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Don’t hide out in a megachurch.

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A megachurch can let you hide from real accountability. Scripture calls believers to true fellowship, not anonymous attendance.

Every contact you make with everyone you meet will help them or hinder them on their journey to heaven.

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C.S. Lewis reminds us that every encounter either points someone toward Heaven or quietly pushes them further away from Christ and His Gospel.

Predestination does not justify Christians not sharing the Good News

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Predestination is true, but it never excuses silence. God ordains the ends and the means: our witness is how He draws the lost to Christ.

We can be obedient and still sin.

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True obedience isn't just compliance - it fails when the heart rebels, motives turn selfish, or action waits instead of moving at once.

We don’t have an evangelism problem, we have a worship problem.

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Evangelism doesn't fail because we lack methods - it fails when worship has gone cold and joy in God has faded away first.

Mankind is in no position to judge God.

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We have no standing to put God on trial. His ways are higher than ours, and His perfect justice needs no human verdict to validate it.

Sunday School answers always fall short because man’s ability to comprehend God will always fall short.

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Every tidy Sunday School answer about God eventually breaks down, because His infinite nature exceeds our finite minds and words.

Like CliffsNotes, Sunday mornings are not enough to understand the deep truths of God. 

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One hour a week can't teach you the depths of Scripture. Real spiritual growth requires daily pursuit of God's Word, not just Sunday attendance.

Forget Right Versus Left; Think Vertical Versus Horizontal

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Right versus left misses the point. Scripture calls us to a vertical relationship with God first, then horizontal love for others.

”The best way to learn about God is to read, not feel.”

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Feelings rise and fall, but Scripture stands firm. God's written Word, not emotion, anchors true knowledge of who He is and what He asks.

“It is necessary to feel the weight of God telling you are wrong in order to feel the conviction of sin.”

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Conviction of sin feels heavy because God loves you too much to leave you comfortable in what is quietly killing you inside.

We hate in others what we see in ourselves.

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We often condemn in others the very sin we refuse to see in ourselves. Scripture calls this self-righteousness to repentance.

Pride is the underlying sin that drives all sin.

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Pride sits beneath every other sin, from lust to anger to envy, refusing to submit to God. Here's the Biblical answer to a proud heart.

Socialism is Quicksand

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Socialism promises security but offers only sinking ground; Scripture points to the one foundation that truly holds firm.

Something is seriously wrong when the world is offended by everything but sin.

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A world quick to cancel every offense but sin reveals a conscience numbed to God's law and desperate for the grace only Christ can give.

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Don’t hide out in a megachurch.

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A megachurch can let you hide from real accountability. Scripture calls believers to true fellowship, not anonymous attendance.
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Every contact you make with everyone you meet will help them or hinder them on their journey to heaven.

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C.S. Lewis reminds us that every encounter either points someone toward Heaven or quietly pushes them further away from Christ and His Gospel.
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Stephen's accusers meant it as an accusation, but they spoke more truth than they knew: Jesus had already changed everything, and His work continues still today.

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Question #2: What is God?

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Eternal, infinite, and unchangeable — God stands apart from every false rival. His power, goodness, wisdom, and truth are without limit, and nothing in creation occurs outside his sovereign will.

Question #51: Of what advantage to us is Christ’s ascension?

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Christ did not ascend and leave us behind. He rose bodily into heaven as our advocate before the Father, securing our place there and pouring out his Spirit on those still below.

Question #39: With what attitude should we pray?

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Question #22: Why must the Redeemer be truly human?

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Question #42: How is the Word of God to be read and heard?

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Question #1: What is our only hope in life and death?

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Question #36: What do we believe about the Holy Spirit?

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