Posts with the tag “conflict”
Ready to Receive
by Delman Coates on January 12th, 2025
“There was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon…” - Luke 2:25 In life, sometimes it’s not just about having a promise, it’s about being in the right position to receive it. Think about some of the greatest catches in NFL history—like Plaxico Burress's touchdown in the Super Bowl or Franco Harris's “Immaculate Reception.” What made these moments so incredible wasn’t just the athletic ability o... Read More
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Take Inventory of Where You Are Emotionally
by Delman Coates on November 13th, 2024
"Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves." - 2 Corinthians 13:5 If you’ve ever started a fitness program, you know that the first thing the trainer does is take measurements, weigh you, and ask what your goals are. It’s all part of creating a baseline, a way to assess where you are so you can figure out how to improve. In the same way, we need to take an emotio... Read More
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How To Handle Beef
by Delman Coates on October 19th, 2024
“But when I saw that they were not acting consistently with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, ‘If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?’” - Galatians 2:14 Have you ever had “beef” with someone? I’m not just talking about a minor disagreement or a fleeting argument. I mean a deep-seated discord that ... Read More
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Threats To The Church
by Meghan Garmon on April 29th, 2021
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever. (Isaiah 40:8)The Word is true, “the grass withers and the flower fades but the word of our God will stand forever.” Jesus tells Peter in Matthew chapter 16 that He’s going to build His church on a secure foundation, and there’s no force, no weapon, and no threat that will be able to stop it. A powerful church is given... Read More
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A Persevering Church
by Meghan Garmon on April 28th, 2021
The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free. (Luke 4:18)To conclude our discussion on the characteristics of a powerful church, we must understand that in addition to a powerful church being rooted in truth and built on a firm founda... Read More
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