Featured, Growth

Authority Versus Power

In a football game, you can’t dispute the physical power of the players. However, all their power disappears when a referee makes a ruling. The referee has the authority to control the power. These realities are parallel regarding God’s authority and our perception of power. Ultimate Authority and Power are God’s Alone Ultimate Authority: “For by Him all things were…

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Faith Struggles and Strengthening, Featured

Don’t Be Fooled by Flattery or Admiration

Howard Hughes, Bruce Lee, Elvis Presley, Whitney Houston, Joan Rivers, and hundreds of other well-known people died from alcohol or drug abuse. These names don’t include all of the famous people who committed suicide. How can people who were admired by the world and seemed to have everything be drawn into the destruction and death of alcohol and drug abuse?…

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Featured, Growth

Teachable, Trusting, and Obedient: Characteristics of Christ’s Disciples

So many people professing to be Christians are unaware of God’s truth or refuse to obey it. They twist, ignore, or misinterpret God’s word to fit their sinful desires instead of changing their sinful flesh desires to follow Yahweh, the ONE true God. They refuse to live under God’s and Christ’s authority, mandates, covenants, and commands. These realities are not…

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