Author: John
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Speak the Truth
(Ephesians 4:25) There is one thing that people all over the world despise, whether Christians or not, and that is a liar. Everybody universally hates lies and liars because they cannot be trusted. This scripture today exhorts those in Christ to turn away from falsehoods and lies and to speak the truth always with those…
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Episode 24 – Understanding the Nature of Man
Every person starts walking down Salvation Road in the same place: Walking WITHOUT Jesus. We are all people of this world and we all suffer the same frailties, weaknesses, lusts, passions and desires. We walk in a constant state of sinfulness. To fully appreciate the salvation that Christ offers us, we will first look at…
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Renewal in the Spirit
(Ephesians 4:22-24) At the most basic level, Christianity is about change. We are called to change from the old manner of life driven by sin and the passions and lusts of human nature, to be changed into the image of Jesus Christ. We are being called to a renewal in the Spirit so that our…
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Episode 23 – An Overview of the Salvation Road
As Christians we are called to walk with Christ. To walk suggests a path and a direction. But many Christians are unaware of what the path looks like. Salvation Road takes a structured approach to defining a pathway from life as a sinner in this world to entering the kingdom of God, re-born into the…
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Where is the Truth?
(Ephesians 4:20-21) In a world that is intent on shifting blame, covering up, hiding and denying what is right, it becomes more and more difficult to find the truth. Too often the media are biased on important issues and report only what they, their managers, sponsors or owners want to hear and they leave out…
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Episode 22 – Eternal Judgement
This is the last podcast on the foundation teachings of Christianity and it looks at eternal and the final judgment of all mankind. This world will be judged, and if we want to avoid the judgment of God that leads to eternal death and instead receive eternal life, we need to understand what to do…
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Living Futile Lives
(Ephesians 4:17-19) A life without living in the presence of the Lord is a futile life. Every person in this world who chooses to reject the call of God is living in futility. They do not understand that this life is not the “main game,” it is just a taste of what is possible. But…
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Episode 21 – Understanding the Resurrection of the Dead
This episode looks at the fifth of the foundational teachings of Christianity, the resurrection of the dead. Resurrection is possibly the most critical teaching in Christianity because without it, there is no Christianity. We believe God raised Jesus from the dead and that He will raise all people at the last trumpet, some to eternal…
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Built Up In Love
(Ephesians 4:15-16) The work of the ministry gifts given by God is to develop the church and the individual members of the church so that they grow together in harmony into the maturity of Jesus Christ. I discussed the ministry gifts and some of these matters in my last few posts. What we now see…
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Episode 20 – What is walking in the Spirit and how to do it
The means by which we overcome the passions of our flesh and are transformed into the image of Jesus Christ is through walking in the Spirit. Find out what this is and how to do it in this episode. Listen to the podcast here and find out more. JohnHi! I’m John, the owner, author, and…
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Growing in Christ
(Ephesians 4:14) In my last two posts I looked at the ministry gifts given to the Church by God. I considered “what” those gifts are and how they worked in the Church. I also looked at the reason God gave these gifts, which was to bring Christians to maturity in Christ. God wants His people…
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Maturity in Christ
(Ephesians 4:11-13) This post extends the message of the last post where we looked at the five ministry gifts given by God to the church. God gave gifts to the members of the church so that the church would grow and mature. Those who receive these gifts work together with God to bring about the…