Idle Assets
“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who... >Read More
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James 1:22-25,
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Just What Am I?
“And he said to all, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.’” (Luke 9:23)
New research shows young Americans are dramatically less likely to go to church or to participate in any form of organized religion than their parents and grandparents. Historically, the percentage of Americans...... >Read More
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Culture,
john grant,
Luke 9:23,
religion,
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People Should Notice a Difference
"If thou shall confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shall be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness: and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." (Romans 10:9-10, KJV)
Much of the world around us today interprets Christianity with insanity....... >Read More
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Christian lifestyle,
christianity,
john grant,
make a difference,
Romans 10:9-10
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Your Choice: Jerusalem or Babylon
"One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, 'Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits by many waters. With her the kings of the earth committed adultery, and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.'" (Revelation 17:1-2)
This is the time... >Read More
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goals,
john grant,
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Revelation 17:1-2,
World
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Irrigation of the Soul
But the land you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from heaven. (Deuteronomy 11:11)
Recently I was driving through a rural area with farmlands on both sides of the road. Both were planted with corn ready to be harvested, but I noticed a distinct difference. On one side... >Read More
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Deuteronomy 11:11,
irrigation,
john grant,
spiritual growth
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Lifting Off the Weights
Are you carrying spiritual weight? Talk to us.
In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat. (Isaiah 10:27)
Well it is that time of the year again, an annual experience when I get a report on my most up to date physical... >Read More
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Isaiah 10:27,
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Men,
sin,
weight
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Are You Going with the Flow?
Do you need help finding God's path? Talk to a mentor.
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. (Matthew 7:13-14)
A couple of years ago, my... >Read More
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What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)