Have you ever wondered how wise it was to do something? How often have you shoved aside the niggling feeling that something wasn’t a good idea? Have you ever rejected someone’s advice because you felt it wasn’t wise? Have you ever asked someone for help because you felt they were wise?
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As we’ve effectively dealt with three out of three times so far in our study on Romans 8, we are sinners and Jesus Christ is our Savior. While studying Romans 8:1, we saw that Christ’s death paid the debt we earned with our sin, not just in the past and present, but also in the future. While studying Romans 8:2, we saw that because Jesus paid the price for all our sin, we no longer need to try secure our own salvation (which is impossible for us to do anyways). While studying Romans 8:3-4, we saw how this freedom was bought through Christ’s substitutionary death.
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Have you ever just looked back at something sinful that you said or did and wonder why you did it? It was just so unlike you, at least you thought so. Where did it come from? Why did it happen?
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Almost everyone is familiar with the catchy song from The Lion King “Hakuna Matata.” The characters sing a toe-tapping song that says, ‘got no worries for the rest of my days.’
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Not many people enjoy the topic of hardship. You know it’s there, but you just keep dancing around it like it’ll go away. We even avoid the book of Job just because it talks all about his hardship. We also like to ignore the part in Genesis that speaks of the fall of man bringing hardship.
Continue reading “God… and Hardship?”Christmas Special: The Reason for the Season
I know, the title is such a cliché, but it really is the most important thing about Christmas. There is nothing wrong about getting gifts for others in hopes to make them smile, but that’s really just some extra whipped cream on top of the ice cream.
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In our study of Romans 8, we’ve found that those who put their faith and trust in Christ no longer bear any condemnation of breaking God’s Law. This is because they have been given a new Law–”obey God out of love, not out of fear of being punished.” Today, we’ll see why this new Law can exist.
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We are to do our best to honor God and follow His laws, but we aren’t perfect. Are we expected to do this on our own? Do we have the ability to do that on our own?
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You know the saying “you talk the talk but don’t walk the walk”? Did you know that there is an entire chapter in the Bible dedicated to this exact meaning?
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We often hide behind the word ‘addiction’, making it sound like it is something out of our control. An addiction is not something out of our control, but a ‘god’ that we have exalted above the one true God.
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