Monthly Archives: September 2005

Only Three Things are Necessary

So, I'm reading "Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire" (Jim Cymbala) for a Bible study. (Why it's called a Bible study when it's really a book group is beyond me. The thought of reading a book that talks about scripture or that has scripture references in it somehow stirs people to read the Bible more ...

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No longer will you call me 'my Baal'

I was asked to preach last Sunday (9.18.05) at my congragation. Even though I had about a month to prepare, I didn't finish until Sunday 2:00 am. It was difficult for me to convey what Hosea 2.16-17 and 19-20 stirred in me. This is the sermon I gave, but you might see ...

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The Hope of Salvation 1.5: an apologetic interlude

I must apologize. I started this thinking in a misleading place. By it's self, sanctification will turn us into moral people. But, this is not what God really wants, and I now ask for forgiveness if I have lead people to believe that. Ravi Zacharius once said, "Jesus did not come to ...

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