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Daily Commitment is Important
It’s November! For most people it means getting out the Christmas decorations, planning road trips, and stuffing turkeys. For me it means I have to write. A LOT! November is the National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. It’s a crazy … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Life Application
Tagged Challenge, Consequences, daily, ESV, excuses, Fasting, Galatians, Galatians 5, Hebrews, Hebrews 4, NaNoWriMo, Psalm, Psalm 119, Ravi Zacharias, Romans, Romans 15, routine, sacrifice, sin, temptation, truth, Writing, Zacharias
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Not Good Enough to Talk to God
Have you ever felt like you couldn’t pray or help someone out spiritually because you’re not living as spiritually as you think you should? I recently overheard a conversation where one person confessed that he doesn’t pray anymore because He … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with Sin, Life Application
Tagged Casting Crowns, Christian, Ephesians, Ephesians 1, ETM, Fasting, holy, humble, Isaiah, Isaiah 64, Lyrics, obedience, pray, pride, Proverbs, Proverbs 29, righteous, righteousness, Romans, Romans 3, sin, sinner, temptation
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Fanning the Flames of Passion for God
The previous article in this series on Neglecting our Mission Field talked about how we are ignoring our mission field and focusing on entertaining ourselves and living a life of comfort due to the fact that we do not have … Continue reading
Posted in Life Application, Putting God First
Tagged 1 Thessalonians, 1 Thessalonians 5, bible, Church, Ephesians, Ephesians 3, fellowship, fire, Galatians, Galatians 5, holy, John, John 15, love, selfish, sermons, sin
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When we do not love God
In the past few articles I talked about how we have neglected our primary mission field because we have turned our mission field into a comfortable home that we do not want to risk loosing or downgrading. And I mentioned that instead … Continue reading
Posted in Life Application, Putting God First
Tagged accountability, American Idol, Christian, Ephesians, Ephesians 3, eternity, Family Guy, love, Missions, selfish, sick, sin, tithe, tv, volunteer
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New Year goals, what is it that really matters?
Written by Jon Zenor As we draw near to the end of 2011 a new year dawns before us. Many people see the new year as a new chance to get things straight in their life. As I sit down … Continue reading
Posted in Life Application, Outreach
Tagged Challenge, Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes 12, entertainment, football, games, Leonard Ravenhill, sacrifice, tv
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When I do not want Jesus to return yet… Time is still running out.
by Jon Zenor Have you ever had the thought that you wish God would not come back anytime soon? I have… Not for any worldly reasons, because I want to stay and enjoy my house or my stuff or do … Continue reading
Posted in End Times, Evangelism, Life Application
Tagged entertainment, faith, flood, Great Commission, James, James 1, Matthew, Matthew 24, Matthew 28, ministry, noah, outreach, thief, tribulation
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Are distractions keeping you from being as close to God as you could be?
“Our blessings have become a curse. They attract us. They take too much of our time and concern.” – Leonard Ravenhill One of the most powerful tools Satan is using to attack the church and keep Christians crippled in America … Continue reading
Posted in Life Application, Putting God First
Tagged American Dream, barna group, Challenge, entertainment, Fasting, football, forty days, iphone, Leonard Ravenhill, Psalm, Psalm 119, Romans, Romans 12, tv
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Are you living in sin without realizing it?
As a Christian it goes without saying that I try to avoid sin in my life. I do not get drunk, do drugs, hate other people, steal, kill, or cheat through life. We do such a good job, in fact, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 peter, 1 Peter 1, American Church, Francis Chan, obedience, sin, truth
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Easter: Getting back to the basics
Today will no doubt be a busy day for most people. You have clothes to get ready, get to church on time, find the eggs with the kids, easter baskets to pick through for favorite candies, and a big family … Continue reading
Posted in Life Application, Who is God?
Tagged American Church, Church, easter, Hebrews, Hebrews 2, Hebrews 4, holidays, Isaiah, Isaiah 53, John, John 1, obedience, old testament, Romans, Romans 5, sacrifice, sin, sinner, traditional celebrations
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Theistic Evolution
A huge debate going on right now is on the topic of Naturalistic Evolution (also known as Neo-Darwinism) and Intelligent Design. Advocates of evolution seem to have the popular view, or at least they are the loudest, since if you … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, 2 corinthians 5, evolution, Genesis, Genesis 1, Genesis 10, Genesis 2, Hebrews, Hebrews 4, intelligent design, Isaiah, Isaiah 53, Matthew, Matthew 1, natural selection, nature, Romans, Romans 5, Romans 6
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