Monthly Archives: May 2021

Five Things God Said: 1) Let Go

I urge you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. – Romans 12:1 If you will allow me to, I’d like … Continue reading

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Am I Too Far Gone?

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. – 1 John 1:9 You did not stop here just because. God wanted to you to read this. … Continue reading

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Digging for Hidden Treasure: Part 27 – If.

…heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him. – Romans 8:17 One thing I have learned in my time studying the Word of God is to pay very close attention to the small things, … Continue reading

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Digging for Hidden Treasure: Part 26 – Was…or Something Else?

And the earth was formless and void. – Genesis 1:2 Did you know that one small word can completely change the dynamics of a sentence? It can. In our passage today, we see the beginning of creation in verse one. … Continue reading

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Digging for Hidden Treasure: Part 25 – Take Away…or Something Else?

Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away… – John 15:2 There are some words that when we read them, they seem to fit into the story so we rarely, if ever, look at them. Thus … Continue reading

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Digging for Hidden Treasure: Part 24 – What’s So Big About Words?

God…who desires all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. – 1 Timothy 2:4 One of the greatest things that a diligent studier of the Word of God can do is to dig deeper into … Continue reading

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Digging for Hidden Treasure: Part 23 – The Parables of the Sower: Lesson 9 – The Good Ground Christian

And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil… – Matthew 13:23 We finally come to the end of the parable of the sower in the book of Matthew. We see an interesting distinction in each of … Continue reading

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Digging for Hidden Treasure: Part 22 – The Parables of the Sower: Lesson 8 – The Thorny Ground Christian

…and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word… – Matthew 13:22 So far, we have seen a believer who does not understand (nor have a care to understand) the Truth of the Kingdom and … Continue reading

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Digging for Hidden Treasure: Part 21 – The Parables of the Sower: Lesson 7 – The Rocky Ground Christian

…yet he has no firm root in himself… – Matthew 13:21 As a reminder, this parable is about the sowing of the seed of the Truth of the Kingdom, that God would have it that all would be saved and … Continue reading

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Digging for Hidden Treasure: Part 20 – The Parables of the Sower: Lesson 6 – The Wayside Christian

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it… – Matthew 13:19 Having settled the fact that the word of the kingdom is not about eternal salvation, but rather the possibility of your inheritance and reward … Continue reading

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