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Lessons from the Beam
November 26, 2016 1 commentWhen I first became a believer and began studying the words and lessons of the Lord (as recorded in the bible), I quickly noticed a peculiarity of His teaching style … parables, metaphors, and stories ! He seems to mostly teach about the kingdom that He represented with “word pictures” that not only used real […]
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Thanksgiving = Giving Thanks
November 24, 2016 No Comment1 Corinthians 1:4-5 stands in scripture among many bible verses reminding us to give thanks. I will not even attempt to offer a comprehensive list of these many verses reminding us to be thankful (much to the relief of most readers). http://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/thanksgiving-bible-verses/ is but one web page resulting from a simple google search for […]
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Evangelism for Beginners
October 19, 2016 10 commentsEvangelism is something all believers (including you”beginners”) are called to do (whether you have the spiritual gift of evangelism or not). Matt 28:16-20 “the great commission” 1 Pet 3:15 reminds us to have an answer ready for the faith that is within us. In this previous post, Why is New England so Hard to […]
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Why is New England so Hard to Evangelize?
October 10, 2016 No CommentNew England used to be a hive of christian activity. Now it is considered to be hard to evangelize and is even avoided by many evangelical outreaches, speakers and christian bands. There are precious few articles on the topic online and fewer even seem to have viable opinions about how New England changed from being […]
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Fishers of Men
September 25, 2016 No CommentMatthew 4:19 records Jesus inviting His first two disciples to service and tells them they can be made “fishers of men”. The invitation is what we call a conditional promise. (i.e. if you do this then I will do that). Another term for this arrangement is a contract. This means a condition must be met […]
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What is a Christian, really?
August 29, 2016 1 commentGreetings reader. I have been leaning more towards introspective writing lately, especially with regard to a christian”walking the walk and not just talking the talk”. (Let me insert here that I am referring to “christian” in a biblical sense rather than the common cultural sense meaning a “moral person”. While it is expected that a […]
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Forgiven More ?
August 28, 2016 No CommentThis morning, in the message from my pastor, one of the supportive parables quoted was from Luke 7:41-42, (about a woman so overwhelmed by her sin, being forgiven by the Lord). It is contained in the narrative of the woman who came and cryed on Jesus’ feet, dried them with her hair, then anoited his […]
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A Letter to the Church
July 20, 2016 No CommentGreetings to you all, the Church, fellow believers and followers of the way. May the grace and peace of our Lord be with you and may this greeting find you all busy in the service of Him who served us first even as He died for us upon the cross. Let us never forget the […]
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Seven Lies Christians Tell
June 27, 2016 No CommentThe following is an article found at: Christianity Today (Feb, 2014 issue) authored by Tony Kriz. (my addition follows at bottom in brown text) I walked into the filled college lecture hall. The room seats about 200. The seats are terraced up to the two-doored exits at the auditorium’s rear. I took my place alone on the […]
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Why Pray ?
May 26, 2016 2 commentsEph 6:18 Tells us to pray in the Spirit at all times an on every occasion. 1 Thess 5:17 tells us to pray without ceasing. Of all the languages spoken on this Earth, only one allows for communication between the creation and the Creator: that is prayer. As unique and empowering as prayer is, so […]
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