Yearly Archive: 2017

Laying down our lives and becoming living sacrifices means that we give up that which we love most. We know that we love God by giving to Him those things that are important to us. This involves not loving the…
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Love is the most important part of the spiritual structures of our lives. Love is a progression, starting with loving God. How do we know that we love Him? We’re committed. We’re dedicated to God, no matter what’s going on…
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We have to make a choice – are we like the disciples in the boat who whined and complained about the storm, or are we like Jesus who spoke to the storm and calmed it? In order to construct a…
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The key to weathering the storm is to build our lives on something greater than what we can see, think or feel in the natural. It is to build our lives on Jesus, the rock. If our lives are built…
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When the storms cause havoc in our lives, we can’t go blaming God for allowing it to happen – we are the ones who allow the destruction to happen by not making the choice to prepare for them. He has…
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When King Hezekiah was told by the prophet what would happen after his death, his response was to say “at least there will be peace in my day.” Often times we in the church have the same attitude – as…
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Jesus was speaking to the church when He said that He stands at the door knocking. Notice the first word of Revelation 3:20 – “behold”. Jesus is saying that no one in the church is paying attention. The signs of…
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The Church of the Laodiceans The Lukewarm church They were neither hot nor cold about their faith. They were largely indifferent towards God – probably only thinking about Him when they were in trouble. Many think this represents the last…
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The Church at Philadelphia No correction brought to this church – Jesus found nothing wrong in this particular church. They weren’t perfect, but Jesus didn’t need to make any corrections. Jesus reveals things about Himself to the church He’s holy,…
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The Church at Sardis The dead church Their works appeared good outwardly, but inwardly they were dead. There was no persecution in the city – life was good. We the church are dead if we look, act and sound just…
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