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But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. … Continue reading How to Change (Pt. 2, Gal. 5:16-25)
In my undergraduate study of the book of Genesis, as a final project I had to study six thematic principles in Gen. 3:1-7. This is the fourth study: Now the serpent…said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not of any tree in the garden’?” (Gen. 3:1) Satan, in the form of a serpent, … Continue reading The Tactics of the Serpent
A great many learned men are defending the gospel; no doubt it is a very proper and right thing to do, yet I always notice that, when there are most books of that kind, it is because the gospel itself is not being preached. Suppose a number of persons were to take it into their … Continue reading Let the Lion Out – Spurgeon
In the Old Testament, God would meet with His people, the nation of Israel, primarily in the Temple, or the Tabernacle (which was like a proto-portable-temple). This was a very specifically designed building, explained to Moses (Tabernacle) in remarkable detail in Ex. 25-28, and again to Solomon (Temple) in 1 Chron. 28. The Temple was primarily a … Continue reading Truer and Better: Temple
In my undergraduate study of the book of Genesis, as a final project I had to study six thematic principles in Gen. 3:1-7. This is the third study: “And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast…” … Continue reading The Aim of the Serpent
This is the transcript of my sermon "Listen Carefully" I preached on Mark 4:1-20; you can listen to the sermon audio here. In my covering of the passage, I skip over verses 10-13 in Mark 4 - I wrote a blog explaining them, which you can read here. Listen Carefully I entitled this sermon “Listen … Continue reading Listen Carefully (Mark 4:1-20)
"He who has ears to hear, let him hear." And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. - Mark 4:9-10 I have often been perplexed by Jesus' reasoning for why He used parables - mostly because Jesus' answer seemed to be the opposite of what I had always been … Continue reading Jesus’ Confounding Parables
In my undergraduate study of the book of Genesis, as a final project I had to study six thematic principles in Gen. 3:1-7. This is the second study: The Creation of the Serpent “Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made” (Gen. 3:1). Genesis 3 … Continue reading The Creation of the Serpent
In my undergraduate study of the book of Genesis, as a final project I had to study six thematic principles in Gen. 3:1-7. This is the first study: The Failure of Adam "She took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate” (Gen. … Continue reading The Failure of Adam
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Marc Sims 