Before I surrendered to Jesus I was controlled by my flesh and trapped by sin. God’s law was embedded in my conscience, but it was impossible to keep no matter how much I struggled and strived. It both tempted me to sin and condemned me for it. Every box left…
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The Uncomfortable Reality of the Wrath of God
Paul wants to get the hard stuff out of the way right up front, so he begins with the never-popular subject of the wrath of God. People don’t like to talk about God’s wrath. It’s scary and uncomfortable. So instead, we just talk about God’s love. Don’t get me wrong.…
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Beware of Faulty Intentions
Some stories in the Bible are hard to digest. The story of Ananias and Sapphira is one of those stories. They allowed greed to get the best of them. Faulty intentions led to deceit, and it did not end well. The Church in Acts was growing. The believers were united…
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Worship, wrath and a harvest
By this time in Revelation, things have gotten pretty bad on earth. The anti-christ has shown his true colors. He has demanded that everyone receive his mark and worship him. Imagine the chaos when any freedom that may have existed up to that point is wiped out. People will finally…
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Do you need a savior?
Do you know that you have a date scheduled at the highest court to face the most superior judge? We all do. One day we will each come face-to-face with the Almighty God to hear the verdict on our life. Are you prepared? How do you even get prepared? I…