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The Naked Church - Chapter - 10. Learning to Depend on God

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:55:00 +0000

The Naked Church - Chapter - 10. Learning to Depend on God

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"Contemporary Christianity has all but ignored this powerful work of the cross and sees it only as a sacrificial atonement to appease God’s wrath. But that misses the whole point. Jesus didn’t die to satisfy God’s anger toward sin; he became sin so that the wrath of God might destroy sin in him. He made the sacrifice we were incapable of making,and defeated sin for us that we might live in him free of its power and shame.

Having been accepted by God at our worst, we can abandon all attempts to earn God’s favor by our good works. We can simply enjoy our relationship with him and trust his love for us. As we grow in him, we will see him at work in every circumstance of our lives to draw us closer to him, free us from the bondage of self and fulfill his good purpose in our lives".
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This book will change everything you think about our Father in Heaven who loves you so much. He just wants to walk with you on a daily basis. And to help you and love you in good times and bad. Experience the journey of Wayne Jacobsen. And how walking that same path is easier than you think. This is Chapter 9, I have 12 more to go. Please forward to everyone that you know! You could literally change someone's life. Send this message of freedom in Jesus Christ viral if you can.

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The Naked Church - Chapter - 9. God in a box

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:02:00 +0000

The Naked Church - Chapter - 9. God in a box

This book will change everything you think about our Father in Heaven who loves you so much. He just wants to walk with you on a daily basis. And to help you and love you in good times and bad. Experience the journey of Wayne Jacobsen. And how walking that same path is easier than you think. This is Chapter 9, I have 12 more to go. Please forward to everyone that you know! You could literally change someone's life. Send this message of freedom in Jesus Christ viral if you can.

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The Naked Church - Chapter - 8. Simple Intimacy

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:26:00 +0000

The Naked Church - Chapter - The Naked Church - Chapter - 8. Simple Intimacy

This book will change everything you think about our Father in Heaven who loves you so much. He just wants to walk with you on a daily basis. And to help you and love you in good times and bad. Experience the journey of Wayne Jacobsen. And how walking that same path is easier than you think. This is Chapter 8, I have 13 more to go. Please forward to everyone that you know! You could literally change someone's life. Send this message of freedom in Jesus Christ viral if you can.

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My Daughters Graduation recital John 3:16-17

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:27:00 +0000

My Daughters Graduation recital John 3:16-17 on Friday May 29th, 2009. My heart just breaks in half when she recites the Bible.

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The Naked Church - Chapter - 7. When Did It Get So Complicated?

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:28:00 +0000

The Naked Church - Chapter - 7. When Did It Get So Complicated?

This book will change everything you think about our Father in Heaven who loves you so much. He just wants to walk with you on a daily basis. And to help you and love you in good times and bad. Experience the journey of Wayne Jacobsen. And how walking that same path is easier than you think. This is Chapter 7, I have 14 more to go. Please forward to everyone that you know! You could literally change someone's life. Send this message of freedom in Jesus Christ viral if you can.

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The Naked Church - Chapter - 6. Real Salvation

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:46:00 +0000

The Naked Church - Chapter - 6. Real Salvation

This book will change everything you think about our Father in Heaven who loves you so much. He just wants to walk with you on a daily basis. And to help you and love you in good times and bad. Experience the journey of Wayne Jacobsen. And how walking that same path is easier than you think. This is Chapter 6, I have 15 more to go. Please forward to everyone that you know! You could literally change someone's life. Send this message of freedom in Jesus Christ viral if you can.

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The Naked Church - Chapter - 5. Of Course I Love God

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:47:00 +0000

The Naked Church - Chapter - 5. Of Course I Love God

This book will change everything you think about our Father in Heaven who loves you so much. He just wants to walk with you on a daily basis. And to help you and love you in good times and bad. Experience the journey of Wayne Jacobsen. And how walking that same path is easier than you think. This is Chapter 5, I have 16 more to go. Please forward to everyone that you know! You could literally change someone's life. Send this message of freedom in Jesus Christ viral if you can.

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The Naked Church - Chapter - 4. Aern't You Hungry?

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sat, 16 May 2009 23:53:00 +0000

The Naked Church - Chapter - 4. Aern't You Hungry?

This book will change everything you think about our Father in Heaven who loves you so much. He just wants to walk with you on a daily basis. And to help you and love you in good times and bad. Experience the journey of Wayne Jacobsen. And how walking that same path is easier than you think. This is Chapter 4, I have 17 more to go. Please forward to everyone that you know! You could literally change someone's life. Send this message of freedom in Jesus Christ viral if you can.

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The Naked Church - Chapter - 3. The Emperors New Clothes

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:58:00 +0000

The Naked Church - Chapter - 3. The Emperors New Clothes

This book will change everything you think about our Father in Heaven who loves you so much. He just wants to walk with you on a daily basis. And to help you and love you in good times and bad. Experience the journey of Wayne Jacobsen. And how walking that same path is easier than you think. This is Chapter 3, I have 18 more to go. Please forward to everyone that you know! You could literally change someone's life. Send this message of freedom in Jesus Christ viral if you can.

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The Naked Church - Chapter - 2. Rise Up and Walk

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:14:00 +0000

The Naked Church - Chapter - 2. Rise Up and Walk Podcast - This book will change everything you think about our Father in Heaven who loves you so much. He just wants to walk with you on a daily basis. And to help you and love you in good times and bad. Experience the journey of Wayne Jacobsen. And how walking that same path is easier than you think. This is Chapter 2, I have 19 more to go. Please forward to everyone that you know! You could literally change someone's life. Send this message of freedom in Jesus Christ viral if you can.

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The Naked Church - Chapter 1 - The Day the Journey Started Podcast

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Tue, 12 May 2009 03:21:00 +0000

The Naked Church - Chapter 1 - The Day the Journey Started Podcast - This book will change everything you think about our Father in Heaven who loves you so much. He just wants to walk with you on a daily basis. And to help you and love you in good times and bad. Experience the journey of Wayne Jacobsen. And how walking that same path is easier than you think. This is Chapter 1, I have 20 more to go. Please forward to everyone that you know! You could literally change someone's life. Send this message of freedom in Jesus Christ viral if you can.

