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The Final Days Of Jesus.

What you are reading is my best attempt to compile an accurate chronology of Jesus life in His final week and it is my prayer that it is encouraging and stimulating to your soul. Please join us if you would like to follow along.

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Name Change.

If we are “Christians”, then we bear the name of Christ. And if we bear the name of Christ, how could we adopt the behavior of cowards? How could we give into fear, discouragement, or defection if we have been named with Him?

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Our Role In Calamity

We were made to engage the world. That is our purpose! And my prayer for all of us is that we will live out that purpose and take this current moment as a great opportunity to be the salt and light that God made us to be! Who knows?…

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The Order Of Salvation

In this post, I want to explore what salvation is. How does God save us? What does that look like? And why should we have hope?

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Discipleship Disentangled

In this post, I want to explore just that. I want us to untangle the web of discipleship and help Christians get involved in their God-designed purpose.

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INFILTRATED

One of the saddest realities of living in a fallen world is that everything is broken. The world is broken. Our minds are broken. Our emotions, feelings, and behaviors are broken. Even the frozen coffee machine at Cumberland Farms is broken…

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The Spirit of Cain

There are some expressions of worship that God accepts and there are some that He outright rejects. Knowing what God requires in Scripture will help us worship God in ways that He desires.

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The Attitude Of The Preacher

The pastor's job is preach truth with boldness, preach truth with love and tenderness for his people, and to understand the Gospel so well that he can lead people to dive in and drown in the grace of God. That is what Biblical preaching is.

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The Method Of A Preacher

A pastor's always ready to share the truth of God to God's people. But what method governs his actions? Is there a Biblical model for how he must preach? And, how will knowing this help us become better equipped to hear and learn from his sermons?

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The Calling Of A Preacher

Preachers aren't called to a trivial work; they are called to herald God's Words. That calling comes with wonderful blessings for the faithful but severe consequences to those who neglect it. Today we learn what God has to say about it.

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Spirit And Truth…

How does God desire to be worshipped? Does He have a framework in Scripture to guide us? Or do we have the freedom to define it however we like? Check out the blog to find out more!

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The Church Is Not Sufficient

The worst of all outcomes is that many ministries have made the pathway to hell so comfortable so that sinners never sense a need to turn away from that awful road and onto the narrow way.

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The Reorientation of Praise

We were made to praise God, but the default mode of our hearts is to find satisfaction in ourselves. We turn praise of God inward upon ourselves and it is ruining us! Check out today's blog on how Christ heals us from diordered praise.

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