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What Is Bitterness?
Some bitter people are like a porcupine. They may have a lot of good points, but they are hard to be near. They are harsh, critical, judgmental, sarcastic, and filled with anger. Other bitter people are like an iceberg…very cool,… Read More ›
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Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gift
An elderly nurse, a member of Charles Spurgeon’s congregation, was living in the poor house, and the great Spurgeon went to visit her. He saw a framed certificate on her wall that she had received when a wealthy man she… Read More ›
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Search Me, O God
Most of us think we know our own hearts. But, the truth of the matter is that we don’t know. Jeremiah 17:9 says, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” A deceitful heart… Read More ›
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Salvation Is Man's Greatest Need
Think of the person you love the most. What is your deepest desire for that individual? If you’re a parent, you may be thinking of your children. Maybe you desire for your children to get an education. But if that… Read More ›
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Do You Have A Critical Spirit?
Do you have a tendency to criticize others? Have you ever frowned on a different approach some co-worker selected to meet a challenge, even though they were successful? Or, are you guilty of rolling your eyes at a stranger’s disheveled… Read More ›
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God's Word: The Answer To The Sin Problem
Did you know the Bible is the only book in the world that has the answer to the problem of sin? The primary way to deal with sin is to recognize sin for what it is. We have a generation… Read More ›
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From the Throne Room of Heaven
I hardly know where to begin on this “rainy day in Georgia” to explain a moment of enlightenment straight from the Throne Room of Heaven. While watching the last few minutes of a Hallmark Christmas movie on the TV, my… Read More ›
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The Witness Of God
“Dr. Rogers, do you expect me to believe in Jesus Christ just because you say He was a historical fact? Or do you believe that I’m going to believe in Jesus Christ just because the Bible says He lived? That’s… Read More ›
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God Holds On To Us
Sometimes I hear people share their testimonies, and in the midst they’ll make a comment like, “Brethren, pray for us that we’ll hold out faithful to the end.” I think I know what they mean, but I always smile a… Read More ›
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God's Grace In The Workplace
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. Proverbs 14:23 So many people wake up in the morning, take a shower, scald their throat with a cup of coffee because they’re running… Read More ›
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Why Eternal Security?
When they built the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937, many of the workers were afraid that they might fall. In fact, 23 people on the first section of the bridge fell into the water and perished. To guard against future… Read More ›
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No matter how deep the wound is
Wow! when I look back on my past (which is something I really try not to do) in lots of ways my childhood and teenage years were fraught with anxiety, confusion and a load of guilt that was often unbearable…. Read More ›
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Thursday's Pen Tips #9
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Keeping The Commandments, part 2
1 John 2:3 says, “And hereby we do know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.” Now you say, Pastor Rogers, are you telling me that if I ever break any of God’s commandments that means I am… Read More ›
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Keeping The Commandments, part 1
1 John 2:3 says, “And hereby we do know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.” Now you say, Pastor Rogers, are you telling me that if I ever break any of God’s commandments that means I am… Read More ›
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Freedom To Decide
Don’t ever let anybody tell you that you have been predestined to go to hell. You have the freedom to decide otherwise. We are not machines. We are human beings. You are free to do as you wish, but it… Read More ›
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Why Prayer?
Why does God want us to pray? Matthew 6:8b says, “Your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask Him.” So why ask God to do what He already wants to do? Why ask God to do… Read More ›
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Live Overflowing
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink. He that believeth on Me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly… Read More ›
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Thankful God Rejoices Over Me
God, our heavenly Father, delights in us! We underestimate the joy God has in His people, and too often think He is annoyed or angry with us. But God cannot rest in His love for us. It is beyond measure…. Read More ›
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Thankful for Friends
God created us with an innate need to connect with others. Newborns recognize their mother’s voice upon birth, and many believe while still in utero. Like our God, we long for relationships and families are where we first learn to… Read More ›
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Unasked Prayer
Do you know the greatest problem in prayer is not unanswered prayer? It is unasked prayer. Most of us don’t even get to the asking part. James 4:2c says, “Ye have not, because ye ask not.” Unoffered prayer is not… Read More ›
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The Praises of My People…
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Thank you Lord!
By Lyle Rapacki Four years ago my article: “Thank You Lord for Thanksgiving!” appeared in The Olive Branch Report. Many responded wonderfully from across the country, and even shared their own stories of giving thanks. This year we have all… Read More ›
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Thursday's Pen Tip #8
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No Substitute For Prayer
Jesus said, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall… Read More ›
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Growth Through Prayer
There is nothing more important than prayer to help you grow as a Christian. You see, when you abide in the Lord Jesus Christ and He abides in you, then you are growing as you pray. Have you ever wondered… Read More ›
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Real Wealth
Many people think they are wealthy when they’re not. It’s a strange thing. There was a program on television called “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.” Have you seen it? A better name might be “The Lifestyles of the Rich… Read More ›
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The Only Hope For America
“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.” Proverbs 14:34 America’s only hope is found in this verse. Our nation had a godly founding and a glorious past, but if the Lord tarries, what kind of… Read More ›
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Jesus: The Only Hope
Are Christians fools for believing in Jesus? Are we mere sentimentalists, or do we have reasonable reasons for believing in the Lord Jesus Christ? My dear friend, false religion will never satisfy the hungry heart. If you go to the… Read More ›
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Does that ring a bell?
“Does that ring a bell?” – How often have we heard that saying? – some long time memory forgotten maybe? Something that has just been brought back to your mind? Maybe a phrase or a word or especially a name… Read More ›
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