Friday, June 19, 2009
DO YOU HAVE A PERFORMANCE-BASED RELIGION?
A religion based on performance is not Christianity, but it is every other religion out there. Don't get me wrong, as some bloggers have, accepting Christ as Savior does NOT give you license to sin. In fact, just the opposite is true. The conviction of the Holy Spirit brings one to the knowledge of...
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
The Motive behind Good Deeds
"When you do something for someone else, don't call attention to yourself. You've seen them in action, I'm sure—'playactors' I call them— treating prayer meeting and street corner alike as a stage, acting compassionate as long as someone is watching, playing to the crowds. They get applause, true,...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
A New Beginning
"Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path." Ps 119:105 If there's something most of us like it's a chance for a new beginning. New beginnings are a time of refreshing. We get a second chance either with ourselves, others, God, or with life itself. New beginnings can be established...
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Monday, June 15, 2009
WHEN GOOD ADVICE IS FREE
"How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron's beard, down upon the collar of his robes. It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the LORD bestows his...
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
The Struggle with Addictions
Do you ever feel like no matter what you do, you can’t control your temper, your lust, or maybe your appetite for certain foods? What is it about humans that cause us to be so easily swayed by temptation? Are we so mad all the time that we can’t control cursing someone out who swerves in front of us...
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
Would You Have Entered Noah’s Ark?
Matthew 24 is a very powerful chapter filled with warnings concerning things that would happen in the last days. It compares the last days to the same sort of things that took place in Noah's day, before the flood. "But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
The Voice in the Dwelling Place
Those of us who study religion and philosophy know that believing in God is usually a matter of faith, but I contend that it's about something much more grand. Inside all of us is a dwelling place. This dwelling place cannot be understood through logic and rational thinking. It is different for all...
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Monday, June 8, 2009
THE HIGHEST FORM OF SPIRITUALITY
So often, religion is a topic of controversy and battle. People argue about who's right and what is truth, but at the end of the day, what people will remember most about you is not your doctrine, but your behavior. The highest form of spirituality is seen and felt in how we treat others and how...
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Friday, June 5, 2009
DO YOU REALLY WANT THE BEST FOR OTHERS?
In life, sometimes we're presented with situations which cause us to come head to head with our emotions, especially in relation to others. There are times when our loved ones are in situations that cause us to feel threatened, fearful, jealous, envious or some other emotion that causes misery to...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Are You a Faith Squasher?
"The fruit of the Spirit...is faith." Galations 5:22 Faith is one of the many fruits of the Spirit. Perhaps it is the most important as the Bible tells us that without faith it is impossible to please God. It doesn't say that about any of the other fruits of the Spirit like gentleness, patience and...
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