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The Goliath of worry

Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? -Matthew 6:27 (NIV) Of the Goliaths we face in life, the Goliath of worry…

Special forces

So obey the commands of the LORD your God by walking in his ways and fearing him. -Deuteronomy 8:6 (NLT) As my pastor likes to put it, the…

Bold, honest grace sheds light

In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. -Matthew 5:16 (NIV) Interaction dynamics…

The Goliath of sexual temptation

Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. -1 Peter 5:8 (NIV) In Greek mythology,…

Now those songs make sense

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so…

TGIGF

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. -‭‭Romans‬ ‭5:8‬ ‭(NKJV) The interesting thing about explaining to…

The Goliath of addiction

All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give…

Helping the hopeless

> He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. -Psalm 147:3 (NIV) I have a friend who’s going through particularly tough times in his life, and as…

Consequences and forgiveness

The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the…

To the moon and back

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. -John 3:16…