Peter opens his letter by referencing one of the most controversial doctrines of the christian faith, the doctrine of predestination. Peter references this doctrine by calling his readers the “chosen” people “according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the spirit, to be obedient and to be sprinkled with the …
As I begin my study on 1 Peter I want to first gain a better understanding of the man who has written this letter and why he has written it. This letter, as the name implies, was written by the Apostle Simon Peter. The Apostle Peter is probably my favorite of the 12 disciples. John …
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With a blog site entitled “Transformative Pursuit,” it was only a matter of time before I brought up one of the most popular verses that contains the word “transform.” This has been on my mind for the past several months and thought it would be a good post for the beginning of the year. The …
In honor of MLK day I wanted to do a post inspired by my favorite quote from the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This famous quote is taken from a sermon preached by Dr. King entitled: “Loving your enemies.” This is a topic that MLK claimed he liked to preach on at least once …
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I love the story of the woman at the well. It has always been one of my favorite passages of scripture. But there has always been one verse that irked me, but most people consider it the most pivotal verse of the whole encounter. Jesus offers the woman “living water” and tells her “whoever drinks …
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This week we continue our theme of seeking God as we take a look at seeking God earnestly. This is the perfect conclusion to this series we are in because as we learn to seek God earnestly we will naturally tend to seek Him early and eagerly. Let’s begin by taking one more look at …
This week I want to take a deeper look at seeking God eagerly. When I introduced this topic last week, I made the comparison to Christmas Eve. The word eager brings me memories of being sleepless on Christmas Eve because my heart was overflowing with excitement and anticipation as I looked forward to opening my …
This week I want to take a deeper look at seeking God early. I want to make a disclaimer here that the word early does not necessarily mean the same thing for every person. For some early might mean 4 AM but for others it may mean 9 AM or even later. Learning to seek …
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This week I want to take a deeper look at seeking God early. I want to make a disclaimer here that the word early does not necessarily mean the same thing for every person. For some early might mean 4 AM but for others it may mean 9 AM or even later. Learning to seek …
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Recently I have been in a little spiritual slump and it comes during a time in my life that God has blessed me abundantly. My wife and I have recently purchased our first home and have moved closer to family. My wife will be starting her new job at the end of the month and …
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