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Unity The Meaning Of Oneness

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:53:00 +0000

Unity The Meaning Of Oneness - Were I to ask you about God's concept of Christian unity, where would you begin in order to explain God's concept to me? What do you think should be the first scripture I should understand if I am to grasp God's concept of Christian unity? What scripture exists regarding God's concept of Christian unity I must know to have the foundation concept of Christian unity? Bible Study at God's Message.

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Unity The Concept Part One

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:56:00 +0000

Unity The Concept Part One - Too often we make assumptions about a concept. We assume our concept is God's concept. The result is that we never examine the concept to see if it is correct. We simply build on our assumption as if it is God's concept. Often we generate unquestionable conclusions in the full conviction that our foundation assumption is NOT an assumption, but rather is God's concept. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Free To Be Just A Christian

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:25:00 +0000

Free To Be Just A Christian - To be a Christian is to be “of Christ “or to be a follower of Jesus. The word Christian is all inclusive. It needs no other word added to it for explanation or definition. Men have created denominations (churches) in order to separate and regulate those who profess to believe alike. In reality, all faith is individual. No person believes exactly like another person. We all have a unifying point of faith and brotherhood: the Lord Jesus. He calls us to love and respect each other, but never to believe exactly alike. A person who has accepted Jesus as his or her personal Savior has done so just like all other Christians throughout history. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Hell - Eternal Torment or Complete Annihilation?

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:30:00 +0000

Hell - Eternal Torment or Complete Annihilation? - I grew up in the church. For many years, I believed in the traditional view of Heaven and Hell—that souls are taken from the body immediately following death and are placed in either Heaven or Hell where they will spend eternity in bliss or unending torture. This is what most of the Christian church right now believes. For the last six or seven years, however, I have found countless scriptures that have changed my thinking considerably in this area. It seems to me that nearly the entire Bible teaches that eternal life is only experienced in Heaven, that Hell is a place of complete destruction and annihilation. Bible Study at God's Message.

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God Freed Us Slaves

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:35:00 +0000

God Freed Us Slaves - Only two kinds of people do not rejoice in God's redemption in Jesus Christ. The first are those who do not know their own sinfulness. The second are those who have never looked into hell. The person who has seen his sins and looked into hell never stops rejoicing. He understands what God did when God redeemed him. She understands what God did when God redeemed her. The greatest tragedy is one who is a slave to sin and never recognizes it. Are you free? Bible Study at God's Message.

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Evil Is Real

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:12:00 +0000

Evil Is Real - Christians have an enormous tendency to forget that evil is a real, powerful, every day force or to believe that evil is not a real, powerful, every day force. And you say, Greg, you have to be kidding. Everyone of us knows that evil is real. We see evil all around us every day. We see evil destroying people every day. I can't believe that you would suggest that any of us don't think evil is real. Then we hear that thirty-nine people living in another country are arrested for studying the Bible in a private home. Evil attacked. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Can I Live Without That

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:56:00 +0000

Can I Live Without That - Can I be spiritually alive without knowledge of scripture? Or without faith in the promises and power of Jesus Christ? Or without ministering to people as I serve God's purposes? Or without genuine emotion for God, Christ, people, and God's eternal objectives? Perhaps the question is, "What is my concept of being spiritually alive? Do you need to flee from the wrath of God? Have you allowed Him to remove your sins by immersion into Christ? We want to encourage you to run toward God. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Family Members Are Unique

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:35:00 +0000

Family Members Are Unique - I am so happy we have a God. I am so happy we have a Savior. God knows everything that has ever happened in my life. He knows my every weakness. He still loves me in spite of knowing every bad thing about me. God says, I take you like you are where you are, because I have somewhere to take you. God is willing to risk your making mistakes. Sometimes we are so afraid of ourselves that we are afraid of dealing with life. God can use any ability you have for eternal purposes. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Shepherds For God

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:39:00 +0000

Shepherds For God - Peter denied Jesus on three occasion. What a man of emotional contradictions—ready to die for his Lord one moment and swearing no association with him the next. Jesus asked Peter, “Do you love me?” Three times he asks this of Peter. Was it a reminder of the cock crowing after the apostle’s thrice denials? Perhaps. And as each time Peter answered in the affirmative, Jesus simply said, Feed my sheep. Three times Jesus said, Feed my sheep? Why? Because that is what shepherds do. That is what elders do. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Understanding Christian to Christian Sensitivity

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:12:00 +0000

Understanding Christian to Christian Sensitivity - God can do things humans find so complex we can never master. God knows what every heart needs. He knows what every Christian wants to say to Him. He doesn't hear us singing and praying as a group, but as individuals. Your Christian brother or sister may not understand you as you think they should. Your Christian brother or sister may not be as sensitive as you think they should be. But, God knows. God sees. God cares. Don't think about other people when you worship. Don't think about other people when you serve. Think about God. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Jesus Focus On The Price

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:33:00 +0000

Jesus Focus On The Price - As Christians, we must never be afraid to grow spiritually. We must never be afraid to learn anything scripture teaches us. We must never be afraid to understand anything that we did not understand in the past. As long as Christ and the Bible is the teacher, we must not be afraid. That is the price. We learn. We understand. We change. We develop. We mature. We become more and more Christ-like. And that is hard. That is the most difficult, expensive price that we can pay to belong to Christ. But that is the basic price of following Jesus. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Insights From Ephesians Part Six

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:48:00 +0000

Insights From Ephesians Part Six - The people who wanted to follow Jesus would be baptized (baptism then meant immersion). The people who wanted to follow Jesus would observe Jesus' teachings, his instructions on how to live, His commandments. These people would not prove they belonged to Jesus just by being baptized, but they would change the way they lived by following Jesus' teachings. Today, it is essential to teach people to be Jesus' disciples, to teach people to allow Jesus' teachings and values to determine how they live. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Insights From Ephesians Part Five

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:46:00 +0000

Insights From Ephesians Part Five - Jesus began his ministry among the Jewish people. He was not what they expected as a Messiah. He spoke of a kingdom that was downright strange to them. He spoke of God's rule in ways they found weird. He indicated that God was interested in people who were not rules-keeping Jews. He indicated they were not God's objective, but a God-intended vehicle to God's objective. Thus many, especially the prominent ones, did what they were supposed to do. They evaluated Jesus. In their opinion Jesus just did not measure up to their expectations. So many of them rejected Jesus. Bible Study at God's Message.

