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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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Christians and Antichrists
There are many antichrists pictured throughout the New Testament, because an antichrist is just that—someone who is anti-Christ. But among the antichrists there is also the coming antichrist of antichrists. This person is pictured as powerful both in status and in signs and wonders, drawing many to themselves. There’s a certain mimicking of Jesus in…
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The Slow Process of Sanctification
There are two major errors when it comes to the idea of sanctification. The first is to think that after someone has gotten saved, they should return to church all put together and free of every last addiction, foible, sin, and incorrect way of thinking. But this doesn’t happen. Figuring out how to live in…
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Mudthus
I grew up in a little traditional church in a small village and knew very little about the church outside of my box. For that reason, I was quite phased at a giant Christian music festival called Ichthus when the pastor on stage said he had a dream that it would rain at our festival…
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“Thief Jesus” is a Warning for Christians, Too
When speakers from out of town visit our churches, they occasionally do some “spiritual mapping research” ahead of time so they can tell us a little bit about ourselves. I’ve seen this done twice at churches in Jackson and both times our state prison was referenced. Now on one hand I kind of want to…
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