Monday, Jan 25, 2010

Shalom: 3 Aspects of Peace

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Peace is a great Bible word that is deeper than many realized.
In addition to meaning an "absence of conflict" and "inner tranquility", Peace/Shalom means wholeness or completeness.

That is what God wants for us.

Posted by Brian Nicklaus at 3:01 PM |   

Sunday, Jan 17, 2010

What's Important

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Get focused. In Philippians 1, Paul lists three very important things that every Christian must never forget.
1. That Christ is preached
2. That Christ is glorified/exalted in my body/life
3. That I live a live worthy of the Gospel

Posted by Brian Nicklaus at 2:33 PM |   

Sunday, Jan 10, 2010

Blindspots

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To achieve Biblical spiritual growth, we need humility and each other to grow and develop.

Blind spots in our theology and in our lives will always be obstacles until we face them and work on them with the power of God.

Posted by Brian Nicklaus at 2:08 PM |   

Sunday, Jan 03, 2010

Looking Forward

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Start the year right by looking forward to the great blessings associated with the return of Jesus Christ!

Posted by Brian Nicklaus at 2:00 PM |   

Sunday, Nov 08, 2009

Haggai: Too Busy for God

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The people in Haggai's day were suffering an economic recession and were too busy for God. Sound familiar?

We need to get our priorities straight and pray for God to stir our hearts.

Seek first God's Kingdom and His Righteousness and everything else will fall into place.

Posted by Brian Nicklaus at 10:52 AM |   

Sunday, Aug 23, 2009

Grace in the OT, Part 4: Destruction of Jerusalem

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We can also see the love of God in the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC.

God's love was and is passionate, even jealous. And that is the source of his anger and wrath.

Ezekiel 16 and Hosea.

Posted by Brian Nicklaus at 10:49 AM |   

Sunday, Aug 16, 2009

Grace in the OT, Part 3: Hezekiah's Passover

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2 Chronicles 30 records a shocking incident.

God's people observed the Passover terribly, they messed it up in many ways, yet God wasn't angry and didn't "zap" anyone.

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