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I'm Confused What Do You Want

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:52:00 +0000

I'm Confused What Do You Want - What does God want? He wants you to let His goodness train you. (1) train you to renounce ungodly desires and passions, and (2) train you to live under control while you do what is right and appropriate for people who belong to God. He wants you to live in hope as you look forward to the return of Jesus Christ. He wants you to belong to Him by choice and be consumed with a desire to do good. A Christian who understands God's grace does that. A Christian who does not do that has a lot to learn about God's grace. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Don't Blame God for Satan's Work

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sat, 31 May 2008 04:05:00 +0000

Don't Blame God for Satan's Work - What form of injustice irritates you more quickly than any other form of injustice? No adult has ever experienced that injustice to the extent that God has. Our reasoning is very simple. God knows everything. God even knows the hearts of people. Nothing happens without God's awareness. And God has all power. Therefore God's knowledge and power equals ability and opportunity. All that happens is God's fault--if God does not want it to happen, it does not happen; if God wants it to happen it happens. If God simply permits it to happen, it is still God's fault. Bible Study at God's Message.

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The Moment Of Decision

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:14:00 +0000

The Moment Of Decision - Life is a sequence of inevitable moments. An inevitable moment is a specific point in time that must come. Inevitable moments are unavoidable; they must happen. The question is never, Will the moment come? The question always is, When will this moment come? We know that life's major transitions always involve an inevitable moment. The moment when we must leave our childhood circumstances and begin an adult life is an inevitable moment. The moment when academic education ends and career begins is an inevitable moment. Death is an inevitable moment. Bible Study at God's Message.

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In No Way Could God Be At Work In This II

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:32:00 +0000

I am on vacation this week. I wanted to re-broadcast a Podcast that meant alot to me. I look forward to getting back in the swing of things on my return.

Life is often confusing. We are constantly trying to figure life out. Quite often we think we have succeeded. About the time we think we have life figured out, something occurs that makes us realize we still do not have life figured out. God is often confusing. We are constantly trying to figure God out. On occasion we conclude that we have succeeded in figuring God out. Just as we come to that conclusion, something occurs that makes us realize we have not even come close to figuring God out.

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Please Use The Keys

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:54:00 +0000

Please Use The Keys - Peter discovered that using the keys to open God's kingdom to people was much more difficult, much more complicated than he ever imagined. Even Peter who was guided and taught by the Holy Spirit struggled to understand God's concept. Even when he understood, he found it very difficult time to help other Christians understand. One of our greatest challenges and most urgent challenges is to rediscover the importance of opening the kingdom all around us. May we never lock what Christ through Peter unlocked. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Who Would You Choose To Be?

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:59:00 +0000

Who Would You Choose To Be? - There is not a single aspect of your life in which it doesn't matter. You must look at the Cross and see God. Many things matter, but nothing is more important than Jesus is the Son of God. All that you seek to be and do must begin with recognition that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. Do you believe that? Do you see God in Jesus? Do you want His cleansing? Are you ready to be baptized into Jesus? Give value, one more time, to the death of Jesus. We invite you to Him. Why keep Jesus waiting? Bible Study at God's Message

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Peter, Do You Feel Blessed

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:04:00 +0000

Peter, Do You Feel Blessed - One of our greatest challenges is to realize that God's blessings are working with full power and strength even at those times when life is extremely painful. We want faith to mature in the understanding that God uses everything that happens in our lives to move us along the road to heaven. No matter what happens in our lives, not matter how much trouble and pain that Satan causes in our lives, Satan cannot destroy one single promise God made to us. Satan cannot stop God as He helps and sustains us in Jesus Christ. Bible Study at God's Message

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Insights From Ephesians Part Four

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:32:00 +0000

Insights From Ephesians Part Four - Christians obey God to express appreciation for what God has done and continues to do for them in Christ. Christian obedience says, Thank you, to God. It is an expression of faith for those in Christ. It is not some form of hell insurance. If obedience is viewed as a means to obligate God, it is horribly misguided. Nor is obedience a way of getting God to act favorably toward us without our having to place trust in God. Bible Study at God's Message

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Insights From Ephesians Part Three

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:04:00 +0000

Insights From Ephesians Part Three - One of the most powerful negative forces that exist in our society today is discouragement. This force is even more powerful in the church. There are likely more people who worship no where, or have changed to a different kind of church, or who are a loud, negative voice in their congregation because they have been discouraged, than any other negative influence among Christians. That is why our faith in God should never depend on people. No human is perfect. Every human needs God's mercy and grace. Bible Study at God's Message
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Insights From Ephesians Part Two

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:46:00 +0000

Insights From Ephesians Part Two - God wants everyone to turn from Satan, have confidence in Jesus, and be in Jesus Christ. As Peter once wrote in 2 Peter 3:9, The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.

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Are There Real Answers For Aloneness

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:41:00 +0000

Are There Real Answers For Aloneness - Why is it the law of Christ that we bear each other's burdens? Why? Because Jesus bears your burdens. He bore our burdens on the cross. Our sins were placed on his body as he died (1 Peter 2:24). He bore our burdens when we were baptized. When in faith and repentance we were baptized, Jesus destroyed every sin we had committed by removing all those sins with his own blood (Acts 2:38; Ephesians 1:7). He bears our burdens every day of our life. As we daily confess our mistakes to him, he totally cleanses us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). Bible Study at God's Message.

