Sober-minded and watchful

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-matmf-15dfa79 Jesus is the Lion of Judah.  He is the original lion, but there is a counterfeit on the hunt.  He went after Job, and he will go after us.  The question is whether we are conscious of this daily battle and prepared for it.

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Religious tradition that corrupts religion

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-3cg8n-15d41f5 I’ve heard it said that if you say something enough times, people will start to believe it.  Unfortunately, this method of teaching has been used in the Church for centuries.  We have adopted traditions that fly in the face of the scriptures, and that is unacceptable.  Let us reassess what we think we know…

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God’s deep tissue work

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ai74d-15ca161 The same way we have to care for our physical muscles, that is how we must care for our spiritual muscles.  Once used, they require rest and rejuvenation.  Sometimes God has to get in there to get out some knots or release tightness, and that can be uncomfortable and painful, but it is necessary. …

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The art of seduction

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-bcibe-15beaa0 The story of Samson and Delilah is short but compelling.  We will encounter many people, things, and ideas in this world which might seem good to us in one way or another but really have seduced us for our harm.  Let us pray to have more discernment than Samson, to see the seductress for…

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The wisdom of silence

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-j4g6x-15b0b0c You can measure a man by his words.  After all, the bible tell us that the one who can bridle his tongue will be perfect.  Sometimes, the wisest words we can say are no words at all.  This is restraint that only the Holy Spirit can teach us.

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Running for the Lord

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-sk8b8-15a680d Each of us is in a race, and it should be our desire to finish and finish well. God sets the course, but we must do the running. Let us seek not only the ability to run but the discernment to see the course ahead because each has his own race.

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Superficial cures

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-iwgap-159bd35 Forget about the superficial cures.  Forget about the counterfeit remedies.  Let us get to the heart of the matter by allowing the Lord to truly treat that which ails our spirits.  Let us lead those who are spiritually hurt, broken, and dying to the great physician, the only One who can save a soul.

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Everything we really have

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-erszz-15911d4 Where do we hang our hope?  Who do we seek in our need?  What fuels us to face our days with purpose and honor?  What gives us our sustenance and support?  Is there not one place, one person to fulfill all these?  Do we not already have all we need in him and his…

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An encouraging word

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-f8i5b-1585b02 Worldly encouragement is not the same as the encouragement we are to have for one another in the truth.  A kind word and a pat on the back is so much less than we should be able to offer the brethren.  We need a lot more from one another than that as we wage…

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