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What is your sacrifice?
Honoring Jephthahs daughter for her faith in God and her selfless sacrifice of her future and even her own self. And by doing so, she points to One even greater who also sacrificed Himself to honor H
Wages or Gift
Paul uses an analogy that he says is imperfect but still communicates an essential lesson for us. We have been set free from sin as a slave-master whose wages are corruption, shame, and death. Now tha
Know your Shepherd
For a few minutes, we look at what is hopefully a very familiar passage of Scripture Psalm 23. The hope is that each of us growing increasingly familiar with not only Psalm 23 but also with the LOR
Sin Shall Not Reign
We resume our study through Pauls letter to the Roman church with a challenge who reigns over your life? Who is the Master that we obey? It is one thing to say Jesus is Lord, but do our words and a
Story of Easter
Resurrection weekend. Popularly known as Easter. As foretold through Isaiah and by Jesus Himself, His Passover weekend with the disciples is interrupted with His arrest, trial, crucifixion, and burial
Baptism Proclaims
Paul uses baptism to illustrate why we should be denying temptations to sin and living more like Christ. Which prompts us to examine baptism as Paul did in order to better understand the spiritual sig
Loved His Enemies
God demonstrated His love for us even while we were still ungodly, enemy sinners, Christ died for us to reconcile us back to our Creator and Judge, saving us from the wrath to come. Romans 5:6-11 Taug
Admittance to Grace
Having been justified by faith in Jesus Christ, we have received peace with God, access to His presence, and confident hope that is greater than any circumstances. In fact, our troubles can work to in
Faith works
Paul preaches that we are saved by faith and not by works. James preaches that your faith should be accompanied by works or its not faith. And both point to Abraham as proof. Who is right? The Holy S
Imputed Righteousness
Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Lots of ways to translate that one word imputed, reckoned, counted, credited, and accounted. But we dont have righteousness witho