Tag: 2024
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Unmentioned Baptisms
Conversions in Acts bonus article Introduction A couple of years ago, I preached a sermon on the errors of The Sinner’s Prayer and emphasized the importance of baptism. I included a chart, a preacher once used that showed all of the conversions in Acts. The focus, there, was that every conversion mentioned the individual(s) being…
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In Season and Out of Season
Introduction In his second letter to Timothy, the apostle Paul began to conclude this letter with this statement, Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching (2 Timothy 4:2). I want to look at the second sentence, Be ready in season and out of…
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Bound for Heaven, Bound to Earth
It’s Monday, which means it’s time for another Monday Bible Meme! One of the challenges everyone faces is the idea that you can get to Heaven while focusing on the materialistic things in their lives. Jesus said, “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?…
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“Serve Tables” from Acts 6
Text—Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and…
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Serving Two Masters?
It’s Monday! As I stated last week, this is a new project of mine discussing bible memes as found on social media. The articles, I usually post on Mondays, have moved over to Tuesdays so they are not being replaced. The scriptures listed in this meme are: “No one can serve two masters; for either…
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Are you Holding a Grudge?
Introduction In the parable of the vineyard, Mt. 20:1-15, Jesus talks about a man hiring laborers to work on his property. He goes out first thing in the morning and hires a group for a denarius (a day’s wage). He later goes out at various times of the day and hires more laborers; even up…
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One who Sows Discord among the brethren
Introduction The final thing that God hates, listed in verse 19, is ‘one who sows discord among the brethren.’ I believe this one, being the last, is considered the most heinous of them all. The reason I believe this is, of all the people to trust and place confidence in, it should be your brothers…
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Cracks in your Foundation
We begin a new series on Mondays called, Monday Bible Memes. I’ll post a meme as found on social media, Pinterest, or some other platform, describe the meme and the quote (including the bible verse), and then share a few comments about it. My readers are encouraged to agree or disagree with my comments but,…
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God Replaced Again!
Introduction I’m amazed, sometimes, how ideas for articles come to me. Recently, I was listening to someone, leading the Lord’s Supper, give a talk on the trial of Jesus. The verses used were standard for the setting, yet my brain heard a verse, I’d heard hundreds of times, and it clicked in a slightly different…
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False Witness that Speaks Lies
Introduction We’re all familiar with a courtroom scene when a witness comes forth, raises their right hand, and swears to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth… Now if one lies while under oath it is called perjury. This is a modern term for a false witness who speaks lie. This…
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