tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134487012012-01-11T16:33:14.145-05:00"For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen." (Romans 11:36)jason calcotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04996603652480975825noreply@blogger.comBlogger761100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13448701.post-57754910351102775722012-01-07T15:30:00.004-05:002012-01-07T20:04:44.353-05:00

I’M ENGAGED!!!! On New Year’s Eve I asked Anna Marie Vold to marry me, and SHE SAID YES!! The short version of the story is that we went home to visit her family in Iowa over the New Year’s weekend. I took her up to a famous observation tower called Pilot Knob, where I gave her a wrapped photo book illustrating our story

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(Hebrews 6:13) - For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself." In Hebrews 6:10-12 the author exhorted the Hebrews toward earnest love, faith and patience resulting in the reward of inheriting the promises. How can one be so sure that God will be faithful to His promise (word)? To answer this question the author takes us back to

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Hebrews 4:13 - "And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account."In the previous verses we were challenged to "strive to enter the rest [of God]," knowing that we will soon stand before the Judge and hear the diagnosis of His word regarding our hearts. Upon hearing this, what will most want to do? Hide! John 3:20 explains

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(Heb 3:13) - "But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called 'today,' that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin."In the previous verse, we were challenged to take intentional action, lest the stealthy, relentless assassin of unbelief catch us off guard and slowly lead us away from the Living God. So what is the intentional action that we are to take in prevention

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Hebrews 3:1 - "Therefore, holy brothers you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession." Jesus is "the apostle" who was sent from (appointed by) God to live and die for us to become our "high priest." He is the beginning and the end. So how is Jesus "the apostle and high priest of our confession?" "Our confession" is first an agreed upon

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Hebrews 2:16 - "For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham." In the previous verses, the death of Jesus was shown to destroy Satan and his enslaving power to the fear of death and to deliver God's chosen people from this slavery to sin, fear and death. The author then grounds these two purposes on the simple truth that God provides "help" to sinful man in a

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Hebrews 2:10-11a - "For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source." In the previous verse, through Jesus' substitutionary death and humiliation, he purchased his people and the glory and honor of

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"And he [God] made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place," (Acts 17:26). Graduating from The Bethlehem Institute this past May, the Lord has now graciously opened a door for me to teach Science and Bible at a local, inner-city, private, Christian School called Hope Academy, just two

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--------------------------------31 years ago: Began life as a kid.18 years ago: Worked with mom (who was a Children's Minister) in the nursery.8 years ago: Began 3-year 6th-grade teaching career.13 months ago: Returned home from India working with orphans.5 months ago: Attended an Orphan Sunday presentation at church.5 months ago: Dr. DeRouchie announced to the class that his family is

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A poem dedicated to Small GroupChristmas 2009How are historic buildings built? But by hard work and foresight quiltTogether into now and then, still-in-process.....soon the endOf all that vision saw ahead, better than potential....reality insteadThus we are God's holy house, which He forever strives to souseWith conformity to He alone who is our holy CornerstoneHis tools of transformation shown

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I've been back from India for about a month and a half now, but am still processing it all. God did many unexpected things both in India and in me. I am about to send out a letter describing some of them, but thought you might enjoy a 10 minute video-show about our trip (click on India 2009 title to view).The link can be accessed through my facebook profile page as well. Blessings! j

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We leave for India in little over 36 hours. I am super excited and a little nervous. The gospel of grace in my 1 Thes preparations has been so life-giving to my spirit. These are heavy truths and massively important for ministers of the gospel to soak in. Upon return I will try and summarize the sermons in a few posts. But for now, I thought I'd share with you our travel itinerary so that

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Friends,God has blessed me with the opportunity to go on a short-term mission trip to India from March 19th to 30th with five other TBI students/faculty. We will be helping one of our long-term workers in India conduct a Pastors Conference, teaching through 1 Thes. 1-3. The hunger among pastors in this region for more theological training continues to grow, making this a wonderful opportunity. I

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In a sermon entitled, The Bible, C.H. Spurgeon explains: "The science of Jesus Christ is the most excellent of sciences. Let no one turn away from the Bible because it is not a book of learning and wisdom. It is. Would ye know astronomy? It is here: it tells you of the Sun of Righteousness and the Star of Bethlehem. Would you know botany? It is here: it tells you of the plant of renown -

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by jason calcote 10/14/08We adore You God because You’re Holy and True Beautiful, Incomprehensible and Powerful tooSovereign, Omniscient and Good to the core Unarticulatable, heart-pounding…..more!!!All things made for You, from beginning to end You are the Center, even when we pretendFrom Adam to antichrist, from Eden to Zion You are The King forever reigning as