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When Knowledge Exceeds Understanding

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:22:00 +0000

When Knowledge Exceeds Understanding - Understanding what God wants us to be is simpler than understanding what God wants to accomplish through us. Knowing what God wants me to be is simpler than understanding what God wants me to do. Know what God wants the church to be is simpler than understanding what God wants the church to do. It is easy to come to the conclusion that God's greatest concern or God's only concern is what God wants us to be. It is easy to conclude that it is not as important to serve God's purposes as to it is to be what God wants us to be. It is easy to conclude that God's purposes are obvious and simple. Bible Study at God's Message.

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You Are To Be A Blessing

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:02:00 +0000

You Are To Be A Blessing - As you think about the incredible ways that you are blessed, as you think about your need to be grateful to Jesus and to God, would you ask yourself this question: "How should I thank God?" Learn your answer from God's direction to Abraham: "You are blessed to help achieve my eternal purposes. You are blessed to be a blessing." Use every blessing that God has given you to help achieve His purposes. Never forget that you are blessed to be a blessing. We invite you to Jesus Christ. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Followers, Why Do You Follow

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:55:00 +0000

Followers, Why Do You Follow - How much does discipleship factor in what you believe? How important is Jesus Christ to your faith system? Is he the primary factor in your faith system, or is he no factor at all? Could you remove Jesus from all your thinking and all your motives and your faith system remain intact, unchanged, doing all the same things that you have always done? If that could happen, I ask you a very serious question: are you a disciple of Jesus Christ? Do you allow him to teach you? Bible Study at God's Message.

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Insights From Ephesians

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:16:00 +0000

Insights From Ephesians - Without God's gift to us of Jesus His son, none of us could ever stand before God uncondemned. The only reason we can approach God is because of what God did for us in giving us Jesus. The only help to us that is eternal is our right to come to God in Jesus Christ. Do not put your confidence in yourself. Do not put your confidence in your deeds. Do not put your confidence in another human. Do not put your confidence in the congregation. Put your confidence in Jesus Christ. Only he is our source of every spiritual blessing and gives us access to God. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Boldness in the Lord

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:43:00 +0000

Wednesday Bible study with West Freeway - Boldness in the Lord - The church of Christ Christian Sermon Podcast site is proud to start offering a normal Bible Study and Worship to the play list here. Every Sunday and Wednesday we will send a Bible Study or Sermon. Today's Bible Study is brought to you by Terry Casey and the West Freeway church of Christ located in Texas.

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Christianity and Relationships Part Four

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:34:00 +0000

Christianity and Relationships Part Four - Please, remember that sacrifice and love are inseparably linked as we devote ourselves to godly living. Please, understand that respect, kindness, and love are a part of being godly. Please, learn that showing these things to your family is truly an important part of being godly. Sacrifice for these things because these things are a part of God's ways. Never forget that God made great sacrifices to extend you His respect, kindness, and love! Bible Study at God's Message.

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Christianity and Relationships Part Three

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:42:00 +0000

Christianity and Relationships Part Three - I think it is appropriate to end where we began. (1) We listen to God because of what He does for us. (2) We are not terrified of God, but see God as a source of hope. (3) We understand that the way we treat people is the way we treat God. Understanding those things, our marriages and homes are blessed because we belong to God. God, in love for us, teaches us how to commit in marriage because we have learned to love from God. Bible Study at God's Message.

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A Common Cause Of Great Joy And Great Suffering

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:40:00 +0000

A Common Cause Of Great Joy And Great Suffering - Every person is powerfully impacted by marriage--either by their own marriage, by their parents' marriage, by both marriages, or by the fact that their lives have never been touched by a marriage. Marriage causes joy or sorrow, causes happiness or heartache, brings peace or generates anger, and either nurtures or opposes spiritual development. Add to those truths these insights. Every good marriage can be better than it is. Every bad marriage can be worse than it is. Every good marriage has the potential of becoming a nightmare. Every bad marriage has the potential of becoming a powerful blessing. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Decisions, A Whole Congregation Affair

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:43:00 +0000

Decisions, A Whole Congregation Affair - As In these four lessons, we have noted that Christ died to produce a new people, a people who are unlike any people who existed. Each person who chooses to let Jesus Christ possess his or her life becomes a new person. All persons belonging to Christ make God's new people. We saw that these new people were given a new type of leadership. In Acts chapter one, the first of these new people participated in the leadership process in a way that had never occurred before. Bible Study at God's Message.

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. . . And Then They Died

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:37:00 +0000

. . . And Then They Died - As I see the picture of those men kneeling in the dirt with their hands tied behind them and think about the thousands of others who have been executed, I wonder. In the weeks that they awaited execution, what were their thoughts? Did they have any form of hope to sustain them, or was there only despair? Did they have any peace within to turn to, or was there only fatalistic acceptance? Did death have meaning, or were they only relieved to end the inevitable? For the person whose heart trusts and depends on what God did in Jesus Christ, and for the person who never heard of Jesus Christ, those questions have very different answers. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Leadership Profile, From Shepherd to Shepherd

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:01:00 +0000

Leadership Profile, From Shepherd to Shepherd - Place yourself in this situation. You have a very important decision to make, and this decision must be made. This decision will affect your future significantly. The truth of the situation is this: it will be impossible for your future not to be affected though this decision. One of two things will be true: your future will be much improved because of this decision, or your future will be much worse because of this decision. The potential for good or for bad in this decision literally is too great to be measured. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Decisions, New People Ownership

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:24:00 +0000

Decisions, New People Ownership - At Judgment, you won't say, That was them. Because it's all us. We are God's people. We all entered His family the same way. We were all forgiven in the same way. We all serve for our own salvation. It is just us as His people. When we become a Christian, we are automatically added to His church. I am then personally in relationship to God's family.

