Tag: Grace
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The Witness’s Testimony
John 1:19-28 As a Pastor a strange feeling comes over you when someone from the Conference office wants to visit with you. That feeling is more intense when the conference sends a representative to your church. Not so they can preach a sermon, but to hear you preach. I wonder if John the Baptizer felt…
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Grace and More Grace
John 1:16 says, “And of His fullness we have all received grace for grace.” Grace for grace is an exciting but very Jewish way of saying, “Grace is given! But not just given, it is given abundantly, not just day by day, but moment by moment.” Meaning that every day, every person can receive grace…
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Becoming Flesh
John 1:12-18 As we saw in our last post, He (the Word) came to his own, and His own did not receive Him. But the scriptures say, “For as many as received Him.” How do they receive him? They receive Him, not as a good man or even as a prophet. Instead, they receive Him…
Pastor Lester Bentley 