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Reading the Word Well
As we need to be People of the Book, we need good tools to read the Bible well. This video features Gordon Fee and his books are incredibly helpful for anyone really wanting to dig into the Scriptures!
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Renewing the Mind Through the Word
In Romans 8 Paul talks about the mind set on the things of the Spirit. One of the best ways to set our minds on the things of the Spirit is to soak in the Word of God. It is not about reading a passage and checking it off your list. It is carrying that passage in your heart. It…
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Renewing the Mind — It’s a Team Effort
“I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord!’” (Psalm 122:1, ESV) What comes into our minds may be out of our control at times. What stays in our minds is under our control. The Spirit gives us that power and discernment. We can also gain control of just what we allow…
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Everyone Gets an Education
No matter who we are in life, no matter how far we have gone academically, this is true: everyone gets an education. The question is this: What kind? It could be in the finest schools money could by. It could be “on the streets.” It could be “in the school of hard knocks.” But everyone gets an education. The key…
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Transformation of the Mind
This past Sunday I actually used all four texts of the Sunday reading in my message. I couldn’t even begin to dig into any one of them, but I felt the Lord had something from each passage to give to people in the congregation. The ending passage was Romans 8 and the thought we left with was the need to…
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The Voices in My Head
I spent the weekend at a ministry conference and have figured out a couple of things. 1. Sometimes putting your name in a drawing has dividends. For me, it’s fun to put my name in when they give away something. Logos Software was giving away a MacBook Pro. (As a side note, my church gifted me with a Logos package,…
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The “Cutting Edge” Definition of Pre-Millennial
Yea, verily! Thus saith the Lord! In a vision from heaven last night I was given a new word on the definition of premillennial! (Actually, it was way past my bedtime and my wife and I were punchy, but sometimes those two things aren’t every far apart.) Without getting into the entire revelation given to me, let me sum up…
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No Grave Wins
All of the texts for Sunday speak to resurrection power. Ezekiel 37 is the Spirit bringing life into a place where death has ruled for a long time. John 11 is the Spirit bringing life where death has gripped Lazarus for a few days. Romans 8 is the power of the Spirit breathing new life into our dead souls. This…