We invite you to be a part of the people of God. Then grow in awareness and responsibility toward God and His family. What you have to give matters. Your presence is important. We don't save -- Jesus does. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Leadership Profile, Crete

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:45:00 +0000

Leadership Profile, Crete - To me, the profiles drawn in I Timothy 3 and Titus 1, do not create a check list of qualifications for a generic kind of leadership in congregations anywhere they exist in the world. To me, they stress this essential understanding: spiritual leadership in a congregation provides shepherding while addressing the real needs of the congregation in the real context of their existence. One of the principal reasons that Paul left Titus at Crete was to appoint elders in every city. Bible Study at God's Message.

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New People Leadership

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:56:00 +0000

New People Leadership - Don't forget the declaration that Jesus is alive and He is coming back! If you are a Christian, you are alive because God put life in you, just as He put life into the dead body of Christ. You are alive because He is alive. You are alive when you are in Him. The power is from God to give you a new life, to make you a new person. When He gives you life, you share in Jesus' resurrection. If you are not a Christian, are you willing to be baptized so you can get life? We would love to help you find the life that only God can provide. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Leadership Profile, Ephesus

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:52:00 +0000

Leadership Profile, Ephesus - In churches of Christ we have great concern for doing Bible things in Bible ways. I totally agree that is a good and legitimate concern. But this is the question we immediately confront: how do you decide what is a Bible thing, and how do you decide the Bible way to do it? Can you see from the scripture that we are not talking about a checklist for selecting an Elder, but the profile of the kind of man that was needed to be a shepherd and overseer in the church at Ephesus? Bible Study at God's Message.

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Christianity and Relationships Part Two

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:11:00 +0000

Christianity and Relationships Part Two - Nowhere is the destructiveness of selfishness more evident than in family relationships. At its worse, selfishness abuses the people the selfish person should love. He or she is so in love with self he or she cannot care about anyone else. Children are not seen as helpless extensions of us, but as rivals to me. Everything given to a spouse or to a child is something that deprives me. Thus, spouse and children in my family exist to be my servants, to make me happy, to serve my purposes. As long as my family makes me happy, every thing is as it should be. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Christianity and Relationships

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:00:00 +0000

Christianity and Relationships - May I issue a challenge to every Christian: see the opportunity! Do not wring your hands and decry how awful situations are! In Christ, be an example of commitment in your relationships. If a relationship is failing in your life, learn. If that relationship fails, do not make its failure the result of a lack of commitment and learning on your part. Commit! Show people that belonging to God is an asset to succeeding in relationships! Bible Study at God's Message.

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A New People

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:49:00 +0000

A New People - We can be so focused on what is right that that becomes the only concern. This leads to cold, unsympathetic, formal congregations. They do what's right, but it doesn't change how they feel. When I become what Jesus wants me to be, I can do what's right. I can do what's right with the same old heart, but that is not what God intends. Don't forget about what's right. But put first things first. Let Christ complete His creation. Do what's right with a life of compassion. Get the focus right. Be a new person in Christ. Bible Study at God's Message.

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A New Me In A New World

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:42:00 +0000

A New Me In A New World - Baptism is not a matter of changing religions or adding a religion to your life. It is not a matter of changing churches or adding a church to your life. Baptism is a matter of finding a Savior, of accepting his forgiveness, and of trusting his resurrection. Baptism is the decision to become a new me and live in a new world. When times get tough, trust your salvation because you trust your baptism, and trust your baptism because you trust Jesus' resurrection. Bible Study at God's Message.

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And Jesus Said, You Dont Get It

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:29:00 +0000

And Jesus Said, You Dont Get It - It would be incredible to witness what would happen in a congregation, any congregation, if three things happened: no one believed that Christ appointed him or her to tell everyone else what to do; everyone understood that he or she existed as a Christian to serve; as Christians served, no one cared who got the credit. You cannot imagine what any congregation could accomplish if the greatest commitment of its members was to accomplish God's purposes by doing as much good as they could. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Spiritual Arithmetic

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:58:00 +0000

Spiritual Arithmetic - God is not predictable, but God is certain. We cannot tell God to whom He will and will not show mercy, to whom He will and will not show compassion. Oh, I can try to decide for God, but it would be as foolish and meaningless as it would be for a lump of clay to tell the potter what to do. But God's promises are certain. God never fails to keep a promise. He may not use the means to keep the promise that we expect; but He will keep it. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Liberated From The Need To Hide

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:47:00 +0000

Liberated From The Need To Hide - My most liberating understanding is the most liberating understanding anyone can have. God's love is not conditional. In God's love, you have nothing to prove. In God's love, you become; you don't prove. And you become through the repentance that happens because you dare come to the light. We are confused about many things in life. But we are really confused if we think there is blessing in hiding or blessing in darkness. Hiding doesn't accomplish anything. Avoiding makes life more complicated. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Troubles Have Spiritual Purpose

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:22:00 +0000

Troubles Have Spiritual Purpose - Everybody has troubles. No one wants the troubles he or she has. When it comes to troubles, we have two basic preferences. First preference, we don't want any. We want a daily life that is literally free from trouble of any kind. We spend lots of energy and effort trying to discover a trouble free daily existence. Second preference, if we must have troubles of some kind, we want to swap the troubles we have for someone else's troubles. We want the troubles of our choice instead of the troubles of necessity. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Wearing Big Shoes

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:31:00 +0000

Wearing Big Shoes - Is anything more important than your living with God in heaven? Without hesitation, you probably say no. Do you really mean that? If you really mean that, then in surrender to the Lord and Teacher, begin to pray this prayer. Whatever it takes, Lord, whatever it takes. I want to be your spiritual person. I want to live close to you now. I want to live in heaven with you. Let me experience whatever it takes. Then step into Jesus' sandals and begin the most incredible journey of your life. Bible Study at God's Message.

