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In Psalm 86, David makes two statements back-to-back that are hard at first to understand together. Here are verses 1 & 2 of Psalm 86: “Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Preserve my life, for I am godly; save your servant, who trusts in you– you are…
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Are you blessed (content and happy)? In Luke 6, Jesus gives 4 types of people who are blessed: the poor (v.20) the hungry (v.21) those who weep (v.21) those who are hated, excluded, reviled, and spurned What in the world is he talking about? Is Jesus crazy? John MacArthur says “everything he taught was so…
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We need more people sharing this message. Talk like you mean it… or believe it.
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Do you know who the 12 apostles are? If you were to stop right now and think, could you name them? Surely you know Peter and Andrew, James and John, maybe Matthew, Philip and Thomas too. But do you know the rest of the 12? The 12 apostles are important. They were the men hand-chosen…
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Michael Wilcock writes this helpful paragraph on the use of the word ‘mystery’ in the New Testament: “A very cursory study of the New Testament use of the word ‘mystery’ shows that it does not there carry its usual modern sense of ‘puzzle’. It is indeed something hidden, but not in such a way that…
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Lots of people in our world today struggle with decision making. (Lebron’s “Decision” last summer) It is not uncommon for you to hear someone say “I hate choices.” Or “I hate having to make decisions.” Decisions are often very hard to make. Especially when there are major ramifications to what you decide. Well in Luke…