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    Why Is It Important To Give The Invitation?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on May 24, 2024
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    Supper is ready and the invitations have been sent!

    But what is an invitation? An invitation is to request someone to be present, a summons to participate, or an attempt to get someone to join or to arrive at a specific event. The Parable of the Great Feast The man with Jesus saw the brilliance of God’s Kingdom, yet he did not yet see how to get ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Why Are We Told To Be A Daily Living Sacrifice?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on May 19, 2024
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    Paul gives rules for living as a group of redeemed people in a fallen world from Romans chapter 1 - 16. We are to be a living penance.

    In Romans 12:1 through Romans 16:27, Paul gives rules for living as a group of redeemed people in a fallen world. We are to give ourselves to Christ as living penances, comply with the public authority, love our neighbors, and take extraordinary consideration of the people who are frail in their ...read more

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    Who Is Or Who Are The Walking Twice Dead?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on May 12, 2024
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    Today we read about the dangers of false teaching and the duty to fight for the truth of God.

    Jude wrote this letter to warn believers of false teachers (Colossians 2:4) that were teaching the Christians that they could do what they wanted without fear of reprisal from God. Many believers in today's churches may still act in this manner. We need to heed the warning of these false ...read more

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    Do We Have Our Forks Ready?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on May 4, 2024
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    This is a short story about the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

    The sincere reaction to God by the individuals who love Him is in praise. The more that we get to know the Lord and acknowledge what and how He has helped us, the more we will answer with a spirit of praise. At the core of genuine love is praise and worship. We should let our commendation of God ...read more

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    Are We Guilty Of The Seven Sins Of Not Soul Winning?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Apr 27, 2024
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    Which of these sins are we guilty of?

    Levi reacted as Jesus would want the entirety of his supporters to do, he followed his Lord promptly, and he assembled his companions to meet him as well. Levi left a worthwhile and exploitative tax-collecting business to follow Jesus. Then Levi held a gathering for his kindred collectors and ...read more

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    How Do We Face The Storms Of Life?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Apr 25, 2024
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    Are you currently in a storm? Do you see a storm approaching? What will you do?

    After preaching to a great multitude (Mark 4:1-29), it was evening time and Jesus told the disciples that he wanted to cross over to the other side. Why? We do not know. It may have been that he had grown tired and need some peace and quiet after such a long church service. So, the disciples took ...read more

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    How Do We Differ From The Forgiver That Would Not Forgive?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Apr 15, 2024
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    What if God did to us what this man did to another?

    This passage of Scripture responds to Peter's inquiry concerning how often he ought to pardon a brother (or sister) who sins against him. Jesus explains with an illustration concerning the servant and a king. The king excuses the man's tremendous, unpayable obligation. However, the servant ...read more

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    What Is The Significance Of The Fortune In The Field And The Goodly Pearl?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Apr 6, 2024
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    Have we counted the cost of servanthood? What are we willing to give for the fortune that God has provided for us?

    Jesus oftentimes instructed by using parables or illustrations. Stories, even short ones like these, are a strong method for conveying a major thought or to answer an unavoidable issue. Language or specialized terms probably will not let a thought hit home for a great many people. Associating the ...read more

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    If You Were Accused Of Being A Christian, Would There Be Enough Evidence To Convict You?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Mar 28, 2024
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    Imagine if you will a court room. God is the judge. Satan is the prosecuting attorney, and he is telling the court everything that we have done wrong. Jesus is the defense attorney.

    At the time when the Jewish remnant returned to Israel to rebuild the walls, Joshua was the High Priest (Haggai 1:1, 2:4). In verses one - four: Satan “resisted” (accused) Joshua, who depicts the country of Israel here. The allegations were exact, Joshua remained in “filthy garments” (sins). In ...read more

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    Have We Been Obedient?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Mar 18, 2024
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    What have we done with what God has given us? God has given us something important to take care of in the church, at our work environment, and at our home.

    This is Haggai's subsequent message, given during the Feast of Tabernacles, around the month of October, 520 B.C. The more seasoned individuals, the elders, could recollect the unbelievable magnificence of Solomon's Temple, which had been annihilated 66 years sooner. Many were ...read more

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    Is It Time That We Got Back To Work?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Mar 9, 2024
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    Everybody wants something from us. We hurry through life but then run out of time and energy. Where are our priorities and values?

    It appears like everybody needs something from us, relatives, businesses, schools, chapels, or clubs. Before long there is brief period left to give, as we run out of time and energy. We wind up hurrying through life, taking care of the vital, the prompt, and the earnest. Over and over again, the ...read more

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    What Does It Mean To Go From Judgment To Hope?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Mar 2, 2024
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    Zephaniah warned the people of impending punishment if they did not repent.

    Zephaniah had cautioned the people of Judah that if they would not repent of their transgressions and return to God, all of Judah would be punished. This whole book is filled with the impending correction that was to come from God, but it would come with love. The phrase “the day of the Lord” is ...read more

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    How Can We Complain About The Type Of Rod That God Uses On Us? Series

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Feb 19, 2024
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    Habakkuk asked God why bad people succeed while good people do not. God's answer, they don't.

    The Punishing Rod Part One Habakkuk 1:1-11 When Habakkuk was disturbed, he brought his interests straightforwardly to God. In the wake of accepting God's responses, he then reacted with a supplication of faith. Habakkuk's model is one that ought to support us as we battle to move from ...read more

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    The Punishing Rod Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Feb 16, 2024
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    This is faith grappling with a problem. Habakkuk took his problem to God.

    Part One When Habakkuk was disturbed, he brought his interests straightforwardly to God. In the wake of accepting God's responses, he then, at that point, reacted with a supplication of faith. Habakkuk's model is one that ought to support us as we battle to move from uncertainty to faith. ...read more

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    Are We To Be Prepared To Face Doom Or Deliverance?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Feb 11, 2024
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    In this passage of Scripture, God is placing judgment on a sinful world. Assyria had been a powerful nation. They were proud of themselves at how they conquered the various lands and its people.

    The Patience and Power of God: Like Jonah, Nahum was a prophet to the capital of the Assyrian Empire, Nineveh, and he prophesied somewhere in the range of 663 and 654 B.C. Jonah had seen the city atone a century sooner, however it had fallen once more into devilishness. Assyria was controlling the ...read more

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