Posted in personal holiness on Jun 24th, 2013
A number of things have the ability to lasso our eyes.
A baby smiling at us.
A tropical fish looking through the aquarium glass at us.
A shiny new car glistening in our driveway.
Our bride or husband on our wedding day.
The list goes on and on.
Of course, we all know that our eyes are also drawn […]
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Posted in personal holiness on May 23rd, 2013
It is true that our morality is not a matter of chance.
It is a matter of choice.
We choose whether we will live the godly lifestyle or not.
Ignorance is never an excuse because the Holy Spirit speaks to our consciences, acquainting us with what pleases God and what doesn’t.
Some might say, “But I didn’t know […]
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Posted in personal holiness on Mar 25th, 2013
Our lives are like rose bushes — we have moments when our words and actions bless others’ hearts with beautiful roses in the form of sweet-smelling blessings of kindness and encouragement and intercession.
At such times, the handiwork of God manifested in the colorful compassion toward another is so inspiring.
At our worst times, […]
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Posted in personal holiness on Feb 21st, 2013
Some of you have never driven a car or motorcycle or even a bicycle into a roadside ditch.
Good for you.
Many of us cannot make the same statement.
Somewhere along the way, we goofed and found ourselves where we did not want to be.
And then began the hassle of getting the vehicle out of the ditch. […]
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Posted in personal holiness on Feb 1st, 2013
I’m going to provide you this morning with a simple list of seven things that God loves.
This is not my list but instead a list from my devotional reading from Proverbs 6.
You won’t find these words in the vv. 16-19 passage to which I’m referring, but the truths are clearly there.
You’ll just have to stretch […]
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