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1 Corinthians 15:57- But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:18- Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Psalm 28:7- The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. Psalm 106:1- Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Ephesians 5:20- Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Psalm 107:1- Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Colossians 4:2- Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. Romans 14:6- The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God. Psalm 30:12- That my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever! 1 Corinthians 1:4- I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, Psalm 69:30- I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving....

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  Free Will Is Not Biblical. The Will Is Enslaved. and because you have done worse than your fathers, for behold, every one of you follows his stubborn, evil will, refusing to listen to me. Jeremiah 16:12 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. John 1:13 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave  to sin. 35 The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.John 8:34-36 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. John 8:44 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. John 15:16 as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one;11 no one understands; no one seeks for God.12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.” Romans 3:10-12 Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves,  you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? Romans 6:16 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. Romans 6:20 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. Romans 6:22 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will...

One day we will all die and stand in judgment before God. "And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment," -Hebrews 9:27. On that day, what will you trust in? Christ or Works? Last night while out sharing the gospel, I was able to speak with two men...Juan and Luis. Shortly into our conversation, it was clear to me that Juan was professing his works to get him into heaven. He said "there are millions of things that you can do." This is frightening to me since he was not professing Jesus' work on the cross. We are only justified by the blood of Jesus: Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. -Romans 5:9. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. –Ephesians 2:8-9 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, -Titus 3:5 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. –Galatians 2:16 who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, -2 timothy 1:9 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your...

While sharing the gospel and passing out gospel tracts, what would you say to someone that says, “I have my church”? They don’t profess Christ.   They do not even call themselves a Christian or claim to be born again or say, “I’m saved”. They just say “I have my church” and walk away. What does that mean? What do you think they were meaning by that statement? I’ve never heard this statement before but last night (Oct. 14th, 2011) I heard from three different people.   I am overwhelmed by it. If you profess to be a Christian, what are you really professing- Christ or your church? It is an important question and it carries with it eternal implications. When you stand before God and give an account for your whole life, will you say the words “I had my church” as your defense? It doesn’t make sense yet is this not essentially what these people were saying to me as I handed them a tract? So many people profess to be “Christians” but they don’t actually profess Christ. They are not standing on Christ as their righteousness. They are standing on their own righteousness whether it be good deeds they have done, like repeating the sinner's prayer after someone, or that they go to church. Going to church will not save you.   Only Christ can.   Standing before the Holy Judge one day you will realize what a flimsy defense it is to say, "But I went to church.".   Jesus’ words are ringing in my head, “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.” -Matthew 7:13 Thankfully, I was able to have a conversation with one of the ladies that made this statement. Her name is Cheryl. Cheryl was on our town square with her family. She shared with me that her son is a minister and knows my pastor. Then she told me that her grandchildren were visiting from Utah, which launched us into a discussion about Mormons. Cheryl has a high...