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This is a sobering quote from Richard Baxter's book, The Reformed Pastor: "Is it not a pity, then, that our hearts are not as orthodox as our heads? But I see we have but half learned our lesson, when we know it, and can say it. When the understanding hath learned it, there is more ado to teach our wills and affections, our eyes, our tongues, and hands. It is a sad thing that so many of us

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Friends, Hope you all have had a fruitful summer and that you are looking forward to a new school year full of grace. Here's some pictures that I've been meaning to send for.....O....about 6 months now. Wow! Blessings, jasonEaster Pageant at Central Baptist ChurchMarch 2008 Return to Southern for T4G(Together for the Gospel) TBI Brothers at T4G(Tyler Kenney and Nathan Miller)

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Just watched this story on the state of the church in China and was encouraged and moved to pray! Though the Olympics are not mentioned in the video, they surely will push the government to reconsider their stand against this undeniable work of the Spirit of God. Some predict that China will soon be the largest Christian nation in the world. It's hard to say what the Olympics will open or close

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What is the proper place of humor in the Christian life? Is life of such seriousness that laughter and humor are inappropriate? Can humor be used in an edifying way? How do certain types of humor and laughter give glory to God? If these questions interest you, check out a sweet message by C.J. Mahaney at Covenant Life Church in Gathersburg, Maryland. I found the message to be biblical,

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Friends, I need your help! This past week I lost my cell phone, including all the phone numbers in my contact list. Could I get you to send me an e-mail with your number so that I can update my list? Also, if you could send me a current e-mail address that would be great too! Though it's an inconvenience to have to replace all these numbers, it is a blessing in that it's an opportunity to

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Friends and Family,It has been quite a while since my last post! Unexpectedly, the summer so far has been full of changes and new ministry, and yet still has provided opportunites for rest and relaxation. One of the big changes is that I moved to a new apartment with 9 other guys. Actually, the setup is such that I only interact most directly with 3 other guys, while enjoying weekly fellowship

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( 2 Samuel 7:10-11) - "And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more. And violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly, from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies."As God was making His covenant with David, one of the promises God

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Friends,I wanted to let everyone know that the Lord has opened the door for me to help out with the Easter pageant at Central Baptist in Texas from March 20-23. I would like to formally invite you to come and watch. Allow the Lord to provide you with some Christ-exalting images to counter the enemy's constant flood of trashy ones. And come enjoy a wonderful drama that brings the Biblical stories

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Before we get back into the thick of things with classes, I thought you all might enjoy reading one of my TBI assignments made into a story on creating different types of propositions in order to better understand an author's thought process. In parenthesis are the different types of propositions (disregard if not understood). It's not all fun and games around here........but it is sometimes.....

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Please allow me to let Thomas Watson and Richard Baxter, two 17th century Puritan pastors, answer this question:Thomas Watson (exerpt from The Godly Man's Picture, p. 97-102) "The godly man (of sincerity) is what he seems to be... A hypocrite is not what he seems. A godly man answers to his profession as the transcript to the original... The hypcrite thinks of nothing but self-interest, the sails

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Brothers and Sisters,An update for sure is way overdue as to what's going on up here in the frozen twin cities. Well to begin, it's really cold and really frozen! But it's actually supposed to get above freezing tomorrow.......can you believe it?!!!In my first semester here in TBI the Lord has taught me many wonderful things including:*How true Christian liberty is to express itself*Why the

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(A meditation on 1 Samuel 9:16-27) Previously in the chapter, the Lord manifested His sovereign control over the will of men and animals, by ordering Saul's father's donkeys to loose themselves, so that God could send Saul to find them and to find that the Lord had chosen him to be "prince over My people Israel" (v.16). After God said to Samuel that He would send Saul (v.16) to him

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"For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been His counselor?" (Romans 11:34)In an age that breathes the air of questioning the wisdom and justice of God, this verse provides a humbling and powerful promise. The understood answer to Paul's rhetorical question is, "No one!"There will never be a moment in history when any person will be able to truthfully say to the Lord, 'I could have

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I write to update everyone on one of the things going in my life and to ask for your prayers as the Lord leads you. I have spent the past year here in Minneapolis and have been incredibly blessed in multiple ways. One of the ways the Lord has chosen to bless me in this new year is to allow me to participate in a local-church based d-ship program in the Twin Cities called The Bethlehem Institute (

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Small Group Fighter Verse Summary Poem(Feb. 2007 – July 2007)We live and die to self for Christ,His ownership demands such price (Rom.14:7-8),The Lord your God, my soul, now bless,I paint His face, His works attest (Ps.103:1-4)His acts articulate His name with soul-strengthening satisfaction,The oppressed freed in seeing his sovereign character revelation (Ps.103:5-7)Free, powerful, relational,

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In my meditation on Paul's presentation of the gospel in 1 Cor. 15, the Lord was delighted to show me why the resurrection of Christ is so central to the gospel message. In 1 Cor. 15 Paul presents 4 main parts to his gospel message: 1. "Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures" 2. "He was buried" 3. "He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures" 4. "He appeared to.......