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God's Higher Calling

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:59:00 +0000

God's Higher Calling - Every call we receive in Christ just leads us to a higher calling in Christ. From sinfulness the higher call is to repentance. From repentance the higher call is to new birth. From new birth the higher call is to become a functioning part of the body. From being a functioning part of the body, the higher call is to share Christ. From sharing Christ, the higher call is to develop the heart and mind of Christ. From developing the heart and mind of Christ, the higher call is to complete the journey. From the pilgrimage, the higher call is to come home to God. Bible Study at God's Message.

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The Only Thing We Will Take To Heaven

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:49:00 +0000

The Only Thing We Will Take To Heaven - One thing would frighten me more than anything else. There is one mistake that I fear above all others. It is the one mistake that I do not want to take with me into the judgment. As I stand before the God who loved me enough to give me Jesus, and before the Jesus who loved me enough to die on the cross, I do not want to stand there having only loved those who loved me. In my understanding, that would be the most serious failure I could make as a Christian. Bible Study at God's Message.

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What Difference Does It Make

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:25:00 +0000

What Difference Does It Make - Though we have not intended to, and though we have rarely realized it, for too many years we have taught that it was more important to keep the laws than it was to live the Christian life. We have even convinced people that being a Christian has little to do with how you live; it has everything to do with what laws you keep. So for almost a decade we have created a generation of our own children who have learned from us how to use the Bible to justify whatever they want to justify. It is just a matter of definition and reasoning. Bible Study at God's Message.

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Does Knowledge Help You Or Hurt You

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:11:00 +0000

Does Knowledge Help You Or Hurt You - Knowledge without understanding does not solve problems. Knowledge without moral responsibility does not solve problems. Knowledge without sound values does not solve problems. We are here because we love Jesus Christ. God wants to change you. It is because we love Jesus that we learn to love each other more. You can become one of the best friends of a Christian or a sinner.

Jesus wants you so much He was willing to die for you. Are you His? Will you be baptized into Christ? Bible Study at God's Message.

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Jesus Emphasized The New

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:43:00 +0000

Jesus Emphasized The New - One of the eternal struggles in human existence is created by the ever present reality of established thinking clashing with new thinking. In every age, established thought patterns exist and new thought patterns emerge. It is harder for old religious thought patterns to learn to think about spiritual truths that are new to the person's thinking. In spiritual matters, when established thinking tries to understand spiritual truths that require new thinking, it commonly produces an emotional, hostile reaction. Bible Study at God's Message

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Looking Past The Old to See The New

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:44:00 +0000

Looking Past The Old to See The New - Until we understand that God's accomplishments and provisions for us in Christ are distinctly different to what God did for Israel through law, we will never become what God wants us to be. Israel never had the opportunity to have what every Christian has in Jesus Christ. The most devout Israelite would swap places spiritually with any Christian in a heart beat. It is not a superior or improved law that would make them want to swap places. They would swap places with us because the relationship we have with God did not even exist for them. Bible Study at God's Message

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God Makes Everything New

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:11:00 +0000

God Makes Everything New - God sent Jesus to be our Savior, He was not fixing the Old Testament law or Judaism. The Old Testament system, which came from God, did not need fixing, or adjusting, or improving, or restructuring, or amending. If we have developed the idea that God did not do it right the first time with Israel so He corrected it with Jesus Christ, we need a better understanding of Jesus Christ. If that is a new thought to you as a Christian, or if that is something that you already understand, I want us to allow the Bible to reveal to us the meaning of that understanding. Bible Study at God's Message

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Worship Do You Know It When You Do It

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:14:00 +0000

Worship Do You Know It When You Do It - This world pounds on each of us every day. Evil is constantly looking for ways to invade our lives, to create guilt, and to cause us pain and suffering. Everything in our lives is under attack. If it is just me against the world, me will lose. We do not worship an arrogant God who has to have His ego stroked. Worship is for our personal benefit. It is to strengthen and renew us. When we personally do not worship when we come together, we are the loser, not God. Bible Study at God's Message

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For What Food Do You Hunger

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:47:00 +0000

For What Food Do You Hunger - To see God's power in Jesus and dream of groceries, houses, possessions, and health is more foolish than looking at the power of a space shuttle and dreaming about using it for a wheel barrow. Do you want Jesus to use his power to give you your material ambitions, or do you want Jesus to use his power to forgive you and teach you about finding the life that will never end? Are you hungry for things, or are you hungry for life? Bible Study at God's Message

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Gods Dedication To Healing

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:26:00 +0000

Gods Dedication To Healing - I have spent most of my life and most of my ministry helping and encouraging those who are broken seek soundness. Spiritually, that often includes the need for repentance and the need to trust God's forgiveness. Physically, that commonly includes making sick or ruptured human relationships sound again. It always includes the need to find and support a sense of peace. The point I want you to note is that healing is difficult. It can get to a point of offense against God that it cannot occur. Because we are God's people does not mean we cannot offend God. Bible Study at God's Message

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The Challenge Of Disappointment

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:58:00 +0000

The Challenge Of Disappointment - How do Christians deal with disappointment created by other Christians? We live in a society filled with cynicism, ready to criticize anything or anyone. Our society tells us to think the worst and expect it to happen in every situation. A common response is that is what I expected! In our democracy, we do not fear finding fault with anyone. What about you? Will you allow any person to be bigger than Jesus and make God's efforts of no benefit in your life? Will you let the mistakes of any human be bigger than God? Bible Study at God's Message

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Understanding Each Other

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:28:00 +0000

Understanding Each Other - As Christians, we all should be more committed to a patient sharing of whys instead of a quick dismissal of those in Christ by an emotional reaction. One of the enduring strengths of the spiritual kingdom God built on Jesus' death and resurrection was and is its ability to encourage believers to grow and question. Understanding is the interstate highway for the journeys of faith. May spiritual growth never make us feel threatened. May fear never be substituted for faith. Bible Study at God's Message

