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Can I desire SIN and GOD at the same time?
” The desires for God and desires for sin cannot co-exists in the human heart. They are two opposing affections – one will always push out the other. The only way to dispossess the heart of an old affection, is by the expulsive power of a new one.” – Thomas Chalmers Galatians 5:16-17 (New International Version)…
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Why we sin even if we know it will hurt us?
” But even as I heaped spadefuls of guilt onto Ted (Haggard), I realized that the answer lay in the very nature of sin – it warps our thinking and makes us so irrational that we place our selfish desires above our concerns for our loved ones. Sin blinds us to consequences and tricks us…
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Vision Leaks by Andy Stanley
How do you keep the church’s passion for ministry from deflating? Vision doesn’t stick; it doesn’t have natural adhesive. Instead, vision leaks. You’ve repeated the vision for your church a hundred times. Then someone will ask a question that makes you think, What happened? Didn’t they hear what we’ve said over and over? Don’t they…
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The Divorce Bill
With the ongoing debate about the RH Bill, we are faced yet again with another controversial bill that was passed by the Gabriela group. According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer we are the only country where divorced is not legalized: MANILA, Philippines—Overwhelmingly Roman Catholic Malta has voted to legalize divorce, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi announced…
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The Facade of Success
It is so easy to fool people into thinking that you are doing great and that you are a success. It is so easy to play the success game. But let’s face it, apart from the grace of God it is all a facade. The problem with building a facade is that eventually you will…