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Blog postWords have different meanings in different places. In the United States, particularly the south, the word biscuit refers to a buttery chunk of bread that typically houses a piece of sausage or bacon. In Great Britain, a biscuit is a cookie. And when Americans talk about football, we are talking about a completely different sport than the rest of the world.
How would you define the word Christ? How about Christian? When it comes to these words we need to make sure that we don’t make th -
Blog postSummary God gives Noah careful instructions on who, how, and when to enter the ark. Noah obeys “all that the LORD commanded him (7:5). The Lord floods the earth (7:11-24). The only survivors were the people and animals in the ark (7:15, 21-23).
Key Verse He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens. They were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ar -
Blog postIn Mark 6 people who knew Jesus well didn’t recognize Him. They questioned the Savior. They debated His identity. They missed who He was. A lot of people are deconstructing their faith. They are asking questions to get to the core of their beliefs. In deconstructing faith we have to […]
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Blog postWe recently completed 40 Days of Stewardship at Liberty. On each of the 40 days, I posted a short video to teach a stewardship principle. The final week of the 40 days we concentrated on passing along these principles to our children. We don’t want Biblical Stewardship to be just a personal decision, but a generational principle. Here are 4 lessons about finances you must teach your children.
This first of the 4 lessons about finances you must teach your children is really a lesson fo -
Blog postBudgeting is tough as you cut spending and make sacrifices. Making these changes can also lead to something undesirable, especially with married couples. I call them money fights!
When couples fight about money, most of the time it’s because you have what seems to be competing philosophies at work – it’s savers vs. spenders. It’s the spouse that said, “Yeah we need to budget!” and then spent $22 at Starbucks.
So how do we turn money fights into productive stewardship conversat -
Blog postSummary The multiplication of people increases their number, power, and evil (6:1-4). The LORD reacts with regret over that depraved state of humanity and determines to rid the earth of them (6:5-7). However, God favors a man named Noah and gives him instruction on how to escape the coming judgment (6:8-21). Noah obeys the Lord and enters into a covenant with Him (6:18, 22).
Key Verse But I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wif -
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Blog postSummary Chapter 5 serves to transition the book of Genesis from the generations of Adam (5:1) to the generations of Noah (6:9). The paragraphs are repetitive. A man will live several centuries, father sons and daughters, and die. The phrase “and he died” occurs eight times in the chapter. Despite this dark rhythm of the curse of sin, there are two significant notes of hope. First, Enoch walks with God and doesn’t die (5:24). Later, Noah is born with the expectation that he will bring relief
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Blog postWhat is the secret to living a long life? Good House Keeping Magazine reported on 30 centenarians and asked the key to their longevity.
106-year-old Edith Atkinson says it is eating cheese puffs while watching the 5 ‘o’clock news.
At 109, Jessie Gallan who never married said, “My secret to a long life has been staying away from men. They’re just more trouble than they’re worth.”
John Grumbine of Lancaster, Pennsylvania still gives ballroom dancing lessons at 100 years -
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Blog postSummary Adam and Eve have two sons, Cain and Abel (4:1-3). The Lord rejects Cain’s offering (4:4). Cain’s response to the rejected sacrifice is to murder Abel (4:8). God curses Cain because of his sin (4:9), and Cain multiplies his generations while wandering east of Eden in Nod (4:10-24). Adam and Eve conceive another son, Seth, who begins another generation that calls upon the name of the LORD (4:25-26).
Key Verse To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that t -
Blog postSummary What starts as a conversation ends in a curse because Adam and the woman eat the forbidden fruit (3:1-6). Sin changes critical relationships between humans and God (3:16); between men and women (3:7). People will still multiply, but it will be painful (3:16). The curse even impacts man’s relationship to the ground (3:17-18). The man created from dust will die and return to dust (3:19). Despite all the bad news, there is good news. A saving son will be born from the woman’s offspring
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Blog postSome people argue that the Bible justifies slavery and white supremacy, but there is an interesting artifact in the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC that argues otherwise. It is a severely redacted document referred to as "The Slave Bible." I have visited the museum and seen this "Bible" on display. It is hardly a Bible. It is a manifestation of the manipulations of human depravity. "The Slave Bible" in all of it's redactions defies the Spirit of
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Blog postWhat is your financial management plan? Do you have one? Here are the top 10 money tips from the Bible's Book of Proverbs. Apply these financial principles so that you can endure hardship, build savings, and grow in generosity.
