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Awe and Wonder – Curing Our Narcissism!
1. Selfishness or Generosity Evolutionary biologists tell us that selfish strategies will not succeed in evolution and that the strategies that are evolutionarily robust are generosity/cooperativeness. Yet, we seem to be increasingly becoming a self-absorbed society of narcissism, entitlement, and depression. 1.1. Experience of Awe & Wonder Humans are said
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Freedom: Test of True Faith
1. False Religion Enslaves There are those who love religion for selfish and self-serving reasons, for the benefits it provides to themselves (like control of people, properties, jobs, praise/respect from people, easy money, power, opportunities to exploit, abuse, cheat, etc). False religion enslaves. Galatians 2:4: “Some false believers had infiltrated
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Let God’s Knocking Voice Be Inside, Not Outside
1. Series: God’s Message to the Church in Laodicea This is a series on the seven churches in Asia Minor (Revelation 2-3). This article covers the message to the church in Laodicea (Rev 3:14-22). The video messages of letters to churches in Ephesus (Rev 2:1-7), Smyrna (Rev 2: 8-11), Pergamum,
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Farewell Discourse of Jesus – I (Wash One Another’s Feet)
The chapters John 13-17, often referred to as the farewell discourse of Jesus, are among the most inspiring and empowering words of the scripture. It is a deep and penetrating passage. It is also the longest discourse of Jesus. Who Is the Greatest? In John 13, we see Jesus washing