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Jesus Proactive Or Reactive

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 05:21:00 +0000

Jesus Proactive Or Reactive - I want Jesus to teach me how to be a Christian. That is why I want Jesus to teach me how to teach others. I want him to teach me how to teach instead of just reacting to evil. I want him to teach me how to see and understand God's full will and purposes in the Bible. I want him to help me understand what it means for him to be Lord of the Sabbath. I want to understand God's purposes in Jesus, and God's purposes for us. Bible Study at God's Message

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The Many Forms of Faith

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:48:00 +0000

The Many Forms of Faith - Faith cannot and must not be restricted to the single expression of obedience. Faith always exists and is constantly expressing itself. It is not confined to the moment of the act of obedience. Obedience is an essential expression of faith. But it is not the only expression of faith. In fact, all other expressions of faith are just as powerful and just as important as obedience. Our personal goal as a Christian man or woman must to be express faith in all of its forms. Bible Study at God's Message

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We Are On A Journey With God

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:40:00 +0000

We Are On A Journey With God - This journey we make with God as Christians has little to do with where we live on this earth or where we physically travel. It has everything to do with who we are. It is a journey that involves the body, but it is primarily a journey of the mind and heart. No matter where the body is, no matter the age or condition of the body, the journey of the mind and heart always continues. Because it is a journey, our minds, our hearts, and our lives always are changing, always are growing, and always are spiritually developing. Bible Study at God's Message

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God What Do You Expect From Me

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:15:00 +0000

God What Do You Expect From Me - It is urgent that each of us understand that the will of God is seen in God's concern that the whole world learn of its Savior. It is urgent that we see that the will of God is seen in His desire that all who have accepted the Savior function together as a healthy body, a healthy community, a healthy family. It is urgent that we all see that the will of God is seen in His desire for Jesus Christ to literally rule and direct our personal lives. Bible Study at God's Message

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Do You Know What We Need

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:24:00 +0000

Do You Know What We Need - To decide that the only people that we want to attract to Christ are people just like us is a disastrous decision. Let me speak a moment to those of my generation and older. Have you noticed that people just like us are disappearing? If you haven't, take a serious look at your children and your grandchildren. They don't think like we think. Their roots are different. The everyday world they live in is different. Their experiences are different. Bible Study at God's Message

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Faith Grows Through Doubt

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:00:00 +0000

Faith Grows Through Doubt - Faith is not a fact to be possessed; It is a confidence to be advanced and developed. Any person who has faith at all times both has it and is developing it. There is a direct correlation between having occasions of doubt that raise hard questions and the development of the confidence that the Bible calls faith. The existence of occasions of doubt do not prove that you have no confidence in God. The existence of doubt may be no more than occasions when your confidence is being challenged to grow and mature. Bible Study at God's Message

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From Having Faith To Owning Faith

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 06:40:00 +0000

From Having Faith To Owning Faith - When we observe faith in different people's lives, we observe a fascinating phenomena. Two Christians who have placed faith in God go through near identical types of crisis. In both, the crises produce a period of questioning, confusion, and doubt. In any living congregation, you will observe all these stages of faith simultaneous. In a living congregation, you will see Christians growing through these stages of faith, and you will see the more mature patiently encouraging the less mature. Bible Study at God's Message

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The Formula For Success

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:45:00 +0000

The Formula For Success - Only God is bigger than our problems. Only God is bigger than our struggles. Only God is bigger than evil. Only God is more powerful than failure. Only God can minister to, strengthen, and sustain us when an evil world conspires against us. Only God can give life its true meaning when everything goes right. And only God can give live its true meaning when everything falls apart. God is the beginning for the formula for success in this life and in the life to come. It is never too late to add God to the formula. It is never too late to allow God to bring a great success to your future. It is never too late to let God destroy the sin. Bible Study at God's Message

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The Righteous Shall Live By Faith Part Two

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:40:00 +0000

The Righteous Shall Live By Faith Part Two - The faith that makes a person righteous is the faith that places its trust and confidence in God, not in oneself, not in what one does. But the faith that makes a person righteous is also living, active, serving, obedient, and expressive. Because I trust God, I serve God. Because I trust Christ, I serve Christ. The most obedient Christian is the person who understands that he or she is righteous through faith. The hardest working Christian, the dedicated servant, the most committed believer, the most sacrificial child of God is the person who understands that he is righteous through faith. Bible Study at God's Message

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The Perfect Solution

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:08:00 +0000

The Perfect Solution - The number one priority my God had when He gave His Son on the cross of Calvary was forgiveness. If we don't feel forgiveness, we don't understand why Jesus died for us. God said, You can never be perfect and you can never solve the problem on your own. But I, God, have you covered in Jesus Christ. I grieve for all of those who aren't Christians who feel like there's no need then for them to even consider being a Christian because, their life had been so bad, God would laugh if they decided to be baptized. And I wonder how can we read the gospels, how can we read the Book of Acts and ever believe that? Bible Study at God's Message

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Unity Oneness In Christ

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:46:00 +0000

Unity Oneness In Christ - If we are to make meaningful progress in preserving the oneness that God in Christ gave us, we must allow the Bible to teach us what God and Christ do for everyone of us when, in faith, we are baptized into Christ. We must allow the New Testament to teach us the concept of unity. The necessity should be obvious. When our concept of unity declares that in the name of unity we split, separate, and divide, something is seriously wrong with our concept. Bible Study at Gods Message

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The Righteous Shall Live By Faith

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:00:00 +0000

The Righteous Shall Live By Faith - Faith has been and is a powerful force in churches of Christ. I have seen and continue to see many evidences of great faith, and I rejoice in them all. But fear also has been and is a powerful force in churches of Christ. In the past several decades, our fears have had a powerful influence on our theology. That is definitely true in our study and understanding of faith. In some instances we embrace faith, and in other instances we are afraid of faith. Because of our fear, we tend to stress what faith is not instead of stressing what faith is. We have failed to realize that we can know what faith is not but still not know what faith is. Bible Study at Gods Message

