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7 Ways To Blaspheme God’s Word (Part 1)

“What does the Bible communicate about womanhood? How will that impact her in marriage? And, how passionate is God about these things? Would He even call it “blasphemy” when Biblical womanhood is ignored or spurned? Join us as we explore this concept in Titus 2:3-5.”

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Robbing God? Should Christian’s Tithe?

“The American Church like the Jews of Malachi’s day lacks a healthy fear of God that causes us to neglect to give our best to God. This post traces the tithe from the Old Testament into the New, where we find that the tithe was not abolished by Christ but merely changed recipients from the…”

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Restoring The Fear Of The Lord

“The American Church like the Jews of Malachi’s time has neglected a healthy fear of God, which leads us to cheapen or completely disregard proper worship, the supremacy of Scripture, the importance of holiness, a dignified view of marriage, and a consciousness of the final judgment. The American Church must restore a right view of…”

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How To Make America Great Again In Nine Biblical Steps

“if you want a Christian culture, forget American politics. That is as fruitful as drowning yourself under a waterfall. Instead, if you wish for Massachusetts, California, Washington, Nevada, Montana, and all the rest of these fifty states, to bow the knee to the Lord Jesus Christ, then put down your politics, lay down your mail-in ballots, and grab a shovel. We have work to do!”

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Contentment: Paul’s Secret To Facing Any Situation

“In Philippians 4, Paul says he has found the secret to being content in any circumstance, so this post looks at what true Christian contentment looks like and how we can achieve it through the strength that Jesus Christ provides, which is the true meaning of the often-misquoted Philippians 4:13.”

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Division Is The Point.

“Perhaps if we would preach like Jonah, weep like Jeremiah, if we would repent like Nebuchadnezzar, or stand firm against God's enemies like Samson; If we would worship as ardently as David, or employ wisdom like his son Solomon; If we would be as industrious in our society as Daniel and Joseph; if we would chase after the whoring gentiles like Hosea; and if we, who are filled with the same Spirit that raised Christ Jesus from the dead, would live like the apostles - going from town to town declaring freedom in the risen Christ - then I believe we will see this nation turning back to God. “

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It’s “Very Good” To Be A Woman

“Dear sisters, daughters, mothers, and wives, embrace the beautiful, glorious, and domestic calling God has given you. Rejoice amid the mess and the stress of a burgeoning home. Find joy and laughter when the markers decorate your walls, the spaghetti gets flung on your ceiling, or when the task of doing it all seems too big for you. It is too big for you, in your own strength. That much is true. But let that truth remind you of a better truth. You are needy in your role because the Lord designed you to ever be in need of Him!”

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Pride Flags and Power Plays

“When a nation plants its flag firmly into the ground, it openly and audaciously proclaims its dominion over that soil. It screams, "We are the ones in charge!" It heralds that our power and our might reign supreme on this soil. And if you do not like that, grab your guns and try to take our flag away from us if you can.

This is precisely why the rainbow-colored flag of deviance and pride must come (and in Christ will come) to a bitter end.”

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Open Hands: How To Respond To God’s Blessings

“In our sinful nature and limited perspective, we can approach God’s blessings wrongly just as we can approach trials wrongly. We can fall prey to the temptation to act as if we deserve God’s blessings, but the prolonged pain of deferred blessings can also cause us to resist those blessings when they do come. Instead,…”

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It’s “Very Good” To Be A Man

“Men, do not accept a perverted vision of masculinity that a godless world has painted for you. Also, do not accept the effeminate and neutered manhood that some wimpy sects of Christianity are peddling to you. Instead, stand up tall and be a man. Take responsibility for yourself and your people. Love your wife like Christ loves His Church, stand for truth, be brave, rule well in your home and in your town, and bring the fear of God into every sector that you preside over. And above all else, do everything you can, with all the strength and vigor you can muster, to the glory of your God and the advancement of His Kingdom. That is a vision worth celebrating and imitating. And that is the kind of men our nation, churches, and families desperately need.”

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Marriage And The Trinity

“if the enemy hates God, and everything that reminds Him of God, then is it any wonder that he so despicably detests marriage, since it is dripping with the divine? Marriage was not patterned off our opinions, and it does not exist to advance our preferences. Instead, God made marriage to reflect His holy, loving, intimate, joyful, and sacrificial love that He has eternally cherished among the members of the Godhead.”

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What The Bible Says About Marriage.

“Manhood and womanhood are under attack. Marriage and sexuality are under attack. And every institution, from Hollywood to the District of Columbia, is aimed at perverting our children. It is high time that the church says, enough! And it is high time we begin fighting for the only institution God called “Very good.”

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Family Worship As Warfare

“your children are being prepared no matter what you do. They are either being intentionally prepared for a worshipful life in the service of Christ or a worshipless life in the service of self. Your home will prepare them for something; what is it?”

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Building God’s Kingdom Through Family

“With the apparent decline of Christianity in America, it is tempting to despair. However, we need to look beyond our current circumstances to what God is doing throughout the world and over many generations. This post looks at how God is accomplishing His promise to Abraham (and by extension to us) through families, giving a…”

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Ten Reasons To Share Christ Publicly

“When Jesus gave the great commission, He didn't limit His authority and dominion to a church building or require His followers to only make disciples from a gathered flock. Instead, he told us to go into the world and disciple the nations. This involves getting outside our buildings and comfort zones, announcing the message to outsiders, and being ready to answer any objections they have until they cut us off, curse us out, or are converted unto Him. “

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The Real Enemy Of God’s People

“Who is the enemy of God’s people? In the Old Testament, only one man has the title of “the enemy of the Jews”. By studying him and his arch nemesis, we can see who our real enemy is and how to combat it.”

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Don’t Leave Well Enough Alone: Why I Am Preaching At Satancon

“We are not afraid to go and tell anyone about the Gospel because we know the Son of Man will be victorious. We know His Kingdom will advance and the gates of hell will not stand. When human history is complete, every tongue will declare His triumph, and every knee will bow before the Lord of glory. Far from retreating from an event like Satan Con, we are rushing towards it. Not in hubris or pride, but to remind everyone who is there that Christ has already won!”

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A Great Sinner and Greater Savior

“As we think of the various people featured throughout the Bible, it can be tempting to divide them into categories of good and evil. However, one does not have to read far into the lives of each of the so-called good people in the Old Testament to see that they were filled with flaws and…”

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The Nashville Shooting And Christian Warfare.

“Remember, while the world is ever eager to leap into the cacophony of another culture war battle, we must remember that God will take vengeance. Our job is not to repay evil with evil. We are not permitted to execute violence with violence; instead, we are called to overcome the evil in this world with good. “

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Holy Week Devotional

This is a series of meditations on what Scripture teaches about each day of Holy Week, which goes from Palm Sunday until Easter, in which Christians everywhere mark the culmination of Jesus Christ’s ministry, His death on the cross, and His resurrection from the dead.

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