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Category Archives: Forgiveness
Everyday Evidences of Adam & Eve’s Fall (post #2)
After God had spoken His words of judgment against the serpent and Satan, He turned His attention to Eve. Even though she had been legitimately deceived by Satan (2 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Timothy 2:14), she still had to suffer the … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Bible Study, Children, Choices, Christ's Death, Disobedience, Eternity, Forgiveness, God's Holiness, Heaven, Hell, Husbands, Man's Freewill, Marriage, Obedience, Rebellion, Salvation, Series: "Everyday Evidences of Adam & Eve's Fall", Sin, Submission, Temptation, The Bible, Wives
Tagged Abel's offering, Cain's apostasy, Cain's offering, Genesis, God killing an animal in Eden, God's judgment upon Eve, Jesus the final blood sacrifice, meaning of your desire shall be for your husband, pain in childbirth a result of sin, sin desires to rule over you, sin lies at your door, the first blood sacrifice, verses about the headship of the husband, What was wrong with Cain's offering?, without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin
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Going Back Home
New York’s Bowery Mission was founded in 1879 and still serves today as a rescue mission and men’s shelter. Sam Hadley was once the superintendent there and told a certain story about the place. I’d like to share that story … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Addiction, Adultery, Alcohol, Backsliding, Belief, Brokenness, Change, Children, Confession, Conviction, Disobedience, Family, Fatherhood, Fear, Forgiveness, God's Love, Grace, Guilt, Love, Missions, New Year, Parenting, Problems, Rebellion, Reconciliation, Repentance, Salvation, Seeking Forgiveness, Sin, Youth
Tagged Bowery Mission, coming back home to God, Sam Hadley, story about the boy who ran away from home, telegraph "Come Home. Father."
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What Satan Did to Joshua: Accusation
“The Wiles of the Devil” (post #7) Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. The Lord said to Satan: “The Lord rebuke … Continue reading
Posted in Christ's Death, Demons, Eternal Security, Forgiveness, Grace, Salvation, Satan, Series: "The Wiles of the Devil", Spiritual Warfare, The Devil
Tagged Christ's righteousness imputed to the Christian, Isaiah 61:10, Israel's high priest Joshua, Satan accusing Joshua, the Christian clothed in righteousness, the garments of salvation, the priesthood of Zerubbabel's temple, Zechariah 3:1-2
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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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Two Different Bible School Meetings
After a relatively successful V.B.S. at one of my former churches, I called for a meeting of the teachers and workers who had been involved with the effort. My purpose for the meeting was to assess what had gone well … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Backsliding, Brokenness, Christian Unity, Church, Church Attendance, Confession, Criticism, Extending Forgiveness, Forgiveness, God's Work, Humility, Ministry, Pastors, Personal, Pride, Problems, Reconciliation, Restoration, Worship
Tagged Church, follow-up V.B.S. meetings, handling conflict in churches, ministry, problems with Vacation Bible School, V.B.S., Vacation Bible School
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Preaching in a Prison
On a few occasions in my ministry, I’ve had the privilege of preaching the chapel service at Mountain View Correctional Institution, a prison in our area. I use the word “privilege” because that’s exactly what it always was. What follows … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Church, Extending Forgiveness, Forgiveness, Giving, God's Work, Ministry, Music, Personal, Preaching, Salvation, Stewardship, Tithing, Worship
Tagged a prison chapel service, forgiving others, Matthew 18:21-35, Matthew 6:12, Mountain View Correctional Institution, preaching in a prison, preaching to inmates
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Got Any Trees That Need Cutting?
Charles Bracelan Flood’s book, Lee: The Last Years, gives us a thought-provoking story from the life of Robert E. Lee. As the story goes, Lee visited the home of a Kentucky woman shortly after the end of the Civil War. The … Continue reading
The Disciple's Road 