Author: RickFerrell
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Trust and Works
Our salvation only comes by trusting in the perfect faith Jesus Christ had in his Father and by obeying his Father’s will He died for our sins, was buried and rose again on the third day. If we believe and have trust in this, we will be saved. But what about works? Jesus was and…
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Don’t worship yourself
You see, all humans are all born with an innate desire to worship something and we see throughout God’s Word, people who worship the sun, moon, stars, animals and other creatures as God or attach the processes of the natural world to a god who controls them such as the seasons or wind, rain and…
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Righteousness by the belief in the faith of Jesus Christ
What is so important about Romans chapters 2 and 3 that warrants this writing? Only that the key tenet of Christian doctrine is explained to us! Here we will learn how Faith, Trust, Faithfulness, Righteous, Righteousness, God’s Grace, Jesus, The Law of Moses and works are all related and necessary for our salvation and how…
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The Gift of the Spirit
In the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 24, Jesus had just been resurrected from the dead with a glorified spiritual body. That act was called the firstfruits of the resurrection and He had been seen by Mary Magdalene near the tomb and then Mary the Mother of James, Salome, and Joanna as they went to tell…
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Gifts of Speaking
One would think this gift would endow us with great and clever oratory voice inflections and techniques or story-telling powers or convincing wisdom to capture the attention of those with itching ears who seek only to understand it in their carnal minds. No, not at all. This gift of speaking the Holy Spirit gives enables…
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Once Saved, Always Saved – Think Again
It’s clear from God’s Word that once we believe, we are saved. We’ve all read and memorized John 3:16 because it is a statement of the “Good News” but that part about “whosoever believes in” has a special meaning and it comes with a lifelong commitment to repent from our sins, take up our cross…
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The Rapture
Those that look for anything to discredit God’s Word will say see, rapture isn’t a word used but they miss the point and the hopeful message. Now I must confess that the word “rapture” is found nowhere in God’s Word. The Apostle Paul uses the Greek word Harpazo in describing believers being “caught up” or…
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Gifts of Serving
In this Sunday School lesson, the Apostle Paul is showing us how to serve God using the gifts we’ve received from Him. But before we can put those gifts into service, as a foundation, we have to be transformed into something that is pleasing and useful to Him. So, Paul starts out by showing us…
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Christ Proclaimed
His disciples asked Jesus to observe the beauty and structure of the temple and Jesus told them that not one stone would be left upon another that would not be thrown down. Rome sent in General Titus some 37 years later and he laid siege to and sacked Jerusalem and destroyed it and the temple…
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Christ Arisen
Now Jesus had been laid in the grave before sunset on the “Day of Preparation” and lied there through the Great Sabbath marking the beginning of the Feast of Unleavened Bread and then the regular 7th day Sabbath and now it’s the third day and the women who loved Him came to anoint His body…
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Christ Crucified
Jesus is just a couple of miles from Jerusalem and thinking about the last meal he would have with his disciples but not yet. Now, as they are eating this meal in Simon the Leper’s house, Passover Day of Preparation is but two days away. It was to be on that second day after this…
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Christ Anointed
Today, we will discuss the story about Jesus being anointed by a woman with a very costly ointment (Spikenard). In Marks version, her name is not mentioned but in John’s gospel, the woman is identified as Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus who lived in Bethany. What she did stands as a testimonial to…