I'm not going to be preaching at Bethel today since I'm in St. Louis visiting my in-laws. My Father-in-law, however, did ask me to preach for him at Lindsay Lane Baptist Church in Florissant, Missouri. I'm going to be speaking from 1 Corinthians 3:10-17. The message was inspired by the second half of my Bible …
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One Very Loud “Amen!”
Today, Jesus got an ovation, and it was awesome! There is something about applause during a sermon that makes me extremely uncomfortable in my own skin, yet today it was highly appropriate. The verse was Revelation 1:7, a strange text for Christmas Eve, though very appropriate when the context is compared to …
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Faithful Is He
"And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who will also do it." -1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
Paul's prayer for the people of Thessalonica was a heartfelt prayer …
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Fear Not
”For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” -2 Timothy 1:7A certain amount of fear is natural and is built into who we are physically speaking. This fear is quite helpful in the presence of danger, when our intuition kicks in and protects us from harm. But …
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Standing in Confidence
“And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen."—2 Timothy 4:18Do you stand in spiritual confidence today? A couple of days ago a young lady stopped by our office to ask for some gas money. After giving her what …
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