What Kind of Ground Are You? Part 3 of 3

What Kind of Ground Are You? Part 3 of 3

Jesus explains the final ground that the sower’s seed fell on in Mark 4:20.  “But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirty-fold, some sixty, and some a hundred”. When the word is sown into our lives and it begin to produce fruit, [...]

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What Kind of Ground Are You? Part 2 of 3

What Kind of Ground Are You? Part 2 of 3

In Mark 4:16-17, Jesus explains the seed that falls on stony ground. These are those that receive the word with gladness. However, because they have no root they endure for only a short while.

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What Kind of Ground Are You? Part 1 of 3

What Kind of Ground Are You? Part 1 of 3

In Mark 4:3-9, Jesus tells a parable of a sower. There is a sower that sows seeds. Some of the seeds fall by the wayside only to be eaten by birds. Some seed fall on stony ground springing up immediately but later get scorched by the sun and die due to lack of roots. There [...]

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Encouraged Not Discouraged Part 1 of 2

Encouraged Not Discouraged Part 1 of 2

Reading God’s word can not only be uplifting, comforting and inspiring, it can be revealing and convicting as well. When God shows us an area in our lives that doesn’t line up with His word, it can sometimes make us feel bad about ourselves. However, when God shows us an area that needs work, or corrects us, He [...]

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Speaking Up Part 2 of 2

Speaking Up Part 2 of 2

One reason that we often don’t speak up for things is because we want to be meek and humble. I once heard someone say that “Meekness is having strength under control”. When you are meek, you don’t walk around with your head down and allow everyone to walk all over you, yet you don’t go [...]

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Speaking Up Part 1 of 2

Speaking Up Part 1 of 2

Do you struggle with passivity and not speaking up when you should? For a while, I did. I felt that I didn’t want to start trouble, and I wanted to keep the peace. So, if there was something that I needed to speak up on, I would just let it go. Did you know that [...]

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Will You Be Ready?

Will You Be Ready?

One thing is for certain, we are living in the last days. Jesus WILL return. He will be looking for a church without spot or wrinkle

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OUCH!!! Part 1 of 2

OUCH!!! Part 1 of 2

How do we act when we receive correction from God? Hebrews 12:11 says, “All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.”

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Good Works Wrong Motives Part 2 of 2

Good Works Wrong Motives Part 2 of 2

It is possible to know our purpose in life and do it for the wrong reasons. Imagine working on something really hard for several years only for it to catch fire and burn to the ground soon after completion. Sounds like all of that work was a complete waste of time right? That’s what happens to our work done [...]

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Good Works Wrong Motives Part 1 of 2

Good Works Wrong Motives Part 1 of 2

I believe God is really big on motives. I don’t think what we do impresses Him much. His concern is why we do it. Motives are something that we have to be very careful of. Why are we doing what we do? Is it for God’s glory? Or, is it to be popular or well [...]

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