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  • Your Faith

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    Galatians 3:14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. I’m often disheartened by people that think that they must do or have done something to earn their salvation. It would be…

  • What’s Your Response?

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    Luke 2:17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, The shepherds had just witnessed the most amazing event in human history. Nothing in the course of human history had been as important as seeing Christ…nothing has been as important since. Notice the shepherds’ response…

  • Keeping Watch At Night

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    Luke 2:8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. It was an ordinary night for these shepherds. It was something they had done every night for years. Yet, this night, was going to change the course of human history. The shepherds had no foreknowledge that…

  • Father & Son

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    Psalm 2:7 I will proclaim the decree of the LORD : He said to me, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father. Lately, God’s been reminding me that He’s my loving Father. It’s not anything I have done, it’s what He did. As I was thinking through this concept, I jotted down…

  • Pride or Promise?

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    1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. I’ve heard this verse all my life, I’ve even taught on it before. But, if we stop and think about the results of practicing this verse, it magnifies its significance. Casting all your anxiety on God means… We trust Him with…

  • A Sacrifice of Praise

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    Hebrews 13:15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that confess his name. The highest praise/thanksgiving that we can offer God is a sacrifice of praise. Praise doesn’t come out of a ritual that we always do. True praise doesn’t even come when we feel like…

  • For the Troubled…

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    Habakkuk 3:16-19 “When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops. Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither…

  • Extraordinary Sinners

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    Tonight at Pneuma, we’re wrapping up our “Yes, Even You” series. Last week we talked about how God can use Ordinary People and tonight we’re going to talk about how God wants to use Extraordinary Sinners. Here are some key concepts to understand when we look at our sinful nature and God’s desire to use…

  • Don’t Sell Your Soul

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    Genesis 25: 29-33 Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.) Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.” “Look, I am about to die,” Esau…

  • Killing Me Kindly

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    2 Timothy 2:24-25 And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,” My mom used to teach me that when…