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Relief from Satanic Attack

December 5, 2011
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I was born in 1972, so I really grew up in the 80′s. This means that I observed the “satanic panic” of the 80′s and early 90′s. Much of that served as more of a distraction from the real dangers of Satan and his schemes. For, however many of those claims were false, there is [...]

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Gospel-Motivated Godliness

October 11, 2011
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One of the motives we have to live a life worthy of our calling as Christians is found in what we are in Jesus. For example, Paul argues in Romans 6 that since we are no longer slaves to sin, but slaves of Jesus, we should live righteously out of the freedom we have in [...]

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A Field Manual for Mortifying Sin

May 31, 2011
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The painful presence of sin in the life of a Christian doesn’t ease up as you grow in faith. We may overcome certain sins, and experience victory in certain areas of life, but sin will remain with us, waging war against us until death or Christ’s return. Clearly, Christians are called to fight sin and [...]

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The Feeblest Believer Triumphs

May 22, 2011
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I don’t listen to many sermons these days, but I continue to read quite a few. This evening I was reading Spurgeon on 1 Sam. 17. His words were very encouraging to me personally and a compliment to today’s conclusion of our sermon series through 1 Timothy, Gospel Formation: The Pursuit of the Grace of [...]

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Fighting Sin and Temptation

May 18, 2011
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Summer is almost here, and before you fill your reading calendar I wanted to encourage you to read at least one of the following books. As followers of Jesus we are daily confronted with our own corruption. If we are to grow in grace we must soberly, aggressively, and thoroughly address our sin and temptations. [...]

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These Next (Last) Five Days

December 27, 2010
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Yesterday Darrin Patrick, Pastor of The Journey in Saint Louis, posted this modern proverb on his Facebook wall. “How you live the last week of 2010 has a direct correlation as to how your 2011 will be.” Like any proverbial statement, this is generally true. There there are exceptions, but it is true for most. [...]

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Your Procrastination is Sin

July 22, 2010
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For years I was a serious procrastinator. In fact, I think I could have gone pro (if that sort of thing paid). So I did what a lot of college students do, putting off assignments until the last minute. But I would justify myself by calling it “time management” and pointing to a solid grade. [...]

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