Tag: Temptations

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It Could Have Been Me

 Bill Brinkworth

Thank you, Lord.  I am grateful for your mercy, love, and all the “second, third… hundredth…” chances you have given…

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… But God Had Different Plans

 Bill Brinkworth

We all, at one time or another, have had hard times.  Sometimes those difficulties are caused by a group or…

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Keeping A Distance From Temptations

 Bill Brinkworth

“I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within…

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Abomination!

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According to Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language, an “abomination” is an “extreme hatred, a detestation”.  As…

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Don’t You Know You’re Free?

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“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” John 8:36  Also: John 8:32. In an…

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You Can’t Hide Them!

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One of my favorite illusions for helping young people understand that we are all sinners is a 12-inch-long, innocent looking…

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Why They Never Matured

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“And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in…

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Should a Christian Drink Alcohol?

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Because many consider God’s Word not relevant or have not read the Bible, they have little conviction about right or…

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What Can the Devil Do?

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The devil is real and is a threat to saved and to unsaved people alike.  Not everyone is a spiritual…

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When God’s Anger Was “Hot”

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The image many people have of God is not biblical. They envision the creator of the world as a little,…

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The Apostle Paul in prison.

When You Don’t Get Healed

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Paul was a man used greatly of God. With God’s helping hand this evangelist survived shipwrecks, beatings, persecutions, imprisonments, and…

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