We have both a great debt and a large surplus. We have a surplus of selfishness and wanting my way right now. We have a great deficit of obed... Comment - Like
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Oct 10, 2011, 9:06 am
Columbus Day commemorates the landing of Columbus in the “NewWorld” (on a small island off Florida) on October 12, 1492. It is painful to read the snide and derisive comments about Columbus Day by my dear friends of Native American heritage. Columbus has become for them a symbol of everything ho... Comment - Like
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Oct 9, 2011, 3:44 pm
... and theyreplaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razorjust because the blade got dull. But there was noenvironmental concern back then. People took the streetcar or a ... .1:26 – The privileged position of human beings is seen in the deliberativedecision that t... Comment - Like
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Oct 6, 2011, 8:29 pm
Luca Giordano, Christ Cleansing the TempleMatthew 21:12-17
Jesus intends for His House to be a house of prayer (Isaiah 56:7). But there are defilers in the Temple, “but you are making it a den of robbers” (Jeremiah 7:11). As God watches your life, watches us, what does He see (Jer. 7:11)?
What ... Comment - Like
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Oct 5, 2011, 11:52 pm
The letter below was written by Brother Youcef Nadarkhani to encourage the saints whom he pastors. I believe you will find a great deal of encouragement yourself considering his circumstances.
Saturday, January 08, 2011
Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Where... Comment - Like
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Oct 2, 2011, 11:00 am
Pastors Michael Catt (l) & Daniel SimmonsOpening thought: Thisweekend the movie Courageous opened across the nation, a movie about men beingthe husbands and fathers God has called them to be. I urge you to see the moviewhich was was made by a Southern Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia, and pastore... Comment - Like
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Sep 29, 2011, 8:09 pm
Christ faithfully keeps the covenant of his presence with all who will sit still before Him with His Word and let His Spirit direct them to His Heart. Just as the priests each day offered sweet-smelling sacrifices to Him, so the sweet savor of our lives (2 Cor. 2:14-15) as a living sacrifice (Rom 12... Comment - Like
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Sep 26, 2011, 11:10 pm
The Nadarkhani FamilyJust days after Iran released two Americans accused of spying in Iran, an Iranian court has upheld the apostasy conviction and execution sentence of Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani.
It is reported that Pastor Youcef was able to see his children for the first time since March ... Comment - Like
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Sep 26, 2011, 4:55 pm
Pastor Youcef NadarkhaniIRAN - The 11th branch of Gilan Provincial Court determined on Sunday (Sept. 25) that Youcef Nadarkhani has Islamic ancestry and therefore must recant his faith in Jesus Christ. The Islamic judges demanded that he recant his faith in Christ. They have stated that even though ... Comment - Like
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Sep 25, 2011, 11:00 am
Openingthought:
This past Wednesday night, Georgiainmate Troy Davis was executed for the 1989 murder of Mark MacPhail, anoff-duty Savannah police officer. The execution was about four hours later thaninitially scheduled, because prison officials waited for a U.S. Supreme Courtruling on Davis' reques... Comment - Like
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Sep 23, 2011, 10:28 am
Chinese police block Shouwang Church's meetingBEIJING, CHINA –Now 23 weeks andcounting, thirteen Chinese believers including a pastor were arrested atBeijing’s Shouwang Church’s outdoor Sunday services on September 11. Thegovernment forced them out of their facility around Easter, but the chur... Comment - Like
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Sep 22, 2011, 7:59 pm
"Take courage! Don't be afraid!"Everybody is looking for peace. One time Jesus spoke to the storm and stilled it (Matt 8:23-27), but another time Jesus spoke in the midst of a storm (Matt 14:22-33) to calm his friends’ fears, “I’m here. Take courage. Don’t be afraid” (Matt. 14:27). Then he... Comment - Like
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Sep 21, 2011, 3:08 pm
Image via WikipedHere are links to all my sermon notes from the Isaiah series: Isaiah 1 - The Remedy for Rebellion Isaiah 2-4 -- Our Pride and His Glory Isaiah 5 - The Song of the Vineyard Isaiah 6 - High and Lif... Comment - Like
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Sep 18, 2011, 11:00 am
Image via WikipediaTriumphal Arch at Tyre, Lebanon, today
Opening thought:
LastFriday morning the new unemployment numbers came out for August, and across ournation it remained at 9.1%. Unemployment rose in 26 states and remained thesame in 12 others. With very little economic growth the first ha... Comment - Like
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Sep 16, 2011, 10:47 pm
Image by Getty Images via @daylifeAbbas news conference 9/16/2011Let’s review the historical truth.
There has never been a state called Palestine. Palestine is a designation given by the Roman Empire to the region after General Titus' destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. It was a name the Romans ... Comment - Like
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Sep 15, 2011, 7:26 pm
2 Corinthians 2:10-11
Want to know a secret? Forgiveness has a big part in spiritual warfare prayer. Unforgiveness and prayer are like oil and water. They don’t mix well. There’s a reason for that. Holding on to an offense (2 Cor. 2:10) rips the power out of our prayer. Forgiveness or the lack t... Comment - Like
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Sep 13, 2011, 5:44 pm
SOMALIA (EAST AFRICA) - A kidnapped Christianconvert from Islam was found decapitated Sept. 2. Juma Nuradin Kamilwas forced into a car on Aug. 21 by three suspected Islamic extremistsfrom al Shabaab, a terrorist group with ties to al Qaeda who havevowed to rid Somalia of Christianity. “It is usu... Comment - Like
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Sep 8, 2011, 8:11 pm
Revelation 12:11
From the book of Deuteronomy we hear the truth, “The life is in the blood” (Deut. 12:23). Across the centuries of the church, we have held precious the songs about the Blood of Jesus. The Blood of Jesus stands as evidence of how much we are loved. When we truly come to grips wit... Comment - Like
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Sep 4, 2011, 11:00 am
Openingthought: “OnChristmas morning in 2002, Jack Whittaker of Mount Hope, West Virginia, woke upto perhaps the biggest gift imaginable. Whittaker had won the Powerball lotteryjackpot -- a whopping $315 million. It was a made-for-TV Christmas story, andWhittaker's hardworking family became celeb... Comment - Like
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Sep 1, 2011, 8:07 pm
Scripture: Ephesians 3:10-11; 6:10, 13, 18
To be an effective weapon in the Lord’s hand, I must be properly related to God with respect to my position in Him, my confession of sin, my obedience to Him, and my standing with Him in the battle He has already fought and won. My position, my obedience,... Comment - Like
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