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When Will You Be Willing to Work?
“The Last Will Be First and the First Will Be Last” (Part 1) Jesus Telling the Parable of the Landowner In Matthew 20, we read of Jesus telling the parable of the landowner who went [Continue Reading…]
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4 Ways of How NOT to Evangelize
In 2011, I went to the Taste of Chicago with my wife and younger brother. The food was OK, but I was disappointed at how many restaurants there were with similar menus. Also, I always [Continue Reading…]
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What Did God Really Promise?
In Mark 12:1-12, Jesus tells a parable about “A man (who) planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress, built a watchtower, then rented it out to some farmers [Continue Reading…]
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Destroy Your Enemies
Christian Magazine One Day I was reading a “Christian” magazine one day (quotes because, though it’s from 2001, the writers didn’t seem to have an ounce of information about the world outside their little circles) [Continue Reading…]
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How and When Should I Evangelize?
I think Christians often have a misunderstanding about evangelism and witnessing about Jesus to people. We get this idea that when we tell somebody about Him, if we did it right, then they will respond [Continue Reading…]
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Do Christians Still Sin?
“I’m Not A Sinner!” I was remembering a conversation I had with a missionary once about sin. I mentioned something that a friend in seminary had mentioned, which was that we’re all riding on the [Continue Reading…]
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Against All Hope, In Hope, Abraham Believed
Against all hope, Abraham, in hope, believed, and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” Without weakening in his faith, he faced [Continue Reading…]
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What Do Wineskins, a Doctor, and a Patch Have in Common?
I’m going to take a step back for a moment, and return to Mark 2:15-17, where Jesus is sitting and enjoying meal fellowship with Levi and his sinner-friends. Some Pharisees (Teachers of Religious Law) noticed [Continue Reading…]
Bible Study
How We Respond To News
How do we respond to news? As I was reading through Mark 1:1-20, I remembered that when I had first begun to hear Jesus’ voice, the Holy Spirit would often lead me down different streets to [Continue Reading…]
Bible Study
What a Disappointment!
Have you ever been disappointed with somebody? What’s a good example of a huge disappointment in Mark 9:14-29, even after 3 years of preaching, ministering to, and teaching the crowds, they all still didn’t get [Continue Reading…]