As I studied the word this week and received a message from God, I got excited. The things that you will hear this Sunday will encourage you, no matter what you are going through. We’re going to talk about acceptance and rejection. We all know from grade school on, that the other kids CHOOSE who…
2 Timothy 4:1 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: 2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.
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Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us…
When Paul, the apostle, wrote many of his letters, he kept them relevant by comparing spiritual things to athletic competition, because society at that time was in tune to such competition in the Greek games. Life is much more than a game, but we do have the choice to truly apply ourselves or just “get…