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Category Archives: wages of sin
Good people don’t need Jesus. Sinful people desperately need Him.
To fall short of the glory of God is to sin. (“All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” –Paul of Tarsus) Here’s another quote from Paul of Tarsus: “The wages of sin is death . . … Continue reading
Posted in alternative lifestyle, Apostle Paul, Christianity, corrupt culture, gift of God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Pharisee, prayer, Quotations, quote, Quotes, religion, repentance, resurrection, Romans 3:23, salvation, sin, sinner, soul, spiritual awakening, The Jesus Prayer, wages of sin
Tagged all have sinned, Christianity, glory of God, good people, need Jesus, Paul of Tarsus, religion, sinful people
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Did I See A Miracle Last Night? You Decide.
Last night I was in a home group of 9 adults (who I don’t know very well) who met to share, sing, support one another, and pray as led by the Spirit. As someone was praying an image came into … Continue reading
Posted in awe, Bible, Biblical concept, Christ-centered, Christian, Christian community, Christianity, church, church structure, community, confession, congregational, disciple making, ekklesia, forgiveness, freedom, guidance, hearing God, hearing Jesus, Holy Spirit, house church, I Corinthians 14:26, improv, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus Movement, kingdom of God, life, miracles, movement, non-church movement, non-material reality, non-traditional church, normal Christianity, organic church, participatory church, prayer, presence of Christ, presence of God, priesthood of the believer, prophesy, relational church, religion, repent, repentance, revelation, revival, show and tell, simple church, sin, Spirit-led, spiritual, spiritual formation, supernatural, support group, surrender to God, the cross, the way we do church, vision, voice of God, wages of sin, What is church?, When you come together
Tagged confetti, cross of Christ, forgiven, handwriting of ordinances, home group, house church, miracle, Scripture, the odds against
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Are You Living With Bloodsucking Leeches?
A man saw a guy with leeches on his neck and said to him: “Hey, you’ve got leeches on your neck and need to get them off.” The guy with the bloodsucking leeches snapped back: “Who are you to criticize … Continue reading
Posted in alternative lifestyle, attitude, change, change management, Charles Spurgeon, clear conscience, compassion, complacency, compromise, confession, conscience, conversion, conviction of sin, corrupt culture, criticism, deliverance, guilt, habit, harmful habit, judgments, lifestyles, love, morality, morals, Quotations, quote, Quotes, recovery, repent, repentance, temptation, thinking, thoughts, Uncategorized, unhappiness, wages of sin, wake-up call, What would Jesus do?
Tagged attitudes, behaviors, bloodsucking, harmful habits, judging people, leeches, sins, sucking the life out
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My Way Or The Most High’s Way?
Two highways, different directions: Should I choose my way which is based on my wants, my feelings, my viewpoints, and/or my cravings? Or should I choose the Most High’s way that requires me to live above the fog of self-focus, … Continue reading
Posted in acts of God, alternative lifestyle, Bible, choice, Christian history, Christianity, conscience, conviction of sin, corrupt culture, cravings, deliverance, dishonesty, ethics, faithfulness, feelings, free will, freedom, godly sorrow, guidance, habit, harmful habit, hearing God, hearing Jesus, human life, insight, inward change, Jesus, Jesus Christ, life, lifestyles, making decisions, modern myths, morality, morals, normal Christianity, Oh my God, presence of Christ, presence of God, pro choice, questions, recovery, religion, right and wrong, self-denial, Spirit-led, spiritual, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, thinking, thoughts, tradition, Uncategorized, values, voice of God, wages of sin
Tagged comfort zone, my thoughts are not your thoughts, orientation, popular culture, the flesh, the narrow way, tree of life
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Case Study — A White Homosexual, A Black Woman, An African Muslim, & A White Mistress
I was asked to write a diversity case study for a course I am taking. Here it is: Sue, a black female, owns a company with 30 employees and hires Betty, a white female who has been the 2 year … Continue reading
Posted in alternative lifestyle, community, conscience, courage, criticism, fear, feelings, free will, freedom, genetic tendencies, genetic tendency, good question, habit, harmful habit, hate speech, heart-felt love, ideal, idealism, inward change, judgments, justice, kindness, language, life, lifestyles, marriage, meaning, modern myths, moral principles, morality, morals, nonviolence, parable, patience, political correctness, political issue, politics, prejudice, questions, right and wrong, right conduct, self-denial, self-help, sin, thinking, thoughts, Uncategorized, values, wages of sin, wake-up call, words
Tagged African, case study, diversity, homosexual, inclusion, mistress, Muslim, tolerance
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500 Years Ago Martin Luther Posted 95 Shocking Statements About Church — Here Are My 95 . . .
