Category: God’s grace
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He Did It For Elijah – He Will Do It For You.
Let’s talk about a great question God asks us from time to time. It’s “What are you doing here?” 1 Kings, Chapter 19, tells us of Elijah fleeing from Jezebel’s threat to revenge the deaths of the prophets of Baal by killing him. If you take the time to study the chapter, you will see
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God’s Precious Cargo
Have you ever seen a sign in a car window, referring to children in the car, that says, “Precious Cargo on board.”? That’s how God sees us as we journey through life with Him. Check out Dr. Bob’s devotional study on this subject.
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What is Love? What is Grace?
Here are two simple definitions of love and grace that I believe covers it all. I hope the take on Humpty Dumpty speaks to you.
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Listening with “the Ears of Your Heart”
One Sunday morning I had about five minutes before it was time to leave home and go to church. So I turned on one of the religious channels on TV. There was a man preaching whom I had never heard before. He was a Catholic priest, whose name is Father Cedric. It was obvious he…
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Victim or Victor?
My good friend, Dr. Keith Pettus, the Senior Pastor of Truth Center Ministries in Long Island, NY, wrote this in his ministry blog: “Victim status is the modern promised land of absolution from responsibility.” It’s not hard to see that victim status has become the norm for the thinking and behavior of many. Thousands of…
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God Wants to Show You Off When You Have Beaten the Devil.
In Ephesians 3:8-10, Paul wrote he had been given the grace to preach the wisdom of the Gospel, not only to the world, but in particular to the devil’s demonic bunch. Verse 10 (NKJV) says, “to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities…
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Call Sin What It Is.
I heard Dr. Russell Moore, the president of Southern Baptist convention, say, “Call sin what it is so we can call grace what it is.” This made me think about churches that have decided to take a “more user-friendly” approach to their message, as the means to build their churches.
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Never Mess With Grace.
For just a Mentoring Minute, let’s talk about grace. How often do we witness someone who disregards the grace of God? It might be understandable, though not excusable if someone is not a Christian. However, for those who know the Lord, there can be no excuse.
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Asking the Right Questions – Sarah Mueller
Sarah Mueller is Dr. Abramson’s daughter. Here’s her Mentoring Minute: My husband and I like to joke around about what our neighbors might think of us. Do they think we are strange for having 4 kids (yes, really – 4 boys!) ? Do they think we are over-protective because we homeschool? Do they automatically think…
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Everyone Needs a “Worries Box.”
I was talking with a young man who I have mentored as he prepares to become a pastor. The subject came up of anxiety or worry over the decisions and choices he will have to make along the way to his successes. I told him that through the years I have developed my own “Worries…
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