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Purpose part 1

03/18/2019 19:47

Its a question we hear--and ask--quite often: Why am I here? What's the point? What's my purpose? What's this life for? I used to ask that question a lot, to be honest. And then I had a kid and that kind of settled that. I can't tell you how quickly the light flipped on when my son arrived. All...

Ultimate Truth part 5

03/17/2019 20:10

Yesterday we looked at the first use of the word "truth" in the King James Version of the Bible. So today let's look at the last use. I think that's a pretty good way to end this Rant series. 3 John 1:12, "Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record;...

Ultimate Truth part 4

03/16/2019 20:09

I kind of like the Law of First Mention. You know, how in the Bible where the first time a word or concept is used, it sets the tone for how it will be used thereafter. So, with that in mind, the first time the King James Version of the Bible uses the word "truth" is Genesis 24:27, "And he said,...

Ultimate Truth part 3

03/15/2019 19:50

The truth is the truth. Always has been, always will be. The truth is immutable. Nothing can change it. And that truth is, "God is love and He loves you." God has always been love. And He has always loved you. He always has and He always will. Like Logan and I say every night before bed, "One more...

Ultimate Truth part 2

03/14/2019 20:39

God is love and He loves you. That's it, man. That's what I've endeavoured to build my whole ministry on. My whole LIFE. Because to live is to love and to love is to live. They aren't just connected, they are the same thing. A life of love is the only life worth living. Living is the only way to...

Ultimate Truth part 1

03/13/2019 19:51

I was perusing the Bible today, as I often do, thinking about what I was going to Rant about. Because sometimes when I finish a Rant series it rolls into the next one, and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes I need to be still and know that He is God. Let HIM say what He wants to say. And sometimes it...

Disciple part 5

03/12/2019 20:08

To end this Rant series I want to talk about Luke 6:40, "The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master." And, listen, I don't want to get stuck on the first part. But I will address it. Being a disciple is NOT about elevating yourself. Because its a...

Disciple part 4

03/11/2019 19:48

I think this goes along with what I've been Ranting about as far as not denying yourself, but embracing yourself. Being who you really are by finding out who you really are. Learning how to love by learning how God loves you. "So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath,...

Disciple part 3

03/10/2019 20:00

Here's what we seem to think--especially in "religious" circles--we seem to think Matthew 16:24 is the secret recipe to being a disciple. "Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me." But if you notice, Jesus said...

Disciple part 2

03/09/2019 10:44

Being a disciple of Christ is being a student of love. Learning how to love as we learn how we are loved. And, really, as simply as I can put it is 1 John 4:18-19, "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love....

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