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THE SIN STRUGGLE?

Have you ever wondered why, despite being born again, you still struggle with sin? If Christ has made you spiritually new, why does your body still feel broken, weak, and prone to temptation? The answer lies in an important biblical truth that is often overlooked: our physical bodies are still contaminated with sin.

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DID GOD PROMISE YOU RICHES?

There is a popular belief in many churches today that God wants His followers to be rich or promises them material wealth. Many are taught that God guarantees material riches, often using Bible verses as proof texts.

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WHY ARE PEOPLE ATTRACTED TO FALSE TEACHERS?

I have to be honest whenever I hear about a new convert come to faith in Christ I often feel a dichotomy of mixed emotions. On one hand, I feel a sense of joy over that person becoming born-again & granted a new life in Jesus Christ.

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GAY PRIDE OR GODS COVENANT?

If you turn on your television today, you are most certainly guaranteed to see various movies, tv-series, documentaries, etc. celebrating or engaging in some sort of same-sex sexual activity with one another.

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HOW DID YOU COME TO JESUS?

In many Churches today, after the pastor preaches his sermon and prepares to dismiss the congregation, he may decide to close out with a benediction.

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DO SOME CHRISTIANS HAVE A NEW LEVEL OF ANOINTING?

If you know my story some years back I was a member of a well-known megachurch in Dallas Tx. And I would often hear pastors, leaders & some church members proclaim they were specially anointed by God to carry out a certain task for him.

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DOES GOD STILL GIVE NEW REVELATION?

There is a popular belief & teaching today in many churches that God is still giving new revelation to individual Christians. If you do a quick google search, I have no doubt you will find many youtube videos of preachers

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ARE CHRISTIANS COMMANDED TO TITHE TEN PERCENT? PT.2

Last week I wrote a blog post titled are Christians commanded to tithe 10 percent? I discussed how many Christians are put under a yoke of guilt that if they don’t tithe 10 percent of their income to their local church, that God will curse them for not obeying the command of tithing.

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ARE CHRISTIANS COMMANDED TO TITHE TEN PERCENT?

There is a popular debate circulating in the church on whether a Christian is commanded to tithe 10 percent to his or her local church. Like me, many of you have attended church on Sunday morning & heard the pastor

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LOVE NOT THE WORLD?

Have you ever heard of the phrase “Love Not The World”? It is a phrase often quoted to people inside the church with the intention of them not being overtaken in worldly pleasures & desires.

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WHAT DOES GOD THINK ABOUT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE?

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court passed a law to legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 states. Right after the announcement shock waves flooded throughout the country fueled by the media. Many same-sex couples were elated they could now marry their partners.

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DOES GOD PROMISE PHYSICAL HEALING?

When I am asked by someone does God promise physical healing? My response back is always yes & no meaning yes - God does heal, but no - God doesn't guarantee physical healing.

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IS IT BIBLICAL TO CHURCH THE UN-CHURCHED?

Today many churches around the world adopt various marketing strategies to draw people into their churches. One method often implemented is how to make people who don’t regularly attend church feel less apprehensive about coming, and more comfortable with walking through those church doors.

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HOW TO SPOT SATAN & RESIST HIM PT.3

On April 9th I wrote part 2 of this blog and in that post I discussed the second temptation of Christ by satan in the bible found in Luke 4:5-8 (please see for reference). I touched on how satan’s main objective was to tempt Jesus to fall down & worship him.

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HOW TO SPOT SATAN & RESIST HIM PT.2

Just a short recap on April 2nd I wrote part 1 of this blog. And in that post, I discussed some of the clever ways/tactics satan uses to disguise himself to the world.

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HOW TO SPOT SATAN & RESIST HIM

In our modern contemporary world, the entertainment industry produces movies games, etc. in an attempt to provide entertainment for our enjoyment. When it comes to us receiving our scare fix we no doubt will buy or rent a horror flick of our choice.

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THE REAL REASON WHY MARRIAGE IS HARD?

The real reason marriage is a struggle? One of my favorite books in the bible is Genesis. The reason is that it's the book of beginnings, this amazing book in the bible gives us a blueprint of why the world is the way it is it explains the origins of life.

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WILL YOU REST IN PEACE?

I have to admit one of my biggest struggles with attending/visiting a lot of churches today is the fact that I seldom hear anyone in the pulpit preach the raw gospel anymore.

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HOW IS YOUR PASTOR PREACHING?

Today in many churches a typical Sunday morning will look something like this, after announcements the choir/praise will sing a couple of worship songs. And after that, if your church is a little more modernized there might be some sort of biblical skit/dramatization to entertain the crowd.

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