I want to pay tribute to wonderful people I have known, the wonderful country in which I live, the communities in which I have lived, the churches who have claimed me as their own, the God who sends shivers down my back when I really give him a portion of my time—well, maybe not shivers but tears flow easily in some of those most priceless times.
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IN THINE OWN HEART
IN THINE OWN HEART Though Christ a thousand times In Bethlehem be born If he’s not born in thee Thy soul is still forlorn The cross on Golgotha Will never save thy soul The cross in thine own heart Alone … Continue reading
Posted in born again, Christmas, salvation
Tagged born again, Christmas, Jesus only way, salvation
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SUNDAY’S SIMPLE SERMON – GOOD NEWS, Oct. 11, 2020
Sometime ago I was being baited in the chat room my a fraud claiming to be Linda! “Fraud” came on with how excited she was about the good news from the CEO Mort Zuckerman, setting me up for the big … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah-rohi, salvation, Uncategorized
Tagged Good News, Jehovah-rohi, salvation
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WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN?
I am a Christian blogger. I write most of my blogs as if I am talking to Christian bloggers. However, the chances are that some readers are not Christians. I want to be sure I make it plain that I … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, eternal life, Heaven, Jesus only way, me, salvation, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, eternal life, Heaven, Jesus only way, me, salvation
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CHECK THIS #10 – JESUS
Feasting on Ps. 32:1-2 “blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not count against him” No, not against me, because they were already counted against Jesus. Amazing! Can you imagine people who insist on carrying their own sins … Continue reading
Posted in check this, Jesus only way, salvation, Uncategorized
Tagged check this, Jesus, salvation
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GIVING BIRTH TO THE WIND
Isaiah 26: This chapter includes scriptures most church goers have heard over and over, V. 3, 7, 9. However, I have never heard Verse 18 commented on, “We were with child; we writhed in pain, but we gave birth to … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, church, salvation, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, church, church styles, Isaiah 26:18, repentance, salvation
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CAN I BE GOOD ENOUGH?
A few months ago I had a dream in which in was sitting in a church auditorium and watched as children and some adults were ascending stairways on each side of the church. I realized that the rapture (catching away … Continue reading
Posted in good deeds, Jesus, Jesus only way, rapture, salvation, Uncategorized
Tagged good deeds, Jehovah-tidkenu, Jesus, Jesus only way, rapture, righteousness, savation, saved by Jesus' blood
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DRESS THE WOUND
Look with me at the CONDITION of prophets and priests before judgment came to Judah. God speaking through Jeremiah (6:14) “They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace’ they say, and there is … Continue reading
Posted in false prophets, salvation, sin, Uncategorized
Tagged false prophets, salvation, sin
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THE CHECK THAT MATTERS
I’ve been listening to William Cowper’s hymn from the mid 1700s, “O for a Closer Walk with God.” Third verse is not something we want to sing. “Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest! I hate the sins … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Jesus only way, salvation, sin, Uncategorized
Tagged backsliding, Christianity, eternal life, eternal security, Isaiah 59:1-2, Jesus only way, salvation, sin
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BE GLAD IN HIS SALVATION
Meditation from my study in the Book of Isaiah. After a series of curses and railings against nations who do not trust in God (Chapters 13-24), I am so relieved to run onto Chapter 25, a praise to God which … Continue reading
TAKE YOUR TEMPLE TO THE TEMPLE
Oh how the weeks do roll! It is Sunday again. It’s got me thinking how rarely if ever, I have dreaded going to church. Some people give the excuse that “the reason I don’t go to church is because my … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, church, God, salvation, temple, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, church, God's spirit within, Sunday, temple, worship
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