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2013-08-14T21:20:05-05:00

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Genesis 4:3-8 Being Responsible with Our Offerings

Last updated on: August 14, 2013 at 9:20 pm By Jim Erwin

Genesis 4:3-8 Being Responsible with Our Offerings I want to challenge you to think about how responsible we need to be with our offerings. The Bible speaks of an offering as an act of worship. An offering is something that is given by the worship to express love to God. The Bible describes it in a variety of ways. We can give of our POSSESSIONS: What we have We can give of our PRAISE: What we say We can give... Read more

2013-08-10T23:37:54-05:00

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Matthew 18:21-35 Forgiveness

Last updated on: August 10, 2013 at 11:37 pm By Jim Erwin

Matthew 18:21-35 Forgiveness If you’ve ever gotten to a concert early, you’ve probably heard the musicians tuning their instruments. It isn’t a particularly pleasant sound, but we know it is necessary for the harmony to come later. Instruments slip out of tune so easily. So do relationships. Many times harmony is missing from our relationships because our hearts are out of tune. In his book, Untwisting Twisted Relationships, William Backus wrote, “Though we expect from our relationships the sweetest moments... Read more

2013-08-10T02:10:10-05:00

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Nahum 2:1-13 Our Responsibility Toward Evil

Last updated on: August 10, 2013 at 2:10 am By Jim Erwin

Nahum 2:1-13 Our Responsibility Toward Evil We live in a world not that much different from Judah. We have encountered in recent history a set of attacks that were different than we have had in our past. Our world is full of evil. Now as you look at this text, it seems to just a recitation of a battle. Within this battle scene, God is seen as a victorious warrior. Some have criticized the book of Nahum as recording history... Read more

2013-08-10T01:56:02-05:00

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Nahum 1:8-2:2 Our Responsibility to Spiritual Growth

Last updated on: August 10, 2013 at 1:56 am By Jim Erwin

Nahum 1:8-2:2 Our Responsibility to Spiritual Growth In our continuing series on the book of Nahum, we want to learn from God’s word the importance of responsibility. Last week we looked at our responsibility toward God. This week, we will look at our responsibility to grow in our faith in God. In this section, we find the prophet Nahum speaking to two different groups of people: Judah and Nineveh. Notice that there are clear, and different instructions given to these... Read more

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2013-08-10T01:50:20-05:00

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Nahum 1:1-7 Our Responsibility to God

Last updated on: August 10, 2013 at 1:50 am By Jim Erwin

Nahum 1:1-7 Our Responsibility to God What does Nineveh have in common with major world powers today? God has blessed every nation with their strength. God grants his power to every nation that turn to Him. In the book of Jonah, a reluctant prophet comes and speaks a word of judgment. The people listened and God relented. Now, 150 years later, with the country at least two generations removed from that exciting event, Nineveh again faces judgment from God. What... Read more

2013-08-10T01:07:58-05:00

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Leviticus 25:1-55 The Path to Positive Money Management

Last updated on: August 10, 2013 at 1:07 am By Jim Erwin

Leviticus 25:1-55 The Path to Positive Money Management The Stewardship Continuum (Leviticus 25:1-55) Let’s start with the middle of the continuum. At this point, it can go two different directions. These directions are based on our view of money management, or stewardship. One can have a poor view of stewardship, which ends in slavery. One can have a positive view of stewardship which leads to release, rest and restoration. Let’s start with the poor view of stewardship. This is illustrated... Read more

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2013-08-08T20:00:15-05:00

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You Will Be My Witnesses to Your Generation

Last updated on: August 8, 2013 at 8:00 pm By Jim Erwin

You Will Be My Witnesses to Your Generation August 8, 2013 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”” (Acts 1:8, HCSB) I have always heard this verse interpreted geographically. The idea is that Jesus gave us a roadmap with a worldwide scope for His mission. We start first in Jerusalem as the center of... Read more

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2018-06-14T15:04:27-05:00

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How to Enjoy God with the Treasures He Gives Me

Last updated on: June 14, 2018 at 3:04 pm By Jim Erwin

How to Enjoy God with the Treasures He Gives Me How to Enjoy God with the Treasures He Gives Me is a sermonfrom Luke 12:13-21 on the way to enjoy God with material wealth. The story is told of a prosperous, young investment banker who was driving a new BMW sedan on a mountain road during a snowstorm. As he veered around one sharp turn, he lost control and began sliding off the road toward a deep precipice. At... Read more

2013-08-07T21:33:40-05:00

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Clinging to God When All Else Fails

Last updated on: August 7, 2013 at 9:33 pm By Jim Erwin

Clinging to God When All Else Fails August 7, 2013 “…Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will leave this life. The LORD gives, and the LORD takes away. Praise the name of Yahweh.” Throughout all this Job did not sin or blame God for anything.” (Job 1:21–22, HCSB) Sometimes, like Job, we encounter situations which we cannot explain. We lose our house. Our spouse dies. A tragic accident leaves us childless. It is during these times... Read more

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2013-08-01T03:03:51-05:00

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Christian Love Is Stronger Than Death

Last updated on: August 1, 2013 at 3:03 am By Jim Erwin

Christian Love Is Stronger Than Death August 1, 2013 If love is as strong as death, then in Christ, love is stronger than death. “Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death; ardent love is as unrelenting as Sheol. Love’s flames are fiery flames — the fiercest of all. Mighty waters cannot extinguish love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all his... Read more

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