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Spiritual Warfare XI: Final Thoughts About the Sword of the Spirit
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Spiritual Warfare VI: The Shoes of Peace
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Choosing Life, Good, and Blessing—Deuteronomy 30:15-20
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Ascension and Pentecost IV: The Ascended Christ Sends the Indwelling Spirit
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Ascension and Pentecost III. The Gospel of Forgiveness
One of the most important, and in many churches least emphasized, elements of Jesus’ post-resurrection teaching is the message of forgiveness. Yet, it is central to Jesus’ final instructions to His disciples, and it should be central to our message. As He prepared them for their forthcoming ministry, He said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If…
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Ascension and Pentecost I: A Unified Gospel Message
On the traditional church calendar, the Easter season lasts 50 days, beginning with Easter Sunday and ending seven weeks later with the Feast of Pentecost. Easter and Pentecost are not merely bookends on a cycle of Scripture readings for Sunday worship. Along with the Feast of the Ascension (on the 40th day of Easter, 10…
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Light of the World: Exposing the Deeds of Darkness
All of these forms of “Christian advertising” are great ways to begin a conversation about the Gospel and what Jesus has done in one’s life. However, when there is a conflict between our bumper stickers or Facebook statuses and our lifestyles, the answer is not to hide the light. The answer is to tap more…
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What Happens After the Election?
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Scripture Sabbath Challenge—First Corinthians 2:14–16
First Corinthians 2:14–16 reminds us that the natural man cannot understand the things of the Spirit of God. They sound like foolishness to non-believers. Yet, all too often, Christians begin by trying to explain secondary issues to those around them. Those things will seem illogical if the Holy Spirit is not giving wisdom to the…
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Scripture Sabbath Challenge—Matthew 16:13–19
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