Make a decision for every dollar (Proverbs 21:5)Money decisions are marriage decisions (Proverbs 31:10-31)Get rich slow (Pro 13:11).Enter loans cautiously. Eliminate loans quickly (Pro 6:1-5, 22:7, 28:8).Take care of what you have (Pro. 27:23-2 -
Blog postIn this Money Matters series, we are exploring 4 principles the Bible teaches about money. For a better financial future work heartily, spend wisely, save consistently, and give generously.
This week we are going to explore that second principle, spend wisely.
Money management is an area of life where you cannot afford to fail. Money mistakes are costly mistakes.
These are the top 3 money mistakes we make according to Investopedia.
Frivolous spendin -
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Blog postWhat if we could not just see how we might be remembered, but what if we could actually get a glimpse of what our life will be like beyond the grave? What would you do differently? What decisions might you make?
Jesus gave his audience a sobering experience. He gave them a glimpse beyond the grave.
In Luke 16:19-31 Jesus reveals what a person experiences after death. It’s like looking at your life 60 seconds after you die. What happens next?
And the sto -
Blog postThen the Lord said to Moses, “Rise up early in the morning and present yourself before Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, “Let my people go, that they may serve me. For this time I will send all my plagues on you yourself, and on your servants and your people, so that you may know that there is none like me in all the earth. For by now I could have put out my hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth.
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Blog postThen Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God within the land." But Moses said, "It would not be right to do so, for the offerings we shall sacrifice to the Lord our God are an abomination to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice offerings abominable to the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not stone us? We must go three days' journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God as he tells us." So Pharaoh said, "I will
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Blog postConspiracy theories have become common in our culture. Sadly, they have captivated and been circulated by people in the church.
A recent article published by Lifeway reported that 49% of US Protestant pastors say they frequently hear members of their congregation repeating conspiracy theories.
Pastors of churches with more than 250 in attendance are most likely to agree, 61%.
I 100% agree.
On January 6, as I watched the live coverage of the storm -
Blog postWhat is it that you put before the Lord and asked Him to bless, but He hasn't? What was that great idea you had that you prayed about but couldn't get going? You put it before the Lord, but The Almighty took a pass.
It happens. And it's disappointing. You have a great vision, but God doesn't seem to see it the same way as you. Why does this happen?
It happened to Joseph.
In Joseph's life, there was a definite precedent of blessing. Whether enslaved, acc -
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Blog postMyths - fanciful stories, fables that are believable because they contain elements of truth.
And Paul says, please make sure that you put before the followers of Christ, that they need to have nothing to do with myths.
We may not have a problem with mythical retellings of Old Testament stories or God’s revelation of the law, but we are living in a later time in which fanciful stories and fables that contain elements of truth are being circulated heavily. And unfortu -
Blog postPeople struggle with the purpose of God in suffering. Why do we suffer? Why does life hurt so bad? In addition to dealing with our broken bodies and our broken brains, those who seek to follow Christ will suffer rejection, persecution, and criticism from both inside and outside the church.
In 2 Corinthians 4 a man who was "afflicted on every side" gives us an eternal perspective on suffering. It is what keeps him going. It is the encouragement -
Blog postCancel culture has resulted in the removal of dissenting voices from social media. And if it finds its way through Congress to the President's desk, the Equality Act will give this cultural mentality legislative teeth. Christians may soon find themselves criminalized for expressing Biblical beliefs on abortion, trans-genderism, and homosexuality. Should it come to pass, expect to see online church services vanish with the Equality Act as fast as they appeared
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Blog postA friend of ours bought a piece of furniture from us. She came over on a Saturday morning to pick it up and pulled into our driveway with a fantastic truck. It was 4x4 and sat up high. When you open the doors, running boards automatically descend from the undercarriage. This truck had so many cameras, upgrades, and systems that you don't really drive this truck. You pilot it.
I liked that truck.
I'd like to have a truck like that.
There's probably a lo -
Blog postIs it wrong to want nice things? Is it wrong to be ambitious or successful? A man requested that Jesus intervene in a dispute with his brother over their inheritance. Jesus refused. Jesus' reason was that the decision would be dangerous for the man's future. Covetousness is desire on fire. It promises a false future we cannot secure.
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We get angry because we want to make a wrong, right. But the problem is that when we react quickly in anger, we make a mess of things.
We would do well to take a step back and learn from the greatest angry being of all, God. Following the example of His anger helps us to redeem a world gone wrong and make less of a mess along the way.
To watch the entire message, please visit my YouTube Channel.