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Owning Our Past

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:46:00 +0000

Owning Our Past - When it comes to remembering the past, we prefer selective memories. We like to remember the good and to forget the bad. We don't care to be reminded of events or situations that revealed our mortality, that declared that we really are not in control, or that proved life can change completely in the flick of an eyelid. So, individually, personally, what should each of us do with our past? We should own our past. It is ours. Whatever happened actually happened. Each of us can reduce the power of the past to create problems in our lives by owning the past. Bible Study at Gods Message

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Identifying Faith

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:08:00 +0000

Identifying Faith - If there is a single theological concept, a single Christian principle that the majority of Christians think they understand, it would be faith. Ask any Christian, "Do you know what faith is?" Rarely will you find a Christian who says, No. We might not know the answers to many questions about faith, but we are confident that we understand faith. I must have faith in God, Jesus, the crucifixion, and the resurrection to begin spiritual existence. Bible Study at Gods Message

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The God Who Gets His Hands Dirty

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:56:00 +0000

The God Who Gets His Hands Dirty - I am not certain how the image of the inspector God who wears white gloves evolved, but that is not a biblical picture of God. The Bible certainly declares that God's eyes are open to everything happening, that He is totally pure, that He is absolute holiness, and that He despises all evil. At the same time, He is the God who is so concerned, so involved, so merciful that He is always at work helping, always getting His hands dirty. Bible Study at Gods Message

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The First and Second Messages of Communion

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:08:00 +0000

The First and Second Messages of Communion - God loved us more than words could declare, but not even God's words could solve our problem or address our need. So God gave us a gift--a gift that was very precious to Him; a gift that would become very precious to us. He gave us His son. He sent him into this world to be just like us--but without sin. He sent him to correct our wrong impressions of God. He sent him to correct our wrong impressions of evil. He sent him to give us the perfect escape route from our doom. Bible Study at Gods Message

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The Complex Became Simple

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:21:00 +0000

The Complex Became Simple - We make a terrible mistake when we become so devoted to rules taken from silence that we destroy the simplicity of Christianity. When we take what God made simple and make it complex, we do not improve it. Our rules, reasoned from the silence of scripture, paint a heavy coat of varnish on the church and hide the beauty of its God-given simplicity. How do we remove the varnish? By each one of us catching ourselves in the act when we do that. By each of us refusing to measure faithfulness by rules that come from silence. Bible Study at Gods Message

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God Reveals His Glory Through Us

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:21:00 +0000

God Reveals His Glory Through Us - It takes a whole world filled with every kind of people in every kind of situation to reveal God's glory. Do you have a great marriage? A wonderful home? A spiritual life of opportunity? Let God use you to reveal His glory. Are you struggling? weak? Do you have problems bigger than you are? Have you made enormous mistakes? Let God use you to reveal His glory. Are you single? A single parent? Divorced? In a troubled marriage? Let God use you to reveal His glory. Your ability to glorify God is not based on what you can do to help God, but on what God can do to help you. Bible Study at Gods Message

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Is The Church An Institution

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:17:00 +0000

Is The Church An Institution - Is it possible that one of the reasons the church continues to experience so many unspiritual problems is because we are trying to force what God designed to exist and function as a community to exist and function like an institution? I submit this for your consideration: when we present the church as an institution, we paint a very heavy coat of varnish on God's masterpiece. How do we remove the varnish? By each one of us learning how to be a loving part of the community instead of trying to belong to an institution. Bible Study at Gods Message

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Gods Goodness Or Our Goodness

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:04:00 +0000

Gods Goodness Or Our Goodness - We are most likely to have exceptional relationships with good people. God can and does have exceptional relationships with anyone. The prerequisite for a quality relationship with God is not personal goodness. The prerequisites for a quality relationship with God is a heart that will repent and confidence in God's promises. Will it make you mad if our sovereign God, our father who loves all people completely, saves someone you think should not be saved? Or will you rejoice in the goodness of God, knowing that it is His goodness that makes your salvation possible? Bible Study at Gods Message

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In Here Or Out There

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:04:00 +0000

In Here Or Out There - Jesus was light in the world; the light did not merely come from what he taught; it came from what he was, what he did, and how he interacted with the ungodly world. We are to be the light of the world Matthew 5:14. not our preacher, not our sermons, not our printed material, not our radio broadcast, not our television lessons, but we. Bible Study at Gods Message

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When Needs Connect To Power

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:32:00 +0000

When Needs Connect To Power - There is no condition that Satan can create in your world or your life that God cannot work in. If God could take the crucifixion and create a Savior, God can take anything that happens in your life and produce your salvation. Never conclude when terrible things happen in your life that God is not at work. He is not causing the terrible things, but he is working through those terrible things to advance your salvation. I have finally understood when I am going through the most trying times of my life, God is doing His best and most powerful work. God's power is most evident in my life when I am at my weakest. Bible Study at Gods Message

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The Power Of Whole Person Love

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:30:00 +0000

The Power Of Whole Person Love - What is the most powerful form of love that exists? Of all forms of love, which one is the greatest? It is God Himself who revealed to us the most powerful form of love. The most powerful form of love that exists is "whole person" love. Whole person love is the most powerful force on earth. It is the most powerful force on earth because it is the finest reflection of God on earth. It can be the most powerful, positive force in your life. If it is, it will change every relationship in your life. Bible Study at Gods Message

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God , I Can't Hear You

greg@godsmessageontheweb.com (Greg McAbee) — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 14:46:00 +0000

God , I Can't Hear You - Discussing communication with God is a complex discussion. We dare not oversimplify it. James 4 addresses an assumption that we need to correct. Physical well being and pleasurable desires are extremely important to us on this earth. Because they are so important to us, we assume that they are also one of God's top priorities. We assume that our having what we want and enjoy in this life is one of God's great concerns. We assume that God wants us to be happy on this earth by our concept of happiness. We assume God places great importance on fulfilling our physical and material desires. Bible Study at Gods Message

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