Monthly Archives: January 2017

Drawing a Line in the Sand – Part 2

Posted on January 27, 2017 by pastormike

Our Lord was no stranger to doctrinal controversy.  He did not avoid it and often was the initiator, especially when it came to the all important issue of whom we were to place our faith and trust for salvation (John … Continue reading →

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Drawing a Line in the Sand – Part 1

Posted on January 26, 2017 by pastormike

Jude 1:3 ( NKJV ) Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all … Continue reading →

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Something to Think About

Posted on January 26, 2017 by pastormike

“The extent to which sheer frivolity and utterly inane amusement have been carried in connection with some places of worship would almost exceed belief…There can be no doubt that all sorts of entertainments, as nearly as possible approximating to stage-plays, … Continue reading →

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Inauguration 2017

Posted on January 21, 2017 by pastormike

Psalm 118:9 (ESV) 9  It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. Psalm 146:3 (ESV) 3  Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. Every … Continue reading →

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The Heart and the Gospel

Posted on January 19, 2017 by pastormike

Jeremiah 17:9 (NKJV) 9  “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? You do not need to look far in our modern Evangelical church environment to see multiple movements concerned with getting the message … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiastical Separation

Posted on January 19, 2017 by pastormike

Psalms 119:63(NKJV) 63    I am a companion of all who fear You,  And of those who keep Your precepts. 1 Timothy 6:20(NKJV) 20O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust… 2 Thessalonians 3:6(NKJV) 6But we command you, brethren, in the name … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of Life – Part 2

Posted on January 17, 2017 by pastormike

In my Bible I have two glimpses of this in human life. The first is spoiled ere I can see it in perfection. The second grows with increasing glory the longer I gaze upon it. I have the “first Adam” … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of Life – Part 1

Posted on January 14, 2017 by pastormike

I’d like to  share with you this great exposition of Romans 8:2 from G. Campbell Morgan (1863-1945), one of the finest expositors of the last 100 years. His family experience and the impact of the preaching of D.L. Moody brought him … Continue reading →

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To The Glory of God

Posted on January 12, 2017 by pastormike

Psalm 115:1 (NKJV) 1  Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth. 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NKJV) 31  Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you … Continue reading →

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Security of the Believer – Part 5 (What It Is Not)

Posted on January 11, 2017 by pastormike

Matthew 7:21-23 ( NKJV ) 21“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.  22Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, … Continue reading →

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