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For Eternity and for Today
When you get saved by believing in Jesus and surrendering to His lordship over your life, you are also believing and trusting Him for the safety of your eternal soul. For whatever reason we Christians have no problem trusting Jesus with our eternal souls, but we have...
I Can’t Live the Christian Life
The standard for living a Christ-like life is Christ Himself, and He is perfect. A lot of people are afraid to believe in and follow Jesus because they feel they can't live up to His standard. A lot of people who do believe in Jesus don't follow Him fully because they...
Outside and Inside the Storm
Last night during the sermon we talked about shore lights and lighthouses giving direction and hope in the dark and in the storms. A couple phrases stuck out to me, and they go well together. What you do when there is no storm in your life is important. Don't doubt...
Calling for a Friend
When we call for a nearby friend at need and they don’t answer, we go look for them. We go closer to where they are so we can call again and maybe see why they didn’t answer at first. But when we call for God and He doesn’t answer, we have a tendency to walk away....
Trusting and Responding at Full Speed
In the past couple of years I have regularly been around a few dogs. One of these dogs absolutely loves to chase squirrels. He could be sound asleep and if you whisper the word squirrel, he'll jump up and bolt for the door. This is what has gotten me thinking: this...
Love One Another
This post is almost a continuation of Showing Love for God. Just like loving God has ways it shows up in your life, so does loving others. Jesus told His disciples that they should love one another like He loves them (John 13:34 and 15:12 & 17). Loving others is a...