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Question and Answer: Tithing

08/22/2008

Dear Pastor Bob,I was questioned the other day about where it is in the Bible regarding tithing 1/10th of your income. I found it in Numbers 18, but was wondering if it was in the New Testament as well. And…

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Church Family Update

08/21/2008

Hi Church Family,

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Church Family Update

07/15/2008

Hi Church Family, ***Roll out those lazy, crazy, hazy days of summer… I hope you are enjoying this spectacular time of year—I sure am. In fact, I actually thought we were going to have a slower paced summer here at…

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Church Family Update

06/26/2008

Hi Church Family, The book of James says: “Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I…

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Signposts: The Happening

06/16/2008

The new M. Night Shyamalan horror movie, The Happening, is indoctrination into a suicide ethic. It imagines that plant life on earth, in a sudden evolutionary advance, intentionally releases a toxin that takes away the human survival instinct resulting in…

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Frequent Churchgoing Protects Against Adultery

06/08/2008

Story by AFA Journal Staff. Sources cited for News of Interest indicate source of basic information only.June 2008 A study published in the June 2008 Journal of Marriage and Family showed that strong faith in God by itself does not…

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Lakeland Revival and Ministry Weekend

06/05/2008

My wife Nancy, daughter Sharon Rose and I have been at the Lakeland, Florida Revival for the past two days. This two-month-old outpouring of God’s grace is led by Canadian evangelist Todd Bentley and is noteworthy for several reasons, including…

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Question and Answer: The Nature of Faith

05/08/2008

A recent insightful question was posed to me and I thought the conversation was worth posting. Q: Hi Pastor Bob, I was reading Hebrews 11 and was wondering what it means when it says “Each one of these people of faith…

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Why Study the Ten Commandments?

04/28/2008

Acknowledgement: Thanks to Dean Malaxos. Input from his research was very helpful in writing this entry. We study the Ten Commandments for the same reason that we go to school—to learn the truth. The Bible teaches that the law was…

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Rejoicing in Truth! 1 Corinthians 13:6

04/16/2008

To rejoice in the truth is, first of all, to rejoice in honesty. The commandment says, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor” (Exodus 20:16) God’s people love and appreciate honesty in themselves and in others. As Christians,…

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