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“Even our beliefs have become trend statements. We don’t even believe things because we believe them anymore. We only believe things because they are cool things to believe. The problem with Christian belief—I mean real Christian belief, the belief that there is a God and a devil and a heaven and a hell—is that it [...]
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The Bible teaches very clearly that we are born dead in sin, we are D.O.A. (Dead On Arrival) into this world, thus we are moral stillborns. Consider these verses: PSALM 51:5 – “Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.” ROMANS 5:12, 15, 17, 18, 19 – “. [...]
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Sorry for no new content this week, I’ve been struggling with God in a few areas, namely finding a fellowship. This has been ongoing for us, but we feel that expectancy and anxiety like we are close, but we’re not sure where yet. Here are a few short sermon clips that I saw over at [...]
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“[The Enemy's] plan from the beginning was to assault the heart… Make them so busy, they ignore the heart. Wound them so deeply, they don’t want a heart. Twist their theology, so they despise the heart. Take away their courage. Destroy their creativity. Make intimacy with God impossible for them.” - John Eldredge in “Waking [...]
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I was just reflecting on Acts 15 and the Council at Jerusalem. Christianity could have very well been destroyed at this moment, had the Jews decided that Gentiles must follow the Mosaic laws and customs. But the apostles affirmed that day that salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ alone, apart from the law. The [...]
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Tiffany and I (Dan) ate at a local restaurant called Houlihan’s the other day, and as I sat there waiting for the check, I realized that Houlihan’s was a lot like a typical American church. Let me walk you through the similarities. The Experience Before going there, I checked out the website to see the [...]
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For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel. - Martin Luther
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Dick sent me this 3-minute YouTube video: It really makes me think about the “Christianese” I use on a regular basis. What about you?
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Here, then, is the real problem of our negligence. We fail in our duty to study God’s Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or a lack of passion. Our [...]
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Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Church, recently studied Acts 2 to come up with a definition of what constitutes a Christian Church. This is what he came up with: The local church is a community of regenerated believers who confess Jesus Christ as Lord. In obedience to Scripture they organize under qualified leadership, gather [...]
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God’s really been humbling me this week. I’ve decided to try and read the entire Bible in 90 days. It takes me about an hour and a half daily to accomplish my daily readings (plus work and school). It might take me slightly longer than 90 days, but I’ll do my best. I’m doing this [...]
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I saw this video over at Miscellanies’ blog, who saw it at DeYoung, Restless, and Reformed: While it may be a McDonald’s commercial, I think it also contains a lot of truth about how we do church as of late. Kevin DeYoung writes: I admit it’s funny because I like McDonald’s more than I like [...]
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