Abraham, a man of faith
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- Jul, 19, 2014
- Richard
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ABRAHAM – A MAN OF FAITH The dictionary defines faith as: belief without proof, trust. As man of faith Abraham set a very high standard. Scripture tells us that he walked with God all his life and we also find that the Word of God also has a bit of humor in it. If we […]
Read MoreChoices
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- Jul, 18, 2014
- Richard
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See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction.(KJV) See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil. Deut. 30:15 (NIV) As I watch the sun come up this morning and a bright new day begin, I pause to ponder why the human race has found […]
Read MoreLet go of the past
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- Jul, 17, 2014
- Richard
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LET GO OF THE PAST Choose to live today. Yesterday has gone and you cannot change it. Tomorrow has yet to come so you cannot access it. This is your time NOW. Have you ever been to a track meet? The excitement builds as the runners take their positions at the blocks. The starter raises […]
Read MoreLuke
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- Jul, 16, 2014
- Richard
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LUKE REV. 3:16 (NIV)— So, because you are lukewarm- neither hot nor cold- I am about to spit you out of my mouth. Hot or cold. Black or white. No middle ground. This is the thought for today. Christians are constantly accused of seeing only the two sides of everything based on right or […]
Read MoreTrouble Ahead
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- Jul, 15, 2014
- Richard
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2 Timothy 3: 1-7 (Good News Bible)— Remember that there will be difficult times in the last days. People will be selfish, greedy, boastful, and conceited; they will be insulting, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, and irreligious; they will be unkind, merciless, slanderers, violent, and fierce; they will be treacherous, reckless, and swollen with pride; they […]
Read MoreJust as the lost don't understand the Gospel, the saved rarely understand grace.
There are few activities more exhausting and less rewarding than Christians attempting to please the people around them by maintaining impossible legalistic demands. What a tragic trap, and thousands are caught in it. When will we ever learn?
Grace has set us free!
That message streamed often through the sermons and personal testimonies of the apostle Paul.
The lost need to hear how they can go from the island of debris, filled with misery and guilt, to the land of peace and forgiveness, flowing with mercy and grace. Those bridges are built when we lovingly and patiently communicate the Gospel. You don't have to have a seminary degree. You don't have to know a lot of the religious vocabulary. In your own authentic, honest, and unguarded manner, share with people what Christ has done for you. Who knows? It may not be long before you will know the joy of leading a lost sinner from the darkness of death's dungeon across the bridge to the liberating hope of new life in Christ. Once they've arrived, release them. Release them into the magnificent freedom that grace provides. Don't smother them with a bunch of rules and regulations that put them on probation and keep them in that holding tank until they "get their lives straightened out."; Making us holy is the Spirit's work. Be faithful to dispense the Gospel to the lost and Grace to the saved. Then leave the results in the Lord's hands.