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THE GLORY OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
posted Apr 27,2011 03:04 pm
REV. 5: 11 Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and hono ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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No Matter What Is In Your Past
posted Mar 27,2011 03:03 pm
But you did not learn Christ in this way, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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THE TEARS OF THE RIGHTEOUS
posted Mar 22,2011 10:03 am
The Bible declares emphatically that not one tear of his children falls to the
ground. David said, “Put my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy
book?” (Psalm 56:8). The tears of the godly are so precious to him, he
preserves them. If God preserves my tears, will he not preserve me? ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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LOVE IN SPITE OF HURT
posted Mar 09,2011 01:03 pm
I am preaching to the choir today brothers and sisters!
The words “love as though you have never been hurt” caught my attention. I heard a television minister speaking of Satchel Paige and it interested me. Those were some of the profound words that Satchel had said in his life time. I kn ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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A WARNING TO WARRIORS
posted Feb 18,2011 02:02 pm
1 CORIN. 2: 14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
Day 29 of a high school football coach and best friend.
Every army, in order to prevail on the ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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CONDITIONED AND CONFIDENT
posted Feb 10,2011 11:02 am
PHIL. 1: 3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. 6 And I am sure of this, that He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the d ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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WINNING THE SUDDEN CHANGE
posted Jan 27,2011 10:01 am
1 JOHN 1: 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Day 27 ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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EXPECT INCREDIBLE INTENSITY
posted Jan 10,2011 01:01 pm
1 PET. 4: 12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. 14 If you are insulted for th ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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TRUST YOUR TRAINING
posted Dec 16,2010 01:12 pm
1 PET. 2:19 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. 21 For to thi ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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LINE TOUCHERS AND FINISHERS
posted Nov 05,2010 02:11 pm
2 Corinthians 8: 7 But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also .8 I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine. 9 For you know the g ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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A FOURTH QUARTER PUSH
posted Oct 29,2010 01:10 pm
2 TIM. 4: 4:1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 For the time is coming wh ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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INSIGNIFICANT FAITHFULNESS?
posted Oct 14,2010 11:10 am
LUKE 16:8 The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. 9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you in ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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THE SACRIFICE OF LOVE
posted Sep 28,2010 01:09 pm
ROM. 5: 6” For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
D ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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SUFFERING TOGETHER
posted Sep 20,2010 01:09 pm
2 CORIN. 1: 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For as we s ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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A HOPE TO KEEP GOING
posted Sep 15,2010 01:09 pm
HEB. 12: 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Day 19 of a high school football coach and best friend.
A comeback victory is t ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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A HELP TO KEEP GOING
posted Sep 07,2010 10:09 am
HEB. 12:1 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.”
Day 18 of a high school football coach and best friend.
The above vers ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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A GLIMPSE OF VICTORY
posted Aug 31,2010 01:08 pm
REV. 21: 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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RESTORED BY FORGIVING
posted Aug 17,2010 04:08 pm
EPH. 4: 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Day 16 of a high school football coach and best friend.
Football is n ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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GRACE: THE REAL THIRST QUINCHER
posted Aug 09,2010 12:08 pm
PSALM 116:5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; our God is merciful. 6 The Lord preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me. 7 Return, O my soul, to your rest, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
Day 14 of a high school football coach and best friend.
I cann ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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WRESTLING WITH GOD
posted Aug 03,2010 02:08 pm
GEN. 32: 24-32 (A PARAPHRASE)
Then Jay was left alone and a man fought with him until daybreak. And when he saw that Jay would not quit fighting, he touched Jay and hurt him; so much that Jay hurt as he fought with him. Then He said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking.” But Jay said, “I will n ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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INTENSITY OVER EMOTION
posted Jul 27,2010 08:07 pm
TITUS 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Sav ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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CAST DOWN IDOLS- CUT OUT SIN
posted Jul 04,2010 05:07 pm
COL 3:5-6”Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming.”
Day 12 of a high school football coach and best friend.
In our understanding of grace, w ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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LEARNING TO SERVE
posted Jun 21,2010 10:06 am
JOHN 15: 12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his m ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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LEARNING TO REJOICE
posted Jun 08,2010 01:06 pm
PHIL. 4: 4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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LEARNING TO TRUST
posted Jun 02,2010 10:06 am
ROMANS 4: 18” In hope he (Abraham) believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” 19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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THE GREATEST COACH
posted May 17,2010 12:05 pm
JOHN 14:15 "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will b ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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BIG TEAM - LITTLE ME
posted May 10,2010 03:05 pm
ROMANS 11:36 “For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.”
Day 7 of a high school football coach and best friend.
The most common characteristic I have found on our championship teams is a noticeable absence of selfishness. I always worry ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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EMBRACE THE BATTLE
posted Apr 29,2010 09:04 am
2 CORIN. 10: 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strong holds. 5. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thou ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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RELY ON YOUR TEAM MATES
posted Apr 19,2010 07:04 pm
HEB. 10:24 “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.”
Day 5 of a high school football coach and best friend.
One of t ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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WORK THE PLAN
posted Apr 12,2010 10:04 am
JOSHUA 1:8 “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”
Day 4 of a high school f ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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FUNDAMENTALS ARE FOUNDATIONAL
posted Apr 04,2010 02:04 pm
2 TIM. 3:14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Day 3 of a high ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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EVALUATION PRECEEDS PREPARATION
posted Mar 29,2010 12:03 pm
PSALM 139: 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! 24 And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!
Day 2 of a high school football coach and best friend.
Our regular season Monday is a well-rehearsed routine. We lift weig ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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A SECOND CHANCE, AGAIN
posted Mar 18,2010 04:03 pm
PSALM 51:10. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. 11. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. 12. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
I remember a story my best friend told me ... [READ FULL ARTICLE]
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