Posted in Jesus Christ on Oct 27th, 2015
“He gave His life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us His very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.”
Titus 2:14 pretty much sums it up.
Let’s do good deeds today.
It’s what the committed do.
As always, I love you
Martin
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Posted in forgiveness on Oct 2nd, 2015
I love this message found in Proverbs 24:16 —
“The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.”
Our being godly is not reflected by being flawless, but instead by being faithful.
And our being faithful is reflected by pressing forward in serving God even when our failures and the […]
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Posted in endurance on Feb 18th, 2015
If you’ve been a Christian for any length of time, you know the challenge.
You know that our human nature wants the flame of faith to burn out for lack of fuel, whether by not reading the Bible or by not praying or by not joining other believers in worship and study.
The danger of […]
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Posted in God's grace on Oct 2nd, 2014
When I was a kid, we had for a brief time an inflatable punching doll around the house as a fun activity.
You’d punch Bozo in the nose and he would fall over. Immediately, he’d come right back up for more.
Why? Because the perimeter of the base for the 46″ inflatable doll was weighted with sand […]
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Posted in Christ's sacrifice on Aug 18th, 2014
There’s a good reason that I’m part of a congregation that partakes in the Lord’s Supper every week.
It’s what Christians in the 1st Century did and they were really strong in their faith. I do well when I imitate their practice of faith.
In addition, the Apostle Paul gave us a compelling reason […]
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