Category: Evil
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Fruit of Corrupted Wisdom: false claim to knowing God for selfish gain.
God’s Word provides detailed explanation of Heavenly wisdom, which leads to godliness, or earthy demonic wisdom which leads to corruption. Yesterday, Paul gave us 19 attributes to wicked evil people. Today we look at additional evil acts these type of people do. 6 For among them are those who worm their…
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Righteousness does not Harm a Friend or Discredits a Neighbor.
who does not slander with his tongue,who does not harm his friendor discredit his neighbor, Psalm 15:3 This morning we continue our look into Psalms 15:3. David is describing the very people who God works His righteousness through. Yesterday we looked over the first part of the verse and discovered…
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Love is not Arrogant.
As we continue our journey this month in discovering God’s Love, we have looked at the source of all love is God. God is love and love is God. We have journeyed through love being patient and kind. We have also looked at love not being envious or boastful. We come to the end…
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Grieving Sin
Lamentations is a short five chapter book. The author is not written, but many scholars believe it is the Prophet Jerimiah. If you have read the book of Jeremiah, you can see the similarities in the author’s personality through their writing. Jeremiah was a man who grieved sin. Not just his won, but the…
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The Wrong Response
When we read the gospels, we see many examples of how people rightly responded to the birth of Jesus. Mary, Joseph and the shepherds all responded in obedience and worship. Many others grasped the weight of the moment. Then there were some who did not have the right response and…
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Temptations
There is always this changing process going on inside of me. God is constantly changing my perspective, but the world wants to distract me and get me sidetracked from the best of what God has for me. 23 “‘This is what the Lord says:The wise person should not boast in his wisdom;the strong…
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What Hinders Transformation?
When you are in a contest, it helps to know who your opponent is. It helps to know what their strategy is. Our Christian journey is going to be full of spiritual warfare. God’s Word says we do not battle against other people, we battle evil. We have an enemy…
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I AM: Door to the sheep
10 “Truly I tell you, anyone who doesn’t enter the sheep pen by the gate but climbs in some other way is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls…
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When unchangeable feels unforgivable
When unchangeable feels unforgivable it feels like someone has taken something from you that you will never get back. When the outcome seems so final you can not get your bearings about you to go on. When they hurt you so deeply you fear normal is never going to come…
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The Bible: our sourcebook for life
What we believe governs our lives and choices. Our belief is the foundation from which we form our opinions and make decisions. For those who have received Christ, it is essential to know what we believe and why we believe it. Most people inherit their convictions from their parents and…
It Starts Small 