My Story

I was privileged to have the opportunity to share what God has done in my life and present the Gospel to a recovery group at the Vineyard Church in down town Gadsden this past Thursday night. It was a bit of a challenge for me since I’m not much of a stage guy. [...]

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Everyday Preachers

“preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,” – 2Ti 4:2-3 ESV
Paul here is giving [...]

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Truly Persecuted?

“Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,…” – 2 Tim 3:12 ESV
We live in a much different time and culture than that of Paul and Timothy.  Though some modern cultures still physically persecute and even kill Christians, the one we live in isn’t much of a comparison [...]

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Fruitfulness, not Legalism Pt.3

Last time we talked about the proponents of fruitfulness: Supplementing and Exercising your faith.  Now we will deal with the traps of unfruitfulness.
2 Pet 1:8-15 – The big idea is fruitfulness.  God wants our lives to be fruitful and for us to enjoy our salvation.
1:8    For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they [...]

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