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[24 Aug 2010 | Post a Comment | 51 views]
Quoted: T. F. Tenney on Faith

Faith puts no limits on God, and God puts no limits on faith.

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[23 Aug 2010 | Post a Comment | 52 views]
A Mocker or a Marveler?

Acts 2:7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
Acts 2:13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
Some men marvelled, others mocked.
Marvelled: something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing.
Mocked: To attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision. To ridicule by mimicry of action or speech; mimic derisively. To mimic, imitate, or counterfeit. To challenge; defy.
Consider the account of Michal, the daughter of Saul. At one time she marveled at …

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[20 Aug 2010 | Post a Comment | 83 views]
Love One Another: Affirm, Share, Serve

There are many “one another” commands found in the New Testament. In the study guide for Gospel in Life: Grace Changes Everything, Tim Keller offers a helpful breakdown of categories in affirming one another, sharing with one another, and serving one another. These form, he says, “nine ‘community-building practices’—specific behaviors that build Christian community.” For more details on each point, see pp. 58-71.
Affirm
1. Affirm one another’s strengths, abilities, and gifts.

Romans 12:10: “Honor one another”
James 5:9: “Don’t grumble against each other”
Romans 12:3-8: Confirm the gifts of one another

2. Affirm one …

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[19 Aug 2010 | Post a Comment | 67 views]
Quoted: Charles Grisham on Preaching

Nothing happens when a desensitized preacher, preaches a desensitized sermon, to an already desensitized world.

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[18 Aug 2010 | Post a Comment | 55 views]
Investing In The Kingdom

A friend mentioned recently about a thought he’d heard on the radio concerning investors and consumers.
The point made by the radio commentator was, if someone purchased a top of the line Mac computer several years ago, and another person invested that same amount of money into Apple stock at the same time, the computer would be devalued today, but the stock would have grown significantly, bringing wealth to the individual.
I have been thinking today about the value of investing, and remembering that what I am investing into the Kingdom is …