What’s on my mind? Preaching. Good preaching. Bad preaching. I’ve done both. I’ve heard both. I pray I never preach “bad” again. But while we’re on the subject, what makes up a “bad” sermon? Is it solely unscriptural preaching that is bad? Not necessarily! For you can be “ in the Bible” while being out …
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John 21:21-22 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. God wants to take you places that He has no plans of taking anyone else! And yet, you ask …
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Genesis 21:18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation. After having been sent off with nothing but some bread and water, Hagar found herself in a situation where she was sure that famine would take the life of her child. This was a …
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Psalm 84:5-6 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. 6 Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. The psalmist seems to be saying that when the strength upon which we rely comes from our Lord, …
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When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, Jesus responded with a model prayer to give us guidance on how to pray. You can read the prayer in Matthew 6:9-13. Today, I want you to think about Jesus’ prayer instructions as “God’s Prayer Requests”. I only use the word “request” because it’s …
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