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Don’t Bail Out
Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?” (John 6:67, N.K.J.V.) A pilot announced to his passengers that three of the plane’s four engines had conked out. A few seconds later he came out of … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Backsliding, Choices, Christ's Miracles, Commitment, Complaining, Decisions, Depression, Disappointment, Discipleship, Disobedience, Doubt, Eternal Security, Faithfulness, Fear, God's Will, Obedience, Perseverance, Problems, Rebellion, Service, Suffering, Temptation, Trials, Trusting In God, Truth, Waiting
Tagged breaking fellowship with Christ, Jesus feeding the 5000, Jesus walking on the water, John 6:67, the Bread of Life, the Christian and difficult times, Will ye also go away?
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Burning Your Ships
Hernando (Hernan) Cortez was a Spanish Conquistador who launched ships from Spanish-held Cuba to conquer Mexico in 1519. That brought about the demise of the great Aztec empire. According to legend, when Cortez first landed on the shores of Mexico, … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Change, Choices, Courage, Decisions, Disappointment, Faith, Fear, God's Provision, God's Will, Perseverance, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Problems, Trials, Trusting In God, Worry
Tagged a blast of God's nostrils, burning your ships, Cortez burning his ships, the Red Sea drowning Pharaoh's army, the Red Sea parted by a strong east wind
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God Knows Your Size Exactly
The Cornish preacher Billy Bray was a well-known Methodist minister of another day. He was once approached by a Quaker who said in his Old English manner of speaking, “I have often observed thy unselfish life and feel much interested … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Choices, Courage, Decisions, Desires, Faith, God's Omnipotence, God's Foreknowledge, God's Omniscience, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, God's Work, Individuality, Ministry, Service, Spiritual Gifts, Submission, Talents, Trusting In God
Tagged be yourself, Billy Bray, God's plan for your life, God's will for your life, Matthew 10:30, the hairs of your head are numbered, your uniqueness
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What Does the Bible Teach About Drinking Alcohol? (9)
This post will finish up this series. I didn’t plan for the series to run quite this long, but as we’ve seen, this is a complex topic that brings in quite a bit of scripture. People certainly do it a … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcohol, Balance, Choices, Christian Liberty, Influence, Personal Holiness, Series: "What Does the Bible Teach About Drinking Alcohol?", Sin, Temptation
Tagged 1 Corinthians 6:12, 1 Corinthians 8:7, causing a brother to stumble, Christian Liberty, conscience, Romans 14:15-16, Romans 14:23, rules for Christian liberty, sinning against your conscience, using your liberty to cause a brother to stumble
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What Does the Bible Teach About Drinking Alcohol? (8)
Did you know that the early churches of the New Testament struggled mightily with an issue that we think nothing of today? I mean they got into heated disputes over it. Some Christians would separate themselves from other Christians over … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Balance, Choices, Christian Liberty, Personal Holiness, Series: "What Does the Bible Teach About Drinking Alcohol?"
Tagged 1 Corinthians 10:25, 1 Corinthians 8:4, 1 Timothy 4:4-5, alcohol and Christian liberty, Christian Liberty, Chuck Swindoll, eating meat that had been offered to idols, Romans 14:14
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What Does the Bible Teach About Drinking Alcohol? (4)
I used my previous post in this series to condemn the sin of drunkenness. Now I want to share a few thoughts on addiction to alcohol. All drunkenness is sin, but there’s a difference between getting drunk once at a … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcohol, Balance, Choices, Christian Liberty, Drugs, Gluttony, Personal Holiness, Series: "What Does the Bible Teach About Drinking Alcohol?", Sin, Temptation
Tagged addiction, addiction to alcohol, alcoholism, drug addiction, gluttony, John 8:36, Luke 4:17-19, the cure for alcoholism, the sin of gluttony
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What Does the Bible Teach About Drinking Alcohol? (2)
In the previous post, I said some things about wine in the Bible. Here now, with this post, I want to do the same concerning “strong drink.” In case you don’t know, “strong drink” is different from wine. The Hebrew … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcohol, Choices, Christian Liberty, Personal Holiness, Series: "What Does the Bible Teach About Drinking Alcohol?"
Tagged beer, Deuteronomy 14:26, Israel's three tithes, Proverbs 31:6, shekar, strong drink, the festival tithe, Tithing, what does the Bible say about drinking beer?
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The Disciple's Road 