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Death is defeated…

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Is death an enemy? It’s terrible, that’s for sure. It wasn’t part of the original design for the world. It’s a consequence of sin. There’s something in us that says it’s not natural, even though it is everywhere we look. God’s ultimate plan is to swallow up death forever. Satan holds people in bondage to the fear of death. And you can see why people are afraid, right? Finish any sentence with, “and then you die” and see how exciting it sounds. You become president of the United States, and then… You own the whole world, and then… So yes, … Continue reading Death is defeated…

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The beginning of wisdom is…

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Biologists who study ants estimate there are one quadrillion ants in the world. The rarest, softest, and most expensive fabric on earth is vicunal, which comes from a llama like animal in Peru. The longest recorded duration for standing on one foot is 76 hours and 40 minutes.  And it only took me about one minute to find all that out.   We live in a world where we have access to an unbelievable amount of information. There are some ways in which this is a blessing of course. But there are also some ways in which it can be a … Continue reading The beginning of wisdom is…

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Every glow worm must show its spark…

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“The fact is, the day is very dark. The heavens are lowering with heavy thunder-clouds. Men little dream of what tempests may soon shake this city, and the whole social fabric of this land, even to a general breaking up of society. So dark may the night become that the stars may seem to fall like blighted fruit from the tree. The times are evil. Now, if never before, every glow-worm must show its spark. You with the tiniest farthing candle must take it from under the bushel, and set it on a candlestick. There is need of you all. … Continue reading Every glow worm must show its spark…

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Significance…

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I want us to think about significance and what makes a person significant. And by significance, I just mean a person who you would say is blessed basically, someone who is important, someone who is an example to model your life after, someone who is worthy of respect. Obviously, the world definitely has ideas about who is worthy of all that and we grow up with those ideas being sort of forced upon us. It is strange when you grow up and you find yourself nervous about meeting someone or excited about someone or respecting someone and you step back … Continue reading Significance…

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There will be a shaking…

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“Wherever I go it is the almost universal complaint that the former times were better than now. Everywhere it is the solemn conviction of Christians that the Church is in a very wrong position. Go where you please you will hear one confession, one doleful, lamentable groan, that the Church is cold and lifeless; not dead, but Laodicean – and I believe that Laodicea is the most correct picture of the Church at the present moment. We are neither hot nor cold, and Christ is angry with us. Where is the zeal – the zeal of Whitfield? Ah, where are … Continue reading There will be a shaking…