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Around the Web (5/16)

May 16, 2013 — Leave a comment

FREE eBook Deals of the Day: Trophy Child: Saving Parents from Performance, Preparing Children for Something Greater Than Themselves (Ted Cunningham) – regularly $14.99; Gravity: True For You But Not For Me (Michael Edwards) – regularly $0.99.
CHEAP eBook Deals of the Day - Holman Bible Atlas - $4.99 (83% off); Help for Women Under Stress (Randy & Nancy Alcorn) – $3.99.
Roger Shouse provides some good advice on dealing with drama.
Ferrell Jenkins gives us a good visual idea of what the “three-pronged forks” used by Old Testament priests might have looked like.
“I can see what you are saying, and I can see what the Bible says. But what you are talking about is just too simple. There has to be more to it than that.” Doy Moyer asks, “If God left it uncomplicated, isn’t that reason enough for us to stick with the simple, too?”

Around the Web (5/15)

May 15, 2013 — Leave a comment

CHEAP eBook Deal of the Day: Holman Illustrated Guide to Biblical History (Kendell Easley) – $4.99 (80% off).
Also, five books by Dr. Larry Crabb have been temporarily marked down to $3.99 (73% off) – The Marriage Builder: Creating True Oneness to Transform Your Marriage, Men and Women: Enjoying the Difference, Understanding People: Why We Long for Relationship, Encouragement: The Unexpected Power of Building Others Up, Men of Courage: God’s Call to Move Beyond the Silence of Adam.
Matthew J. Franck suggests, “Kermit Gosnell has a right to be the most surprised man in America right now. We, on the other hand, who have not wanted to notice the slave-dealers in our midst, have no such excuse.” Similarly, Albert Mohler reflects on what the Kermit Gosnell trial really reveals about America.
“There are many reasons to abstain from sin,” writes Gary Henry, “but the most important is simply the thought that sin is an offense against the goodness of God Himself.”
Craig Bradley asks, “Why did God make me?”
Andy Sochor mines the Proverbs to discover what character traits we can gain from a pursuit of wisdom.

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How to Build and Maintain a Spiritual Fire for the Lord

May 10, 2013 — Leave a comment

We recently noted that Titus 2:11-14 draws a Scriptural connection between the grace of God and the zeal God wants to see in his people.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

Zeal is defined as “great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective.” In the Bible, zeal (zelos) is presented as a burning desire to please and glorify God.

The question brought up by this sermon is a very practical one: HOW? How do we build and maintain a spiritual fire for the Lord?

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A Simple Exercise to Put Your Blessings into Perspective

May 9, 2013 — Leave a comment

Is today a “down” day? Are your children suffering from a serious case of the “ungrateful bug”? Do you feel distracted and unfocused in your walk with God?

Here’s a simple exercise to put your blessings back into their proper perspective.

STEP 1: Get a piece of paper and something with which to write.

STEP 2: Read Psalm 124. A Song of Ascents. Of David.

___ If it had not been the LORD who was on our side—
_____ let Israel now say—
___ if it had not been the LORD who was on our side
_____ when people rose up against us,
___ then they would have swallowed us up alive,
_____ when their anger was kindled against us;
___ then the flood would have swept us away,
_____ the torrent would have gone over us;
___ then over us would have gone
_____ the raging waters.

___ Blessed be the LORD,
_____ who has not given us
_____ as prey to their teeth!
___ We have escaped like a bird
_____ from the snare of the fowlers;
___ the snare is broken,
_____ and we have escaped!

___ Our help is in the name of the LORD,
_____ who made heaven and earth.

STEP 3: Write these words across the top of your piece of paper:

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Around the Web (5/9)

May 9, 2013 — Leave a comment

CHEAP eBook Deals of the Day: 52 Things Kids Need from a Mom (Angela Thomas) – $2.51 (81% off); Raising a Daughter After God’s Own Heart (Elizabeth George) – $2.51 (81% off); The Power of a Praying Woman (Stormie Omartian) – $3.49 (75% off).
Great Commission perspective from The Washington Post: “More than half of humanity lives within this circle.”
When Mother’s Day is hard… Trillia Newbell shares a note worth reading (and sharing) before this weekend.
Edwin Crozier knew he had a problem. He’s not the only one.
Gary Henry provides a much needed reminder, “Speech is among the highest of our gifts as God’s creatures, and it is a most serious thing to employ this gift in speaking about the Creator Himself. The gravity of saying anything untrue about God is such that it would be far better to remain silent than to speak in error. And yet, we often speak with shocking carelessness about God, casually tossing around opinions about Him as if it were no more than a game.”

Around the Web (5/8)

May 8, 2013 — Leave a comment

CHEAP eBook Deals of the Day: 5 Conversations You Must Have With Your Daughter (Vicki Courtney) – $4.99 (67% off); 5 Conversations You Must Have With Your Son (Vicki Courtney) – $4.74 (68% off); Beyond Bath Time: Embracing Motherhood as a Sacred Role (Erin Davis) – $1.99 (82% off).
Jennifer Gerhardt writes, “We’ve all heard the Iraneas quote, ‘The glory of God is a person fully alive.’ And that’s what I thought of when Justin shared this dusty memory, pulled from some far corner of his mind. I was reminded of how God is glorified when we sell out. And of how awkward and uncomfortable everything gets when we don’t.”
“When Jesus and the New Testament writers wanted to illustrate a point or establish a truth, they would often turn to a story found within the pages of the Old Testament.” With that in mind, Clay Gentry turns our attention to Cain and Abel from a New Testament point-of-view.
Rhodes Davis suggests 5 ways to begin the day with spiritual wisdom.
The Florida College Annual Lectures e-compilation from Logos is about to ship. Order within the next day or two to get 32% off.

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ZEAL: What, Where, Why?

May 6, 2013 — 1 Comment

Titus 2:11-14 draws a Scriptural connection between the grace of God and the zeal God wants to see in his people.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

Zeal is defined as “great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective.” In the Bible, zeal is presented as a burning desire to please and glorify God.

This sermon explores God’s revelation to mankind in an effort to understand zeal: what it is, where it comes from, and why it matters.

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The Nature of God [Lesson 3]

May 4, 2013 — Leave a comment

In April-June of 2013 we’re engaged in an adult Bible class at Laurel Canyon called The Nature of God. Video of Lesson 3 (God is the Eternal Creator [1]) can be viewed below.

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Knowing and Being Known by God

May 3, 2013 — Leave a comment

Nothing in the universe matters more than knowing God. He has revealed himself in striking ways that call for complete realignment of our lives around him.

Jude 24-25 speaks to the IDENTITY of God

Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.

He is the eternal God — “before all time and now and forever.”
He is the absolute and exclusive God — “the only God.”
He is the saving God — “our Savior.”
He is the reconciling God — “Jesus Christ our Lord.”
He is the approachable God — “through.”
He is the caring God — “him who is able to keep you from stumbling.”
He is the sanctifying God — “to present you blameless before the presence of his glory.”
He is the fulfilling God — “with great joy.”
He is the exalted God — “be glory, majesty, dominion and authority.”

Romans 16:25-27 speaks to the ETERNAL PURPOSE of God

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Overcoming Adversity Series

April 30, 2013 — Leave a comment

Last week at Laurel Canyon, Don Wright presented a special series of lessons on Overcoming Adversity. Resources from each sermon are available below.

PART 1 – Understanding Why

PART 2 – Anchors for the Storms of Life

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