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  • Works and Faith: Five

    How can James and Paul both be right when it comes to works and faith. James 2:24 states, “You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone,” while Ephesians 2:8–9 says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the…

  • Works and Faith, Four

    I’m continuing the series on Works, inspired by Charles Spurgeon’s sermon titled Fruitless Faith. Although I’ve never based a series on another minister’s sermon before, this topic feels especially powerful and important, so I’m diving in. While I’ll continue to write other entries about works and faith from my own perspective, this particular series is…

  • Works and Faith, Three

    I’m continuing the series on Works, inspired by Charles Spurgeon’s sermon titled Fruitless Faith. Although I’ve never based a series on another minister’s sermon before, this topic feels especially powerful and important, so I’m diving in. While I’ll continue to write other entries about works and faith from my own perspective, this particular series is…

  • Works and Faith, Two

    I’m continuing the series on Works, inspired by Charles Spurgeon’s sermon titled Fruitless Faith. Although I’ve never based a series on another minister’s sermon before, this topic feels especially powerful and important, so I’m diving in. While I’ll continue to write other entries about works and faith from my own perspective, this particular series is…

  • Works and Faith, One

    As promised in this post ( You are in-fact saved by Works! ) a more comprehensive looks at the relationship between faith and works. I’m beginning a new series on Works, inspired by Charles Spurgeon’s sermon titled Fruitless Faith. Although I’ve never based a series on minister’s sermon before, this topic feels especially powerful and…

  • Commands of Jesus 5

    Persevere Scripture Focus: John 15:18-19; Acts 5:27-42 This is a new series of the commands our Lord Jesus Christ gave. I understand this is very limited, and I will get to each of these in greater detail as I move through this adventure. This blog is the last of five messages.  Jesus warns us, “If…

  • Commands of Jesus 4

    Go and Make Disciples Scripture Focus: Matthew 28:19-20; John 4:4-42 This is a new series of the commands our Lord Jesus Christ gave. I understand this is very limited, and I will get to each of these in greater detail as I move through this adventure. This blog is the fourth of five upcoming messages. …

  • Commands of Jesus 3

    Pray Scripture Focus: Matthew 6:9-13; Matthew 6:5-15 This is a new series of the commands our Lord Jesus Christ gave. I understand this is very limited, and I will get to each of these in greater detail as I move through this adventure. This blog is the third of five upcoming messages.  Jesus teaches us…

  • Commands of Jesus 2

    Be Baptized Scripture Focus: Matthew 28:19; Acts 8:26-39 This is a new series of the commands our Lord Jesus Christ gave. I understand this is very limited, and I will get to each of these in greater detail as I move through this adventure. This blog is the second of five upcoming messages.  In the…

  • Rachel weeping for her children

    Matthew quotes the book of Jeremiah to show what God prophesied and fulfilled when the innocent children of Bethlehem and surrounding communities were murdered by King Herod. Jeremiah. 31:14 14 This is what The LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, lamenting and bitter weeping. It is Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to…

  • Prophesy

    When we read prophesy in the Old Testament, we wonder how anyone could know what it meant at the time and the full extent of it. Here’s an example that literally speaks of the coming Messiah but at the time it was written, the people of Israel could not have known what Moses fully meant.…

  • Commands of Jesus 1

    Repent & Believe Scripture Focus: Mark 1:14-15; Matthew 28:16-20 This is a new series of the commands our Lord Jesus Christ gave. I understand this is very limited, and I will get to each of these in greater detail as I move through this adventure. This blog is one of five upcoming messages.  When Jesus…