In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1:1. Many people know how it goes. It is the first verse of the Bible and I always get hung up on it. Some theologian right? The cool thing is, we can look around and see that it is true. God created everything and […]
As I fed my cat this morning, I looked at him and thought to myself “Why do we get pets?” Sure. They make us happy, they do funny things, and they’re nice to snuggle. However, think a little bit deeper. We are setting ourselves up for heart break. Humans have a life expectancy much longer
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“The Bones of the Gospel” is an old message written that contributor Jacob Harris had only recently rediscovered and has yet to be published. We pray you enjoy. *** The bones of the Gospel. It is a phrase not discoverable within the Word of God. Nowhere can it be stumbled upon and nowhere can it
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“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth” (Psalm 121:1-2) If you were to walk into a classroom, gym, office cubicle, or any facility that expects productivity, you likely would see something “motivational.” You may see cliché signs
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” ~ Ephesians 2:8-9 As a teacher, the use of calculators is commonplace. In the modern world, generally everyone understands conceptually how to use a calculator. At the very
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On January 15th, 1929 there was born a man by the name of Martin. Not Martin Luther King. Just Martin King, jr. that is. He was not born the infamous Martin Luther King Jr. as we know it. But truthfully, I like the real story better. 5 years after the birth of his Martin King
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In this video, pastor Jacob Harris takes a look at God’s timing and God’s relationship to time. A key takeaway in this message is that God uses time as a tool for His glory and should not be seen as a construct of man. We pray you enjoy!
Galatians 1:1-12 1:1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) Every commentary ever written, in one form or another, addresses the immovable, unchanging Truth of Scripture in the writer’s cultural context. The point of exegesis is to minimize this
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Recently, I came across a theology page on Facebook as I normally do. It was in this page that their were some debating the essence of Hell. In this discussion someone asked, felicitously might I add, the question, “is Hell bad?” In suit, their came a number of defenses saying that Hell is not bad
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C.S. Lewis is arguably one of the greatest Christian writers of all time. He has an amazing bibliography of fiction and non-fiction and has greatly influenced the theology and understanding of what the current church is. These suggestions are offered by pastor Jacob Harris from Enriching Grace Ministries! We pray you enjoy this subjective list,
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