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OK, so I figured it would be good to include a much more sophisticated pic of the small group. Enjoy! ______________________________________________

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The Lord has blessed me this past 6 months with the honor of helping to co-lead a wonderful small group. I wanted everyone to have some faces to put with the names of some of my best friends in the world. Though not all in the group are shown, I am thankful to finally be able to provide a picture of many of them. I have learned and been sharpened in so many ways by their passion, discipline,

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Where does true contentment lie? Is it found in an event or a possession? Is it in the fulfillment of a desire or the satisfaction of a need? Or is it a reality that is even attainable? No, in and of ourselves or outside of Christ it is not. And it is a cruel deception of the enemy in making people think all is well, when judgment and eternity soon approach. Yet yes, in the event of

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"Holiness teaching that skips over disciplined persistence in the well-doing that forms holy habits is thus weak; habit forming is the Spirit's ordinary way of leading us on in holiness. The Fruit of the Spirit itself is, from one standpoint, a series of habits of action and reaction: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control are all of them habitual

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What do we affirm? (Part 2)Dedicated to Joey Rigney and Nathan MillerThe Spirit shines the sight of Christ upon hearts blind and dead,Awakening life, then giving faith through hearing the gospel said[1] (Regeneration)Faith looks away unto the One who satisfies completely,Hoping, hungering, delighting for the day when we shall see and be[2](The Nature of Faith)Justification by grace through faith

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My dad was married to Shelia Gail Pettiette in Palestine, Texas on May 12, 2007. I love you both very much and was blessed that God allowed me to witness your union. My prayer for you is that God would grant you supernatural power to love one another in a way that exalts Jesus Christ! May He push you both to depend more on Him and less on self. May He grant you great joy in serving Him with

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"Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for 'God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.' Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you," (1 Peter 5:5b-6)"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you." (James 4:10)"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will

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(1 Cor. 10:5-6) - "Neverthless, with most of them God was not well-pleased; for they were laid low in the wilderness. Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they also craved."In the opening verses of this chapter, Paul discussed how the ancient Israelites together bore witness to the miraculous powers of God in cloud, sea, food, drink and rock,

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"Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;" (Phil. 2:3)"Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;" (Rom. 12:9-10) To regard or consider another person as more important than me is not natural and

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What do we affirm?Dedicated to Joey RigneyThe study of God is most crucial to know[1] (Importance of Systematic Theology)And the change of the heart the result we pray follow[2] (Why Systematic Theology?)Understanding to testify to all and our heart[3]Is a fruit of our study that we long to impart (Why Systematic Theology?)The Bible as God’s word though written through men[4] (Inspiration)Every

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Finally a Pic of the Housemates! Thought you might enjoy a few pictures from the Christmas holidays as well!I'm planning on coming to Texas for Sean Gould's wedding on January 27th, and then coming to Central Baptist on Sunday. Hope to see some of you there! May the joy of the presence of Christ be center of your life!jMy new nephew, Hayden Evans, also known as "The Little Naked"The Calcote and

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(1 Cor. 3:18) - "Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, 'He is the one who catches the wise in their craftiness;' and again, 'The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are useless.'"What an absolutely incredible and

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When I first arrived here in Minneapolis about 3 months ago, the Lord put it into my heart and mind to try a new technique for studying His word each morning. The Lord has greatly blessed me through it with the ability to remember what I studied and apply it more easily to the situations of each day. May I commend it to you? Here goes! First, take a very small passage of Scripture and read

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This is a quick post to let everyone know that I have a new cell phone number: (612)720-2435. It's a local number, but still through Verizon. Give me a call if I can help with anything! Blessings,jason

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While I was a school teacher, one of my students used to tell me "failing to prepare is preparing to fail." Sounded catchy, but as I press on in the fight of faith, I've come to realize how very true this statement is. If our fight is against the devil, the world and our own flesh (all of which I will refer to as the enemy), then it would make sense to make sure you understand the strategy of the

