This post is from one of the pastors at http://www.calvarychapel.com Forget the Church and Follow Jesus? Perhaps you saw the recent issue of Newsweek magazine with the cover story: “Forget the Church. Follow Jesus.” The writer, Andrew Sullivan, says: “Christianity has been destroyed by politics, priests, and get-rich evangelists. Ignore them … and embrace Him...
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Complete and Effective Decision About Sin
This post comes from http://utmost.org/complete-and-effective-decision-about-sin/ . . . our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin —Romans 6:6 Co-Crucifixion. Have you made the following decision about sin—that it must be completely killed in you? It takes a...
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We All Need Love
This post is from one of the pastors at http://www.calvarychapel.com Our church, Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, has sent out missionaries to assist orphanages in Romania. While we preach the gospel there and disciple the people, do you know what is one of our primary reasons for going? It’s just to hold the infants. We...
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Finishing the Race
John Stephen Akhwari ran in the 1968 Olympics representing Tanzania. Akhwari injured himself in the competition, as a result he finished the race an hour after the gold medal winner. After he crossed the finish line, a reporter asked him, “Why didn’t you retire from the race, since you had no chance of winning.” Akhwari...