Category Archives: Life Application
A Christian’s Relationship with Sin
There is something fundamentally different between a Christian, and a non-Christian. Something that goes deep to the core of the person and changes them. Everyone is born a sinner (Romans 3:23), which is someone who “transgresses against divine law” (Oxford Dictionary). … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 john, 1 John 1, 1 John 2, 1 John 3, 1 peter, 1 Peter 1, 2 Corinthians, 2 corinthians 5, Christian, christians, forgiveness, Galatians, Galatians 5, Galatians 6, grace, John, John 8, Justification, propitiation, repentance, righteous, righteousness, Romans, Romans 12, Romans 3, Romans 6, Romans 7, Romans 8, sin, sinner, struggle, the Holy Spirit, Titus, Titus 3
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Do we care about having our sins forgiven?
During a time of his ministry where Jesus was actively healing lots of people, a paralytic was brought in. Of course, the expectation is that Jesus will heal the man and he will walk again. But what Jesus says catches … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with Sin, Life Application
Tagged forgiveness, God, healing, Jesus, Matthew, Matthew 9, mercy, miracle, Proverbs, Proverbs 28, repentance, sin, sinner
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Stand firm, act like men. Do all in … what?
Yesterday when reading the Bible I came across one of my favorite Bible verses. In 1 Corinthians Paul is trying to encourage the church and he says something that many men’s Bible studies have memorized. Be watchful, stand firm in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Corinthians 16, faith, grace, Jesus, John, John 3, love, Matthew, Matthew 22, Matthew 5, men, Mission Field, Paul, porn, pornography, strong, warrior, William Wallace
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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
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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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The Silliness of Hiding from God
A few months ago, I started something new in my family: budgeting. I know, the dreaded “B” word, one that I tried for so long to avoid. Assigning every dollar a job and keeping track of every dollar spent has been … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam, Christian, fellowship, Genesis, Genesis 3, hypocrisy, love, Matthew, Matthew 23, Matthew 9, mercy, money, pharisees, repent, repentance, righteous, shame, sin, sinner
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Is Christianity a blind faith?
Many non-Christians love to point out how Christianity is nothing but a “blind faith”. They say that because God cannot be seen, heard, or touched, we cannot ever know for sure that He exists. Since there is a lack of physical evidence of … Continue reading
Posted in Life Application, Personal, Who is God?
Tagged 1 john, 1 John 2, 2 Corinthians, 2 corinthians 5, angels, Blind Faith, Christian, Ephesians, Ephesians 2, faith, God, heaven, porn, pornography, temptation, temptations, the Holy Spirit, truth
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My Apology to you, lessons from Jonah
Over the past several months God has put a lot of messages on my heart to write about and share on ETM. But sadly, I have been too busy or distracted to write them. I mean, it’s not really a big … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with Sin, Life Application, Personal, Putting God First
Tagged Calvary Chapel of Oxnard, Church, conviction, edification, ESV, ETM, excuses, God, Jon Zenor, Jonah, Jonah 1, Lance Ralston, obedience, podcast, sin
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Lust, a Looney Tunes Worthy Trap
Who remembers watching the old Bugs Bunny cartoons where the bad guy would always fall down the really obvious trap door? I got to thinking – that’s kinda what Solomon was talking about in Proverbs 5 & 7. Lust is an … Continue reading
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Tagged bugs bunny, looney tunes, sex, sin, temptation
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Would we do more, if following Jesus wasn’t so easy?
This morning while reading the Bible I came across the story of Naaman, a commander of an army who also had leprosy. He does what any of us would probably do when facing such a severe disease, he turned to … Continue reading
