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Walking According to the Spirit is not Optional
Anyone who is born again has been given a new faculty whereby he/she may know God, hear His voice from within, be led and empowered by Him, and it is essential this, your spirit, be catered to. This made-alive spirit, united as one with Jesus Christ’s Spirit, is who God addresses when He gives commands, instructions, comforts, and all communications from the Bible. God is dealing with us as new creatures, and to cultivate this reality from Day One of coming to Christ is God’s will, and there is no life outside of it. Eph 2:1-6 – And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2…
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When Adam tries to practice the faith of Christ – Audio
This stands to be an eye-opening message as it’s a commentary on the faith since the beginning in light of what the apostles of Christ sought to establish. It’s also a warning to any Christian of the conditions we live under in which the results the Almighty God said are possible are not happening. That is, evil is on the rise and the testimony of the church is too often not so great, nor are other fruits promised by God for those who’d take the narrow way of the fullness of the Apostles’ doctrine. The term “in Adam” (1 Cor 15:22) is a biblical reference to the “old man,” (Rom…
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God’s will for people and His church
This started as a study of Colossians 2 but became more an exposition of key concepts branching off of the first nine verses of that chapter. Colossians, like Ephesians gives a picture of what God wants of His people, and what we may hope for from Him. In this study which follows one on Colossians 1, we go to other Scriptures to comment on how they are part of the whole message of the gospel. Other random comments pertaining to all people add to this. God is reaching out to all who will hear Him. He wants to draw them to know Him, take on His nature, and shine as…
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Do we want God’s mission, or man’s tradition? – audio teaching
It’s no secret that Christianity has divided into thousands of sub-divisions, or denominations that in the extreme claim things that are the polar opposite of what the Word of God teaches. God, who is the same as ever, and who has not changed His mind on the reason why He sent Jesus Christ, would still bring us to know “the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.” (Jude 1:3) This is not saying we are the authority, but that God is the authority. He is the one who can lead us in. Our calling is to seek Him in prayer, and be obedient, and trust and have…
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Why We Live – Audio Sermon
What is the “meaning of life?” It is to know God! And, it’s to find our place in His eternal plan. The church is the ultimate expression of a succession of God’s interactions with man from the time of the Fall to Abraham, Moses, and Jesus Christ the Lord. We who name the name of Christ must get on board and let His Spirit teach us the reality of what may only be held in the abstract in our minds. Here’s a lesson that starts on the topic of why we live, then gives an overview of God’s proscribed means to escape the sin nature and seek holiness. Lord bless…