In 1517, Martin Luther nailed a piece of paper, listing 95 revolutionary statements, to the door of Castle Church in Wittenburg, Germany. This act marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation of the church. Inspired by Martin Luther’s courageous act, … Continue reading
Posted in alternative lifestyle, American church, belief, Berry Street, Berry Street Worship Center, Bible, Biblical concept, blog, bold statements, Bubba Watson, burning heart, challenges, change, Christ, Christ-centered, Christian, Christian community, Christian history, Christianity, church, church history, church roles, church structure, clergy, conscience, conviction of sin, courage, dancing, dancing with God, deliverance, demons, disciple making, East Nashville, family gathering, football, forgiveness, formal, freedom, gifts of the Spirit, God's government, grace, guidance, guilt, hearing God, hearing Jesus, heart-felt love, Heaven, Holy Spirit, house church, I Corinthians 14:26, improv, improvisation, Jeremy Lin, Jesus, Jesus Christ, kingdom of God, laymen, lecture, lifestyles, Linsanity, Martin Luther, miracles, missional, morality, morals, movement, multi-racial, Music City, mysticism, Nashville, normal Christianity, order of worship, organic church, participatory church, praise and worship, prayer, prayer walking, presence of Christ, presence of God, priesthood of the believer, prophesy, quench the Spirit, recovery, reformation, religion, religious ceremonies, repent, repentance, simple church, sin, Spirit-led, spiritual, support group, Taiwan Tebow, tears, tebow, tebowing, Tim Tebow, voice of God, wages of sin, Western religion, What is church?
Tagged 95 theses, Bubba Watson, Jeremy Lin, Jesus Christ, Martin Luther, organic church, Protestant Reformation, The Salvation Army, Tim Tebow, Whittenburg door
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Cross Ways — The Passion Of The Christ
Crucifixion is one of the cruelest forms of execution ever invented. Its purpose was not just to put a man to death. It was to bring extreme public shame and to cause the greatest possible amount of physical suffering. Crucifixion … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christian history, Christianity, church history, Constantine, conviction of sin, crucifixion, Good Friday, history, mystery, persecution, Quotations, quote, Quotes, religion, revolution, Roman, Son-shine, spiritual combat, spiritual warfare, the cross, torture, Uncategorized, wages of sin, wake-up call, Why be a Christian?, WWJD?
Tagged Cicero, Constantine, cross, crucifixion, Good Friday, Jesus Christ, The Passion of The christ, torture
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The Top Ten Boldest Quotations From The Book Of Acts
Would you like to read some really bold statements? The Book of Acts is full of them. After reading through Acts 6 times in 3 months, I have picked out my The Top Ten Boldest Quotations From The Book Of … Continue reading
Posted in Acts, bold statements, Christian, Christian community, Christian history, church history, conscience, courage, gifts of the Spirit, God's government, guilt, history, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, kingdom of God, lifestyles, making decisions, miracles, morality, mystery, mysticism, non-material reality, normal Christianity, organic church, Paul of Tarsus, Peter, Peter and John, prayer, presence of Christ, presence of God, Quotations, quote, Quotes, religion, repent, repentance, revelation, salvation, Sanhedrin, simple church, sin, Spirit-led, spiritual combat, spiritual formation, spiritual growth, spiritual skills, spiritual warfare, surrender to God, Top Ten, Uncategorized, wages of sin, What is church?, Why be a Christian?
Tagged book of Acts, Holy Spirit, kingdom of God, Paul of Tarsus, Peter and John, quotations, repentance, Sanhedrin, top ten
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“Race For The Cure” or “A Cure For The Human Race”?
Sin is not a wager — a rolling of the dice with uncertain outcome. The wages of sin are certain. Short Term: “There is pleasure in sin for a season.” Long term: “The wages of sin is death.” Fortunately there … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christianity, deliverance, eternal life, forgiveness, gift of God, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, lifestyles, New Testament, Oh my God, Race For The Cure, rejecting Christ, repent, rolling of the dice, salvation, sin, spiritual formation, spiritual growth, spiritual warfare, Uncategorized, wager, wages of sin
Tagged cure for the human race, deth, forgiveness Jesus Christ, Race For The Cure, sin, wager, wages, wishy-washy
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