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What Satan Did to Paul: A Thorn in the Flesh
“The Wiles of the Devil” series (post #13) And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Angels, Commitment, Demons, Discernment, Faith, Grace, Humility, Persecution, Prayer Requests, Problems, Satan, Series: "The Wiles of the Devil", Sickness, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, Temptation, The Devil, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged 2 Corinthians 12:7, 2 Corinthians 12:9, a messenger of Satan, an angel of Satan, Can someone today have a thorn in the flesh?, My grace is sufficient for you, Paul caught up to the 3rd heaven, Paul's thorn in the flesh, What is the 3rd heaven?, what was Paul's thorn in the flesh?
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A Generation That Had to Die Off
I once heard a preacher’s thoughts regarding a troubled church. He said something to the effect, “There is a generation that is going to have to die off there before God can get in there and change things.” The preacher … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Attitude, Change, Church, Courage, Death, Faith, Fear, God's Guidance, God's Work, Leadership, Ministry, Personal, Worship, Youth
Tagged "We've never done it that way before", All the Israelites over the age of 20 die, Faith, Israel's refusal to possess Canaan, lessons learned from Numbers chapters 13 and 14, the old guard in a church, the older generation standing in the way
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An Interesting Question
I once ministered to an elderly man, a member of my church, who was dying from various health issues. During one of our visits, he asked me a question that no one had ever asked me. His question was, “If … Continue reading
Posted in Backsliding, Belief, Doubt, Eternal Security, Evangelism, Faith, Forgiveness, God's Work, Grace, Ministry, Personal, Preaching, Salvation, Service, Sin, The Gospel, Witnessing
Tagged a preacher caught in sin, Bible characters who failed, Evangelism, great men of God who failed, What about the converts of the preacher caught in a scandal?
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Saving Belief
“Salvation” series: (post #8) Jesus died on a Roman cross to pay the penalty for the sin debt every individual owes to holy God. On the third day afterward, He arose from the dead. He then spent the next 40 … Continue reading
Posted in Assurance of Salvation, Belief, Christ's Death, Demons, Eternity, Evangelism, Faith, God's Judgment, Grace, Heaven, Hell, Repentance, Salvation, Series: "Salvation", Sin, The Old Testament Law, The Trinity, Witnessing
Tagged a definition of saving belief, Belief, christianity, even the demons believe, Faith, good works and salvation, How were people in the Old Testament saved?, Is repentance required for salvation?, jesus, Jesus did not commit Himself to them, John 2:23-24, John 3:16, not everyone who says to Me Lord Lord, Salvation, the Greek word pisteuo
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The Disciple's Road 