HECED – An Important Biblical Concept

God’s Lovingkindness – I will betroth you to Me in…lovingkindness… (Hosea 2:19c) “How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! And the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of Your wing.” –Psalm 37:6 When all the forces of hell seem to be raging about you — in your body, heart, or mind— when you [...]

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The Fruit of Repentance

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.  –Matthew 3:8 …They should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance. –Acts 26:20 Repentance is a decisive reorientation of one’s life away from self and toward God. Commenting on Matthew 3:8 John Calvin writes, “Repentance is an inward matter, which has its seat in [...]

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Lifestyle Repentance

This is an outline for a sermon to be delivered on 10/10/10.  This outline is way too long for the time allotted, so I am placing it here for reference. I. INTRO A.   Brennan Manning has said, “The temptation of the age is to look good without being good.” B.    Before we get any further [...]

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Surrender as a Tipping Point

Surrender is inevitable. It’s not a question of if, it’s a question of to what – or to who?

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Stages of Renewal

seven stages of renewal

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