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Howdy ya'll (A weird phrase here up north),I have been here in Minneapolis for about a month now and praise God for the safe travel and provision He has made for me over the last month. I arrived in the city at my new home on August 1st (I'll include a pic w/this post). I'm living here with a couple named Nick and Kasey Nowalk and another guy named Jared Hanks. I wanted to be able to post a

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OK, so this is my last day in Louisville! What sweet sorrow. Really makes you hunger all the more for heaven where we'll never have to leave, nor have any reason or desire to!! Come Lord Jesus! What a wonderful year it has been here at Southern. How appropriate it was today that Pastor Vickers preached on Thanksgiving from Colossians! I leave tomorrow morning for Texas and will be down there for

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(Psalm 119:169-176) -"169 Let my cry come before You, O Lord; give me understanding according to Your word. 170 Let my supplication come before You; deliver me according to Your word. 171 Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me Your statutes. 172 Let my tongue sing of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteousness. 173 Let Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.

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(Psalm 119:169-176) -"169 Let my cry come before You, O Lord; give me understanding according to Your word. 170 Let my supplication come before You; deliver me according to Your word. 171 Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me Your statutes. 172 Let my tongue sing of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteousness. 173 Let Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.

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How do I know if, in anything, I am seeking the praise of men? (20 questions to ask yourself) 1. Why is it I say the things I do? What is the purpose of each thing said? (examine motives) 2. Do I seek constantly to justify my words or actions to other people? 3. How much do I talk about myself? 4. Do I enjoy talking about myself? 5. Am I easily distracted when I'm talking with someone and others

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Wow, a lot has changed over the past months! I want to inform you of what's going on, so that you can continue to pray that the Lord would lead me in the way I should go (Ps. 143:8) and that I would seek to be most happy in Him (Ps. 21:6, 16:11, 37:4, Phil. 3:1, 4:4). Over the past 3 months the Lord has been re-opening my eyes to an opportunity that I was interested in over 2 years ago. When I

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"You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore." (Psalm 16:11). Can fullness of joy be said to be found anywhere else in the world, except in the presence of the Lord? The presence of Christ then can be said to be the happiest place in all the world. How much time do we spend in the happiest place in all the world?

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Brothers and Sisters, I have a new request that I would love for you to join me in prayer about. For about the past few months, the Lord has been burdening my heart with a desire to be a more devoted prayer warrior for others, and as a result has enabled me to see the amazing need for prayer to be exalted as the way the church confesses her dependence upon her Lord. The Lord is sovereign over all

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Have you ever laughed at someone because they just didn't seem to understand what seemed to you to be such a clear truth from God's word. What's tragic is that actually many times we're the one that's wrong, but are too proud to realize or admit it. It's important to understand and be humbled by the fact that we as humans are prone to misunderstand God's revelation or to prevert it to promote

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Waiting is something that no one likes to do, yet is something that is always required of everyone. We are always waiting to do something. Whether it be waiting to grow up, waiting to finish school, waiting to get married, waiting to have kids, waiting to have what we want, waiting to begin ministry, waiting to see fruit in that ministry, waiting to see Jesus, or just waiting for this traffic

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I finally figured out how to post pictures, so this should hopefully add a nice accent to my blog. Here is picture of me making my first snow angel. (Actually, I might have made one before in Texas, but it's been so long, I don't really remember what it was like. Much fun!!

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God is holy love and faithful, ever blessing, kind and graceful, Commanding us to discipline, He through it weaning hearts from sin And laziness, which long to go unnoticed and to steal the joy of both His, Presence and His likeness seen in holy authenticity. So help us now to train our minds to closely watch our lives and please remind, Us also our doctrine to heed, lest we limit love's flight

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Wow,I would like to apologize for being so unfaithful to my blog in the month of December. Since I am not planning on taking any j-term classes though, I do not begin again until January 30th. I have been traveling quite a bit over our winter break, which has been both refreshing and insightful. The time to get away, reflect, and see friends and family has been much desired and needed. Also, for

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(Ephesians 5:9) – “... for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth," A result of living or walking in the Light of the presence of the holiness of God, whereby we are made holy, is that the fruit of the Spirit of Truth is produced in our lives. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,

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"Let us consider how we might spur one another on toward love and good deeds." (Heb. 10:24)Everyone who is a true believer in Jesus Christ has been given the Holy Spirit as a pledge (guarantee) of our inheritance (Eph. 1:14), and through the Spirit, a spiritual gift. "Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are

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(Dedicated on 9/23/04 to John Piper)To holiness we have been called, in life and love and language all,Are Christ's our minds and bodies both, in faithfulness He has made His oathThat conformity to His likeness will be our never-ending realityThe Spirit our transforming Lord will sanctify us through His sword,Refining us with fired blade, forever planned that we be madeTo have our hearts

