- Nov 07, 2020
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes, an inability to believe in Satan reflects a larger inability to believe in a spiritual plane at all.
- Evil
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- Nov 07, 2020
Evil exists. Evil is real. One of the hallmarks of evil is that it seeks to convince its victims that it exists 'out there.'
- Ministry
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not sure ministry can ever have the urgency it requires if it is not aware of evil, both externally and internally.
- Dozens
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are dozens of references to God in the Scriptures for every one to the figure of Satan. This reflects a sometimes forgotten theological truth that the devil is by no means God's counterpart. He is a creature, not the Creator.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Preaching a series allows you to go into greater depth in the text, and spending several weeks on one theme allows the teaching to be absorbed more thoroughly.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
When people feel they're getting to speak into what's being preached, there is high built-in motivation to participate.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
When it comes to sermon writing, generally there are two problems. Some preachers love the research stage but hate the writing, and they start writing too late. Others don't like doing research, so they move way too fast to the writing part.
- Obsessed
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- Nov 07, 2020
People with the strongest and healthiest sense of calling are not obsessed with their calling. They are preoccupied with the Caller.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
To have my mind racing and my heart beating fast over glorious possibilities is very close to the summit of life experience for me.
- Inspiration
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- Nov 07, 2020
I need an inspiration that is grounded in reality while thoroughly transcendent.
- Gratitude
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only true and lasting inspiration for life is genuine love for God, and submitted gratitude that I get to be a part of the redemptive quest.
- Generosity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tithing is considerably less popular than words like generosity or sharing.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tithing is like training wheels when it comes to giving. It's intended to help you get started, but not recommended for the Tour de France.
- Ceiling
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tithing is a bad ceiling but an excellent floor.
- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020