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2 Thessalonians 2:7 New King James Version For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. For some of us our lives seem like a mystery. You may ask where is my life headed, what is my purpose, and how can I even make any sense of my upside down life. For others you may not consider your life a mystery because that may imply something uncertain, unsuccessful, or even eerie, but before the end of this message you might consider the question from a different angle. The...
Romans 4:5-8 "5But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, 6just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works: 7“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, And whose sins are covered; 8Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.” (NKJV) Forgiveness, what is it, and what is it not? There is so much you can say about forgiveness that we may have forgotten in our modern world what it really is...
What does America mean to you? Perhaps no one answered this question better than Rev. Peter Marshall, the chaplain of the United States Senate, in a sermon during World War II, November 19, 1944. Here is a portion of that message from the book The Wartime Sermons of Dr. Peter Marshall. Consider how you might answer this question as you read his sermon? “It is said about Columbus’s discovery of America that he was on a search for spices, and trying to prove that the Indies might be found by sailing directly west, Instead he discovered Ame...
Romans 4: 5-8 “5But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, 6just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works: 7“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, And whose sins are covered; 8Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.” (NKJV) Using a stress ball might be good for relieving some anxiety, but it doesn’t get to the heart of our human condition. Perhaps, I can release enough stress...
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not [b] impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit. What makes the world so messed up? There are so many concerned about what is fair these days, right? wrong? actually, maybe? Are we really getting to the real heart of problems in the world? People love to watch the latest bad guy versus good guy programs. Maybe that’s always been that way like the bad cowboys who wear the black hats and the good guys who wear the w...
Christmas is a time of expectation, and it should be. On Christmas day there will be children looking for a special gift. The very first Christmas was a time of great expectation. God had promised His coming Messiah for generations through His covenant promise to Adam and Even, to Noah, to Abraham, to Moses, to the people of Israel, to King David. Zacharias the priest in this prophetic utterance tells us that his son John will announce his coming. His coming is just around the corner. The years were long and their captivity cruel and God’s p...
What is the Reality behind the Truth? James 3: 8-10 8But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. What is the reality behind the truth? Most people today would like to find out what is really real in contrast to what is counterfeit, plastic, hollow, shallow, or empty. Some will define this reality in...