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How difficult it truly is to discern where one's love and joy are based. As Christians, we claim that our happiness is founded in the person of Jesus Christ. However, as the world looks on, they often find it hard to tell. We look the same, act the same, talk the same, and seem to be motivated by the same things. No true Christian would ever want a non-believer to think that there is any hope or

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“Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him.” (Col. 2:6) As we have received Christ by faith, we are now to contiue to walking in Him by faith. Having faith in someone is believing that what they say is true. If Christ says, believe that I can give you eternal life, and we ask Him for it, this demonstrates faith. If Christ says, believe in and depend upon My Spirit

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How are we, who hold a high view of the soveriegnty of God, to differ in the way we pursue a wife from those that do not? Surely, the fact of His sovereignty effects us, but how? Now, let us also presuppose that we are here speaking only of Christian men, and not the unregenerate who care nothing about the Lord or the glory of His holy name being magnified. To answer this question, I will first

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If the wages of sin is death (eternal conscious spiritual damnation), then God is just in giving men this or any other less severe consequence, such as suffering or failure, at any time, it truly being what we deserve. However, for God to give us anything less than what we deserve is mercy. So how can this truth practically be seen and applied? Last night, I made one of my first-ever bids on

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The Holy Spirit is said to be given to the children of God for the purpose of comforming them into the holy likeness of Jesus Christ and preparing them to live eternally in His presence. (2 Cor. 3:18, Heb. 12:14, Rom. 8:29, Phil. 3:20-21) If then, this the goal of the Spirit in His work of sanctification, then how does He plan on bringing it about? According to John 17:17, Jesus informs us that

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Please allow me to explain what I meant in titling my blog fight jason. Let me start by saying that I intentionally selected this to be the name of my blog. You ask why? In my experience, the best way to aid retention and invoke participation in prayer for a cause is through the means of repetition and access. So I figured what better way to do this than by titling the site I plan on my all my

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As many of you know, my plans were to begin this fall at Southern Seminary in the Billy Graham School of Missions with an emphasis in International Church Planting. However, after much consideration, prayer and wise counsel from many trusted friends and advisors, I have felt the Lord leading me to switch my focus of study to the School of Theology with an emphasis in Christian Ministry. It seems

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Here are some memorization tips that have been very helpful to me:1. make notecards and review daily2. make into songs or rhythms 3. favorite verses before chapters (can serve as a nugget of encouragement when you get to it) 4. bible on CD(3x-morning, 3x-evening) 5. accessibility -Deut. 6:9(car, bathroom, desk....wherever you go everyday) 6. paper or cards in pocket-Deut. 6:8 7. set goals (short

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(Eph. 6:17)-"And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." If the word of God is the sword of the Spirit, then the Spirit can be said to be the master of the sword and the only one that can wield it properly for us in our internal battle of sin mortification. The Spirit has access to His sword in the life of the believer only as the believer has access

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With gratitude of heart I write,To update you of the loving lightOf Christ displayed to me these days,Spent pursuing Him in many humbling ways,Among a people who in ignorance forsakeThe One desiring all the more to makeTheir thirsty souls satisfied in He,Who makes lame to walk and blind to see. What a vital purpose He has revealed,And of infinite means He is ready to yield,Such that these may be

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(Dedicated to Cypress Grove Intermedite – 5/19/05)All praise to God for endless grace; no power of earth may dare replaceThe beauty of the memories that we’ve all shared alike in theseShort days of teaching near teenagers, the truths of life, it’s joys and dangers,Our steady song of encouragement; our heart’s desire is that we meantThe things we taught and the lives we brought to demonstrate

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How wonderful our great God is who bountifully provides us with,The ones He uses to perfect His perfect image then reflectThe glory of His loving grace and mercy to behold the faceOf He who is our destiny, His presence joyful, wise and free.So now we look with hope to then when we will with our whole heart pinHis sword into our bosom blessed to know He cleans us through the testsHe puts the faith

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How wonderful His grace has been, to allow His love to shine to men, deserving not a thing but wrath, receiving such a love no math could ever dare to calculate, the delight of souls His purpose to create an ever-changing image-bearer, forever planned to see and hear the glories of the Lord and share His satisfying love with those among the nations whom He chose to shed His blood and forever seal

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In attempt to keep my friends and family updated on the events, praises and prayer requests of my life, I have decided to join the world of the blog. I pray this will be an effective way for us all to share fellowship, though for some not physically. Please let me know if you have any ideas for more effectively keeping you updated on my life and fight of faith. Thanks!jason

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