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How Not To Respond to Temptation
(Genesis 3:1-3)
At this point in Genesis, all is well. God, out of His infinite love, has made the world. He has created man and woman in His image. They are in love and in relationship with each other. God with them. And, as good as everything was, man and woman still had freedom. They were free to obey. Or free to rebel. (8 Minutes/2000 Words)
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Build Up Your Advance Strength
Archival Post
Think of an Olympic weight-lifter. They train so they can shine on the day of competition. They do not work out on the day of the performance. No, that day is for demonstrating their strength. All the previous days and weeks and months and years of training built up their strength for that moment.
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How To Love God's People
Part 1
(1 John 3:11-12)
In our last few studies of 1 John, we celebrated the glorious truth that God loves us so much that He decided to call all believers His children. In this next passage, 1 John 3:11-18, we have a much more difficult truth to digest. It's this: If God has made us into His spiritual family, we must love our spiritual siblings. Last week, you may have celebrated God's love for you, but you must struggle to show your love for others. This passage gives us practical help on how to demonstrate Christian love. (6 Minutes/1700 Words)
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Naked(!) and Unashamed
(Genesis 2:25)
Sinless and unbroken, Adam and Eve had a beautiful innocence about them. **They were both naked and were not ashamed**. The implication is that shame would come due to the fall, but Adam and Eve didn't have it. They were to enjoy each other in every way, including sexually. (2 Minutes/450 Words)
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How To Read More Books
Archival Post
Someone recently asked me for advice on how to read more books. They recognized it's wise to acquire wisdom, but struggled to "find the time."
Read moreAs I shared with you in our previous study, these last five or six chapters of the Book of Exodus, they feel fairly repetitious because we already, at a previous section in Exodus, have learned about all these different instruments and dwelling places that God has prescribed for the people of Israel. Part of the reason that this is said twice, it's not just to help us see what obedience looks like but to help us understand that God is identifying with this structure.
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You Are God's Child -- Who We Aren't: With God's Enemies
(1 John 3:7-10)
John was clear: whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. From the beginning of the devil's rebellion against God, whenever it occurred, he sinned and kept on sinning. It's what he's about. He's a sin machine. (3 Minutes/850 Words)
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Eve: The Right Fit
(Genesis 2:18)
Not every human being is called to a married life. But the pattern of Adam's life is instructive for everyone who is called to marriage. He found his purpose and mission in God before God brought his spouse to him. (2 Minutes/650 Words)
Read more# 11 Exile Conduct -- 1 Peter 2:11-12 -- The Grace of Exile
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Leading a Prayer Meeting
Archival Post & Podcast
Inviting a church into prayer can be powerful. Throughout the ages, God’s people have prayed. Revivals have come, grace was received, God heard. To lead a congregation into prayer is a massive joy.
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