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Blog postWe are well aware of the moral pitfalls of sex, anger, substance, greed, gluttony, and so forth and so on. Got it! As dangerous as those moral pitfalls may be, Paul’s letters to Pastor Timothy draw our attention toward another. It’s a pit without the public shame of more popular sins, but one just as deep and dangerous. It’s the pitfall of becoming pointless, the trap of the tautological, the moral failure of foolishness. Paul calls attention to the pitfall of pointlessness numerous tim
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Blog postThe prophet Nahum tells us that the Lord is not quick-tempered. The Almighty is not prone to irrational outbursts or fits of rage. Nahum describes the Lord’s anger as “slow.”
The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Nahum 1:3b James 1:19-20 echoes this truth in the perspective of God’s people.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let ever -
Blog postI will confess that there have been plenty of times that I have not been in my right mind. As I pen these words, I am ashamed. I’ve been drunk, thoroughly intoxicated. In 1 Timothy 3, the Apostle Paul outlines for young Pastor Timothy the qualities he should seek in the people he appoints as pastors and deacons. People have problems. And when people become church leaders, unfortunately, they bring their problems with them.
One of the issues to keep an eye on is to make sure that a lead -
Blog postPaul lived a great adventure, but he is running out of opportunities.
Paul had a bloody past when he persecuted the church but experienced a miraculous conversion in a blinding encounter with the resurrected Christ along the Damascus Road (Acts 22:1-11). In his new life, he has spanned the Roman Empire planting churches for the cause of Christ.
But presently, there is no opportunity for travel. He is not planting churches. He is in prison. He would like to see the Philipp -
Blog postI gave my daughter a wedding gift that I had been working on for over 12 years. I gave her my words written in the margins of a Bible. In those margins were my observations and applications of God’s Word to everyday life. In that Bible are Holy Scriptures and personal prayers. That Bible was an important hand me down. Hand-me-downs are items passed along from one person to another. Hand-me-downs can be anything from clothing items to automobiles. They can come from parents to children&nb
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Blog postIn 2019 multi-billionaire CEO Robert F. Smith delivered the main address to the graduates of Morehouse College. In the video, it appears to be going about as well as any other graduation speech. Most of the students look dutifully attentive to his words but more than ready to receive their degrees and let the celebration begin. But Robert Smith did something unexpected that gained the attention of the audience.
Robert Smith announced that he was payin -
Blog postOn January 4, 2021, President Trump came to my town and it caused quite a commotion. I live in a small town. In most of the local restaurants, the same waitresses have been serving the same tables for years. Children attend the same school systems as their parents and grandparents. Around here, people still refer to a trip to the store as "going to town."
So you can imagine what it must have been like on January 4, 2021, when President Trump came to town. There were blacked -
Blog postOn Wednesday, January 6, a group of people stormed Capitol Hill in Washington DC. I would describe the scene with one word, sad. Another word I might use would be, disturbing.
But I want to interject another word, a much-needed word, discernment.
Discernment doesn't ask the question, "what do I think?" as in what is your reaction or opinion. It isn't even as concerned with how you feel. Discernment asks instead, "What do I see, and am I seeing it clearly? -
Blog postThere is a book of the Bible dedicated to sorrow. Lamentations is the Scripture's record of the mournful reflections of the grief-stricken prophet Jeremiah following Jerusalem's destruction. It is a Holy Spirit inspired lesson on crying. Yesterday I shared two takeaways from the Bible's book of tears. Here are two more.Even in What You Don't Like, There is Something to Learn I don't want to mislead you into thinking that Jeremiah is sadistic. He weeps well, but he isn't enjoying it. La
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Blog postThere is a book of the Bible that teaches us how to cry. Lamentations is the Scripture's record of the mournful reflections of the grief-stricken prophet Jeremiah following Jerusalem's destruction. Here are some takeaways from the Bible's book of tears.Embrace It, Don't Avoid It In a hedonistic culture, we put a premium on pleasure and the avoidance of pain. When there is a loss, we want to rush through it and get back to life.
Jeremiah doesn't rush through his sorrow; he records it. H -
Blog postIt was a red flag day in Panama City Beach, FL. Despite the warnings, a group of swimmers waded out into the water, and it was not long before they were swept away in a riptide.
As they walked along the beach, a couple realized what was happening, so they quickly called people together to get involved in the rescue.
In only a few moments, about 40 people linked arms and formed a human chain that stretched out 70 yards from shore. Despite the danger the rescue posed t
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The Walk: For those who are ready to go far.
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