Christ in You, Col 1:27

When you get saved, Christ is is you.  His presence in your life changes things completely.  You are literally a new creature in Christ [2 Cor 3:17].  Christ in you: Results in your death – Rom 8:9-11 – specifically Rom 8:10.  When you get saved, everything about you should die....

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Rapture Looking For Jesus, Titus 2:12-14

Rapture Looking For Jesus I remember when I really got right with God in 1986, there was a lot of preaching about Jesus coming soon.  Several preachers were confidently preaching that he would be here in 1988 or 1989.  Tom LaHaye published his first book of the Left Behind series...

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Tree of Life Metaphors, Rev 22:2

Tree of Life Metaphors Rev. 22: 2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The tree of life will be here during the millennial reign of Jesus Christ.  It will be on either side of the river that flows out of the throne of God [Rev 22:1-2].  Every month these trees will yield new...

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The Lord Always Before You, Ps 16:6-11

The Lord Always Before Me Ps 16: 6-11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO  of The Lord Always Before You In our lives, we are always influenced by the people who are around us, and by the people with whom we associate.  We often live to impress them, whether they are impressed...

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There is always Hope

There is Always Hope Ruth 1:12 In this message we are going to look at the contrast of Ruth and Naomi regarding having hope. It is interesting that Naomi who lost hope should have been the one with the most hope and Ruth who really did not have much to...

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Where We Need Patience, Heb 12:1

Where We Need Patience Heb. 12: 1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We need patience. We are to run our race with patience.  Our race is an endurance race, not a sprint.  The need for patience in our Christian lives is essential in our: Finances – Prov 28:22 – if you...

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My Hope in the Day of Evil

My Hope in the Day of Evil (Jeremiah 17:1-17) It is interesting that Jeremiah would pen these verses as he was the writer of the prophesy concerning Israel going into captivity for 70 years. Now I am not sure of the exact future regarding the United States of America but...

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How To Deal With Trouble

Job 14:1 “Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble”.  Trouble: that which causes concern or distress.  Introduction: The Bible has a lot to say regarding the troubles of life. Troubles come in all shapes and sizes, in all places, and to all...

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The Purpose of the Parable, Ps 78:1-8

Asaph wrote Ps 78 to recount God’s dealings with Israel in the Exodus, the wilderness journey, and their establishment in the land of Canaan.  However, he wrote that this Psalm is a parable, Ps 78:2.  That’s because this history doctrinally applies to the Second Advent of Jesus.  That’s the purpose...

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How To Handle Disappointment, Gen 40:23

How to Handle Disappointment Gen. 40:23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO So often we face things that disappoint us and we must know how to handle disappointment.  We are going to study a few Bible characters to see how they handled disappointment and they should help us to see how we should...

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