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The Repentant Fruit of Baptism
John the Baptist was a strange fellow. When a crowd came out to him wanting to be baptized (every pastor’s dream), he strangely insulted and convicted them, saying, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits in keeping with repentance.” More than ever today, we want the…
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Emotion and Worship Music
In this message, Jamin shares his emotional journey with worship music and then asks a few questions. Is it okay to be emotional in worship music? What’s does the Bible say about that? Are people really feeling the Holy Spirit or is it just their own emotion?
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Fighting the Jesus Way
Because Peter ran away from Jesus when Roman guards came to arrest him, some think of Peter as weak. But the problem wasn’t that Peter wasn’t willing to die for Jesus—the problem was that Peter wasn’t willing to die for Jesus the right way. Before Jesus could even stop him, Peter had already gone for…
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Peter, Paul, John and the Government
If you were to isolate and read one passage in 1 Peter or Romans, you would get a very positive view of government where it seems that the state does nothing more than the work of God. But then, if you were to read the entire book of Revelation, you would get a very negative…
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Strange Angels and 144,000 Forehead Seals
In the first paragraph of Revelation 7, there’s a lot going on: angels related to the wind and sun; seals being put on foreheads of 144,000 people; and more. We take a deeper look at these themes in today’s video.
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Offensive Rocks
As a pastor, you never know what’s on the other side of a lunch with a congregant. They may have something to say about the church, themselves, or about you. In the case of a lunch a few years back, it was about me: “Jamin, that was the worst message you’ve ever preached.” You’ll never…
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The Quality of Holiness
The word “holy” is an adjective that belongs with God. But it is also a quality that is imparted to the things that God owns. For example, his land is called the “holy land.” It’s not holy for its moral quality, for land does not make moral choices. Rather, it has been consecrated and set…
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Faith, Gold, and House Fires
I woke up this morning to sirens, which is not too uncommon in my neighborhood, but this one stopped soon after passing my house. Due to the regularity of such moments, I pushed it out of my mind until I heard another fire truck, and then another fire truck. In due time I was walking…
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The Working Christian
Christians know of the importance of Sabbath and rest. We are not robots, built to do nothing but work. We are not slaves, forced to do nothing more than labor. Indeed, we were created in such a way that if we don’t rest, we will suffer. Our bodies weren’t made to keep going around the…
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