Category Archives: Salvation

Belief and Faith; part 3 Living By Faith

October 12 “The righteous will live by faith.” (Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38) This familiar phrase is a central theme in Scripture. It was birthed as an Old Testament promise. It was provided as a New Testament fulfillment. Jesus came … Continue reading

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Salvation… Healing

May 31 “For by grace you are saved through faith, and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.” (Ephesians 2:8) Today, we are going to address a topic that is a bit controversial. But it really shouldn’t … Continue reading

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Salvation… Deliverance

 May 30 “For by grace you are saved through faith, and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.” (Ephesians 2:8) One of the most debilitating effects of sin is our bondage to sin. We don’t just commit … Continue reading

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Salvation… Forgiveness

May 29 “For by grace you are saved through faith, and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.” (Ephesians 2:8) Salvation is God’s gift to us… received by our faith in Jesus… and in what He did … Continue reading

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Salvation: What it Brings

May 28 Last week we talked at length about what sin does to us – what it takes from us. This week I wanted to remind us of what salvation does for us – what it brings into our lives… … Continue reading

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Salvation 101: New Life NOW

May 25 “We have been born into a new life… The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” (1Pet. 1:3; 2Cor. 5:17) The message of salvation is this: Jesus came so that what you were is no more… … Continue reading

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Salvation 101: Alive Again

May 24 “Jesus… will save His people from their sins.” (from Matthew 1:21) We have been talking about what sin does to us – and of the devastating effects it has on our lives. It separates us from God (our … Continue reading

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Salvation 101: Sin, and What it Does

May 22 Yesterday, we talked about salvation and discipleship (mostly discipleship)… but I felt compelled to spend some time talking about what salvation means and how it is essential to our lives. What does salvation entail? What does it bring … Continue reading

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Salvation and Discipleship

May 21 I have a really good friend who asks some great questions from time to time. I thought his latest question would make a solid basis for one of our talks… The question has to do with when the … Continue reading

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Why Only Jesus? Pt. 3

  May 11 We have been talking about why Jesus is the only way to God. We talked about how Jesus came not to establish a new religion but a new relationship with God – and how His work on … Continue reading

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