Category Archive: Glorifying God

Dec 21

The Story of the Other Wise Man

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Christianity, Glorifying God, Servant Leadership

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The Story of the Other Wise Man has brought joy and meaning to myself and my family for many years. I highly recommend reading this small book. It is a legend of a fourth wise man (a scholar as the three wise men), who also studied the prophesies and the stars and set out to …

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Nov 15

Treasured Truths – Adoption

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Bible study, Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Family, Glorifying God

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Notes from the Treasured Truth podcast (Pastor James Ford, Jr.) [5 parts (podcasts) in Moody Radio app] Gal 4 God ‘removed’ slave or free, male or female, etc. (In Gal 3 he removes barriers.) However, this was on a spiritual level. He did not remove the physical/practical differences – e.g. Males and females are physically …

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Nov 01

Great commission or morality

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Good devo by Joe Stowell on the idea that the great commission is more important than promoting morality. Some good ideas to use in the Two Decrees sermon.  http://getmorestrength.org/daily/one-at-a-time/ 

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Oct 24

There is nothing enlightening about shrinking

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Christianity, Discipleship, Glorifying God, Growth, Leadership, Servant Leadership, Uncategorized

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Great quote by Marianne Williamson. Thanks Dave Lafary at the Faith Encounter, 10-19-16 at Wesley Church.

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Oct 13

Grasping and being moved to Please, Know, and Resemble God

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Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Glorifying God, Growth, Love, Relationships

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From Tim Keller’s daily reading plan (and his fuller book) from YouVersion (below). I want this ultimate relationship with God. I want to grasp what Jesus did for me and all of mankind. I want to be in relationship with God to please Him, know Him, and resemble Him, as I love those around me …

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May 12

Christ Jesus, taking the very nature of a servant, humbled himself by becoming obedient to death. Therefore…

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Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Glorifying God, Growth, Leadership, Missions, Servant Leadership

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Imitating Christ’s Humility from Philippians 2 (NIV) 5 …Christ Jesus…7taking the very nature of a servant,…8humbled himself     by becoming obedient to death…..9Therefore,….10every knee should bow….11Jesus Christ is Lord,     to the glory of God the Father.…[and].12Therefore,… 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. …

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Apr 07

7 Free Online Tools for Sermon Writing

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Bible study, Christianity, Church, Communication, Glorifying God, Growth, Sermon Ideas

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http://www.concordiatechnology.org/blog/2016/03/7-free-online-tools-for-sermon-writing?utm_content=25259776&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter 6th one is Christian Classics Ethereal Library  – The mission of the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) is to build up the church by making classic Christian literature widely available and promoting its use for edification and study by interested Christians, seekers and scholars. The CCEL accomplishes this by selecting, collecting, distributing, and promoting …

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Jan 24

The Great Compassion

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Bible study, Christianity, Faith, Glorifying God

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Matthew 25:34-36 

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Jan 17

Dare to be Great

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Church, Community, Faith, Glorifying God, Growth, Missions, Sermon Notes, Servant Leadership

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Pastor Howard White’s January (2016) sermon series is title Dare to be Great. The Dare to be Great Challenge is: A Great Commitment to the Great Commandments and the Great Commission done with Great Compassion will grow a Great Church (and a great Christian). The 5 sermons in the series are Dare to Follow Matt …

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Jan 16

5 Solas (Solae)

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Christianity, Faith, Glorifying God, Grace, Words

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[Disclaimer: I am not a theologian. This is just my take.] The 5 Solae of Protestantism are five foundational Biblical principles upon which our (Protestant) beliefs are based. (While Luther and Calvin taught, wrote, and preached on these, I believe that, as a listing of five, the Five Solae were not articulated until the 20th …

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