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How to Spot a Work of the Devil
Life is filled with all kinds of unpleasant situations. As Job 14:1 says, “Man who is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble.” But how can you tell the difference between one of life’s inevitable troubles … Continue reading
Should a Christian Tithe?
Allow me to begin with a list of prominent preachers, pastors, theologians, Christian apologists, and Christian authors, ranging from the early days of the church up through today. Here goes: Impressed? You should be, and you would be if you … Continue reading
Posted in Giving, Money, The Old Testament Law, Tithing
Tagged christianity, giving as God has prospered you, New Testament giving, Should a Christian tithe?, the festival tithe, the Levite's tithe, the poor tithe, three tithes under the Old Testament law, Tithing, what Paul taught about giving
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Jesus: The Unkept Hippie
“The Jesus You Know” series (post #7) Johnny Paycheck was a country music star who had his biggest success in the 1970s. He was most famous for his hit Take This Job & Shove It, which went to #1 on the … Continue reading
Posted in Balance, Church, Church Attendance, Discernment, Discipleship, Dress and Appearance, Personal, Personal Holiness, Rebellion, Salvation, Sanctification, Series: "The Jesus You Know"
Tagged Did Jesus have a beard?, Did Jesus have long hair?, Do everything in the name of Jesus, God looks at the heart, If a man has long hair it is a dishonor to him, Jesus was a hippie, Johnny Paycheck, present your bodies a living sacrifice, Take This Job and Shove It, The Outlaw's Prayer
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Jesus: The Cosmic Santa Claus
“The Jesus You Know” series (post #5) I was licensed to preach in October of 1992 and formally ordained into the ministry in February of 1993. Upon my ordination, I began my first pastorate. So, if we do the math, … Continue reading
Posted in Balance, Belief, Bible Study, Covetousness, Desires, Doctrine, Faith, Giving, God's Will, God's Word, Money, Needs, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Preaching, Problems, Prosperity, Scripture, Series: "The Jesus You Know", The Bible
Tagged Bible facts that refute the prosperity gospel, Did Jesus heal everybody?, health and wealth preachers, Joel Osteen, Kenneth Copeland, little gods heresy, name it and claim it, possibility thinking, prosperity preachers, Richard Roberts, seed faith giving heresy, the positive confession movement, the prosperity gospel, the word of faith movement, verses health and wealth preachers use, verses prosperity preachers use
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Jesus: The Compassionate Liberal
“The Jesus You Know” series (post #4) It is remarkable how Jesus can be so many different things to so many different people. Thus far in this series, we’ve seen Him as the white supremacist’s sanction for segregation and the … Continue reading
Posted in Balance, Capital Punishment, Current Events, Extending Forgiveness, Money, Politics, Scripture, Series: "The Jesus You Know", Stewardship, The Bible, The Death Penalty, The Sermon On The Mount
Tagged Jesus as a liberal, what Jesus taught about capital punishment, what Jesus taught about health care, what Jesus taught about homosexuality, what Jesus taught about illegal immigration, what Jesus taught about the poor, what Jesus taught about the separation of church and state, what Jesus taught about transgenderism, what Jesus taught about war, what Jesus taught about wealth
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Jesus: The Black Deliverer
“The Jesus You Know” series (post #3) I was born October 3rd, 1966, which means that I am very much a product of the 1970s and ’80s. When I was young, one of my favorite television shows was “Good Times,” … Continue reading
Jesus: The White Supremist
“The Jesus You Know” series (post #2) I was born and raised in Mitchell County, N.C., and have lived here virtually my entire life. The county is small (total population around 15,000) and sits nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountain … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Personal, Racism, Salvation, Series: "The Jesus You Know", Slavery
Tagged Are black people cursed?, Did Noah curse Ham?, Noah cursing Canaan?, scriptures used to support white supremacy, verses southern preachers used to support the civil war, Was Ham the world's first black person?, white supremacy
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What Does Your Jesus Look Like?
“The Jesus You Know” series (post #1) Since none of us have ever seen Jesus face to face, we are left to conjure up our own images of Him in our minds. I myself am still detoxing from a mental … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Favoritism, God's Work, Individuality, Ministry, Missions, Personal, Priorities, Series: "The Jesus You Know"
Tagged a black Jesus, a white Jesus, Do pictures of Jesus violate the second commandment?, Isaiah 53:2, the face on the shroud of Turin, the shroud of Turin, What did Jesus look like?
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Becoming Childlike
A man was driving down a treacherous mountain road. Suddenly, a deer bolted out in front of him, causing him to instinctively jerk the steering wheel to his left. The next thing he knew he was headed off a steep … Continue reading
Posted in Assurance of Salvation, Belief, Children, Doubt, Faith, Fear, God's Provision, Heaven, Needs, Problems, Salvation, Trusting In God, Worry
Tagged becoming childlike, christianity, Faith, god, jesus, Mark 10:15, receiving the kingdom of God as a little child, the difference between childish and childlike, What does it mean to be childlike?
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The Disciple's Road 