A Second Without Hope
on July 16th, 2022
“Let us thank the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It was through His loving-kindness that we were born again to a new life and have a hope that never dies. This hope is ours because Jesus was raised from the dead.” - 1 Peter 1:3 John Maxwell wrote a book titled, “Think on These Things.” In the book, there is an entire chapter dedicated to hope. In the chapter, he gives a quote that has ... Read More
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Changed On The Inside
on July 15th, 2022
“For if a man belongs to Christ, he is a new person. The old life is gone. New life has begun.” - 2 Corinthians 5:17 As we continue to look at baptism from a biblical standpoint, I want you to see there is a shift in its nature. There is a shift from the Old Testament ceremonial perspective of baptism to a New Testament version of baptism. The Old Testament was a ceremonial external cleansing.... Read More
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A Symbol of Commitment
on July 14th, 2022
“This is like baptism to us. Baptism does not mean we wash our bodies clean. It means we are saved from the punishment of sin and go to God in prayer with a heart that says we are right. This can be done because Christ was raised from the dead.” - 1 Peter 3:21 Why did Jesus have John the Baptist baptize Him? John, an imperfect human like the rest of us, was going to baptize the only perfect bein... Read More
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As He Increases
on July 13th, 2022
“He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.” - John 3:30 John the Baptist, who baptizes Jesus, had a ministry that dated back to even before Jesus’ ministry. In John 3, we find that there are disciples of John who expressed some concern that people were following Jesus and being baptized by Him, rather than by John. Because John’s ministry had begun earlier and he had... Read More
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What We Could Never Do
on July 12th, 2022
“The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent His own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving His Son as a sacrifice for our sins.” - Romans 8:3 Yesterday, we talked about a God who desires to be friends with sinners. He knows that w... Read More
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Friends With Sinners
on July 11th, 2022
“Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that His kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?” - Romans 2:4 How many of you remember MySpace? So before there was Facebook, there was MySpace. And then Justin Timberlake bought it and we don’t know what happened to MySpace. It’s gone. But at the time, it was our soc... Read More
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