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Free Indeed
Today I want to talk about how God intended for us to experience true freedom. In a synagogue in the city of Nazareth Jesus unveiled his mission statement. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the…
The Christmas Tree
As I think on this holiday season and what it means to so many people – the birth of Jesus. I am struck by the thought that the birth of the only begotten son, Jesus, leads to the death of that same son, Jesus Christ the Messiah. And I wonder, when did he know the calling on his life? When did he know his birth was leading to his death on a cross? In the knowing he never lost sight…
Eternal Life: A Present Tense Reality or a Future Hope?
One of the most famous Bible verses in the world and the one that is usually used to present the gospel is…. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIV If you were to ask the majority of people who have been saved over the last 100 years how this verse was explained to them, they would say that…
A Healing Testimony
The Old is Gone, The New Has Come About 20 years ago, I was diagnosed with arthritis in my lower back. I have dealt with some pain over the years. In the last several months it has gotten progressively worse. It was getting hard to do a lot of things without pain, even sitting. A sermon preached at my church a few weeks ago contained this scripture, 2 Corinthians 5:17, which says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is…
Be Ye Not Offended
There are different types of offense in the Bible. Today I am writing about offense caused by the word or message given. One example is given in Matthew 15:10-12 “Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand. 11 A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.” 12 Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?” The…
Jesus or Job?
Here is a question that every Christian needs to answer for themselves. Is your view of God’s nature based on the theology of Jesus or Job? Job said: Job 2:1-2 “Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to…