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The Righteousness of God Comes from Relationship with God

Our relationship with God defines us as saved versus condemned. Enoch walked with God, and so God took Enoch home to heaven.

We are Saved so that we can Love God and Love Each Other

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We come to Christ for salvation so that we can love God and love others. The essential outworking of our faith is love.

The Urgent Imperative of Ministry: Stop Stalling, Start Serving

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You have the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has equipped you. the Holy Spirit is ready to move. Let’s go!

Too many believers spend their whole lives figuring out their gift. Debating, pondering, considering, but never actually employing their gift/s in ministry to the brethren/church.

Holy Hospitality

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The opportunity to help, to minister, to bless others, in any way, should always be welcomed. Welcomed because we want so much to serve God. But, in so many aspects of life, we prefer to serve only who, and when, and how we want. And, thus, we don’t really serve at all, no matter what we decide to do.

Has God Already Provided for your Taxes?

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The children of God live in the Kingdom of God, therefore, no tax in any kingdom of man can stop/hinder the work of a child of God going about their Father’s business in the Kingdom of God. God the Father had already provided for our earthly needs, so no earthly tax can stop you or me from doing the work of God here on earth.

Jehovah’s Judgments | 5. Exploitation

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We should never assume that God is comfortable with our sinfulness. Just because we don’t see God moving doesn’t mean He is standing still. Contrary to what the merchants of Judah thought, God does judge sin.

Jehovah’s Judgments | 4. Defiance

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The real issue that we face when we don’t have authority is that we want it. And often we will do whatever it takes to get it or to resist it or to undermine it. However, it is God that bestows authority. No one can have authority unless God allows him/her to have it. Therefore, to rebel against authority is to rebel against God.