Category: God
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Will we tell?
The promises of God are often too much for anyone to comprehend, but nevertheless, they are STILL given! Jesus promises to all that hear that to come to Him would bring life – of which we have never seen or possessed before. What is critical to understand as this same promise is still offered today,…
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How do we respond?
When God’s word reveals a truth to us, what we determine in our hearts to do with it is incredibly revealing of what we truly believe; especially if God’s truth threatens our wants, desires, or even our power. The religious leaders in Jerusalem faced the same challenges when it came to Jesus’s teachings that we…
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Are we listening?
When Jesus responds to people, it is often easy to see how His answers could be misconstrued, misunderstood, or even misinterpreted. After all, if He is speaking to us to correct our behavior, no one readily signs up for that! Further, sometimes we can fall into the trap of seeking God’s response but we have…
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What do you allow?
Hypocrisy is one of the most repeated struggles that the modern day church constantly endures. However! We are not defenseless and without opportunity to correct it when it rears its head! For example, Jesus showed a great contrast between religious acts and obeying the Law (see John 7:20-24) that we can learn from. In it,…
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Will you do one thing?
Faith requires that each of us accepts that we are not in control, and that in the admitting of that truth we are presented with a real opportunity to understand Who is! However, asking God to “prove” that He is real continues to be a challenge that is not only seen all over scripture, but…
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Will you trust His will?
Wouldn’t it be great if we could walk on water? Just think about the time we could save being able to cross the smallest lake without needing alternate transportation! While it might be easy to focus on the “convenience” of something, we need to see (because we can easily miss it) that not everything…
Pastor T.J. Conwell 