Posts with the category “sin”
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Repent of your respectable sins
February 27th, 2024
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. (1 Peter 5:8) A couple of weeks ago, I saw a headline that elicited a loud “YES!” from... Read More
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When the good news isn't really good news
August 29th, 2023
Today’s post is adapted from the May 14th, 2019 NewLife blog.“They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.” (Jeremiah 8:11) A few ... Read More
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Lord, show me the impact of my sin
January 24th, 2023
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4)In the recovery movement, step 4 is daunting yet potentially life-altering one: “Made a searching and fearless moral inventory o... Read More
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You are no better than anyone else
October 26th, 2021
“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject t... Read More
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Avoiding moral failure
October 13th, 2020
Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. (1 Timothy 4:16)This past Sunday I preached a sermon on Joshua 7, a passage th... Read More
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If God is so forgiving, then why not sin?
September 8th, 2020
“See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. 13 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may ... Read More
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You've been canceled
July 7th, 2020
There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus (Romans 3:22-24). For those unfam... Read More
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Step into the light
January 22nd, 2019
“If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the... Read More
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Las Vegas, sin, and grace
October 3rd, 2017
“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject t... Read More
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The scandal of pride
October 21st, 2014
Today’s Pulse includes a section from a recent blog post by Pastor John Ortberg on the christianitytoday.com website. The post was a response to the recent resignation of Mark Driscoll, pastor of the ... Read More