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“But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled; for such things must happen, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginnings of sorrows.”  - Mark 13:7-8 (NKJV) One aspect of Christian television that I’ve found interesting (to say the least) is the number of people who attempt to accurately predict the end times, even to the day. I read recently that someone is predicting that May 21 of this year will be the day the world we know it ends (which is an amendment of their earlier prediction of a date in 1994). I’ve found these types of predictions to be odd for someone who claims to adhere to the Word...

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Why Are You Seeking Him?

(John 6:26 ESV)  Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Why do you seek Jesus?  How do you encourage others to seek Jesus?  Is it through sharing the power of his saving Grace, His work completed on the Cross?  In our effort to bring people to Christ, do we fall into this category of followers by offering excitement, super programs, lavish dinners, etc…?  Are we causing the lost to seek Christ, not for the miracle of His forgiveness to a wretched sinner but for the shallow, self-serving, feel-good Gospel? ...

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Who is Blind?

I’ve been studying the book of John over the past several months.  One story that sticks out to me is the account of the man who was born blind.  It is interesting to me how these Pharisees literally refused to accept this man’s testimony that he had been healed. The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, "Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?" Some said, "It is he." Others said, "No, but he is like him." He kept saying, "I am the man." So they said to him, "Then how were your eyes opened?" He answered, "The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to...

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Love for God

“God is not honored by groundless love. In fact, there is no such thing. If we do not know anything about God, there is nothing in our mind to awaken love. If love does not come from knowing God, there is no point calling it love for God. There may be some vague attraction in our heart or some unfocused gratitude in our soul, but if they do not  arise from knowing God, they are not love for God.” << John Piper, from Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God, p. 90 >> BLESSED TO BLESS......

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Psalm 100:3

“‘Man, know thyself,’ is a wise aphorism, yet to know our God is truer wisdom; and it is very questionable whether a man can know himself until he knows his God. Jehovah is God in the fullest, most absolute, and most exclusive sense, he is God alone; to know him in that character and prove our knowledge by obedience, trust, submission, zeal, and love is an attainment which only grace can bestow.” BLESSED TO BLESS......

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Desire

YOU give it all for me my soul desire my everything and all I am is devoted to YOU How could I fail to see YOU are the love that rescued me and all I am is devoted to YOU and oh, how could I not be moved,  LORD here with YOU So have YOUR way in me,  cause LORD there is just one thing that i will seek this is my cry, my one desire Just to be where YOU are LORD now and forever it's more than a song, my one desire is to be with YOU, is to be with YOU, JESUS the one thing, the one thing I ask, is to be with YOU BLESSED TO BLESS....

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