Tag Archives: Love and Grace

May 14, 2013 · 7:49 pm

The Best Way to Live Your Life

“For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.” Romans 8:5

“Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.” NIV

Pleasing God is the best way to live your life. God is already pleased with us because Christ is “in” us and we are “in” Christ. Now, God wants us to follow Christ’s lead in our lives by obeying Him and fulfilling His desires.

Too simple? There’s got to be more to Christianity than that? Sorry. Spiritual success is no more complicated than doing what the Spirit desires. “…those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.”

Living the Grace Life comes in two parts:

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January 8, 2013 · 8:29 pm

Romans – The Gospel of God (Part 12)

“Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures.” Romans 1:1-2

What did Paul refer to when he wrote about the “Holy Scriptures?” Paul used the word “Scripture” 15 times in his letters, and Luke used the word in reference to Paul’s ministry four times in the Book of Acts. So, what “scriptures” did they mean?

Paul referred to the Scriptures twice in his letters as “holy” – Romans 1:2 and 2 Timothy 3:15. What does that mean when placed before the word “Scriptures?” Let’s see what God has for us today.

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January 2, 2013 · 9:26 pm

The Power of “Your Story”

Most Christians I’ve met don’t think they have a lot to give to the work of God’s Kingdom, but the fact is that every Christian has an extremely powerful gift to share with people. It’s their personal story of what God did to bring them from spiritual darkness into the light of His salvation. Nobody else has your story. Some may be similar, but they aren’t your story. Only you have your story and it’s a story people need to hear. In fact, I believe God will use every Christian’s salvation story to speak powerfully to at least one unsaved person about their need for salvation.

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December 20, 2012 · 7:39 pm

The Secret of Christmas (Part 2)

In the first part of our study about the Secret of Christmas, we looked at both the History and Prophecy of Christmas. Now we come to the “secret” that only God knew when He sent His Son to earth “in the likeness of men.” (Philippians 2:7)

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December 6, 2012 · 9:31 pm

The Blessings of Christmas

Being a Christian has so many wonderful blessings attached to it. In fact, the Apostle Paul tells us that we are blessed “with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3). These blessings began when God chose us in Christ “before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.” (Ephesians 1:4-6)

Here are some thoughts about the blessing of Christmas I wrote almost 30 years ago.

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September 24, 2012 · 4:17 pm

Romans – The Gospel of God (Part 6)

“Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God.” Romans 1:1

Paul was the senior Apostle to the Gentiles, but not the only one. There are other men identified in Scripture as apostles who were not part of the 12 Apostles to the Jews. Who were they and what did they do? Continue reading →

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July 14, 2012 · 4:11 pm

Romans – The Gospel of God (Part 1)

“Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God.” Romans 1:1

The Book of Romans is the “mountain peak” of the Apostle Paul’s inspired Writings. Continue reading →

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July 2, 2012 · 6:53 am

Come On, Christians, Let’s Do It!

  • Redeem the time!
  • Walk in love!
  • Love your wife!
  • Submit to your husband!
  • Be strong in the Lord! Continue reading →

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June 17, 2012 · 3:11 pm

A History of Worship – Review of Parts 1 – 8

Two years ago this month we began a study about the History of Worship as an expansion of the book, A History of Man’s Quest for Immortality. We finished 8 parts and will pick up with part 9 later this week. Here are the first 8 parts for your review. We pray the ongoing study will profit you in every way. Continue reading →

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April 29, 2012 · 3:04 pm

What We Have in Jesus (Pt 6)

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Continue reading →

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