Cheating
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Bad Company Corrupts Good Character

Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”’ (1 Corinthians 15:33); ‘Flee from <sexual> immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins <sexually>, sins against their own body.’ (1 Corinthians 6:18)   Paul provides in his first epistle to the church in Corinth guidelines for the Christian to… Continue Reading Bad Company Corrupts Good Character

Maintenance
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Keep Up With Your Spiritual Maintenance

Word-Of-The-Day: ‘So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.”’ (Genesis 6:13) Having been in the IT field my entire adult life, I know from experience preventative maintenance… Continue Reading Keep Up With Your Spiritual Maintenance

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What Is Your Purpose?

Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.’ (Proverbs 19:21); ‘The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.’ (Proverbs 20:5); ‘To this <purpose> you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should… Continue Reading What Is Your Purpose?

Stockdale for Murdock Baptist Church posting.
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Have Faith To Prevail, With Discipline To Confront Reality

Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(15) The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, (16) for, “Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.‘ (1 Corinthians 2:15-16); ‘The wisdom of the prudent is to give… Continue Reading Have Faith To Prevail, With Discipline To Confront Reality

Doubt1 for Murdock Baptist Church posting.
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Don’t Let Self-Depreciation Quench The Holy Spirit!

Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(16) Rejoice always, (17) pray continually, (18) give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (19) Do not quench the Spirit.’ (1 Thessalonians 5:16-19)   I can be self-depreciating and very critical of myself.  Way back in the ‘day’, I had gone out and fixed an extremely critical… Continue Reading Don’t Let Self-Depreciation Quench The Holy Spirit!

Shepherd looking over sheep for Murdock Baptist Church posting.
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Shepherds Care for Their Flocks

Word-Of-The-Day: ‘<God said to Ezekiel,> (2) “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to you shepherds of Israel who only take care of yourselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock? (3) You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the… Continue Reading Shepherds Care for Their Flocks

Soccer for Murdock Baptist Church posting.
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Give Respect to Gain Respect

Word-Of-The-Day: ‘<Jesus said,> “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.’ (Matthew 7:12); ‘(7) In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness (8) and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so… Continue Reading Give Respect to Gain Respect

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Be Awake & Based, Not Woke & Broke

Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(3) Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.  (4) They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” (5) But they deliberately forget that long ago… Continue Reading Be Awake & Based, Not Woke & Broke

Prepare
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Preparation: Physically, Mentally, & Spiritually

Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.’ (1 Peter 1:13); ’But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.’ (1 Corinthians 14:40) How can we get Spiritually prepared, ‘prepper-wise’?  For preparing… Continue Reading Preparation: Physically, Mentally, & Spiritually