Have you ever been called “narrow minded?” Well, I have, and it irritates me! Am I narrow minded because I believe that there is a God? Am I narrow minded because I believe Jesus Christ is God’s son? Am I narrow minded because I believe Jesus arose from the dead? Well, I believe all these [...]
Posted on November 7th, 2009 by doc
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To some, this is a big question. I, personally, love good music…or, at least, I love music that sounds good to me. But, you know, the Lord has an idea of what He likes, also. It is He Who decides what pleases Him, and what He want as part of our worship service. For example, [...]
Posted on October 20th, 2009 by doc
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I saw that quote on a church sign recently. You know the ones — these are the signs that have quippy sayings that are intended to make you think, and sometimes make you groan. Like most quotes, some are better than others. This one got my attention though, because I wasn’t sure if I agreed [...]
Posted on October 3rd, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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Sometimes, we just need to be reminded of our value. A well-known speaker started his seminar by holding up a $50.00 bill. In a room of 200 participants, he asked, “Who would like to have this $50.00 bill?” Hands went up immediately. He said, “I am going to give this $50.00 to one of you, [...]
Posted on September 18th, 2009 by doc
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13Consider the work of God; For who can make straight what He has made crooked? 14In the day of prosperity be joyful, But in the day of adversity consider: Surely God has appointed the one as well as the other, So that man can find out nothing that will come after him. Ecclesiastes 7:13-14 I [...]
Posted on September 10th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
Filed under: Faith, Growth, Humility, Old Testament | Comments Off
I read that statement recently. It was written by John MacArthur, a man with whom I agree quite often, and with whom I also frequently disagree. Sometimes statements hit us as just being so outrageous they couldn’t possibly be true, but other times they make us wonder if there is a sense in which they [...]
Posted on August 22nd, 2009 by Bob Mathews
Filed under: Faith, Salvation | 3 Comments »
38Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head. 39David fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to them. “I cannot go in these,” he said to Saul, “because I am not [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed — not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence — continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose. Philippians 2:12-13 Outside of [...]
Posted on July 27th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
Filed under: Faith, Growth, Salvation, Works | 1 Comment »
You don’t have to search very far to find some “doom & gloomer” tell you the church is dying. You also don’t have to go very far to see a church in which many of its young people “give their lives to Christ”, then a year or two after they leave home, most of those [...]
Posted on July 14th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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You’ve been looking forward to this for the last 5 days. Now it’s Saturday and you’re settling down with that book you’ve been meaning to read. Just when you kick your shoes off and get comfortable, you hear a knock at the door. Sorta sounded like the way the FedEx lady knocks when she has [...]
Posted on June 25th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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