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Commitment. What comes to mind when you hear this word… what thoughts are associated with commitment? How about the following…vow, pledge, loyalty, devotion, duty, honor, faithfulness, giving your word, allegiance. With commitment comes a cost.
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Once a year I think it is wise to speak on what the Bible has to say concerning your responsibility as a believer to support VBC financially. To speak more than once a year on this subject could easily fall into the category of putting an undue emphasis on money. To speak less than once a year on this subject could easily fall into the category of failing to put you into remembrance of your responsibility before God.
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Last week I challenged you to meditate on the corruption that is in your heart and to use this to motivate you to get busy growing spiritually. One of these days we are all going to stand before the Lord who bought us with His blood and we are going to give an account… an account of what we did with the free gift of salvation… an account of what we did to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior… an account of what we did to win the battle against the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. Read the rest of this entry »
Today is January 4th, 2009… the first Sunday of the New Year. My question for you is this… have you set any goals for this New Year, and if so, what is your greatest goal? I hope the answer to this question is an easy one… one that doesn’t take much thought. The greatest goal that anyone can have… and the goal that each of us should have… is to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Let me ask you another question… did you grow spiritually last year? Are you more like Jesus Christ in thought, word, and deed today than one year ago? If so, in what ways? How did you become more like Christ… what method(s) did you use to achieve this goal? I trust we can all agree on this… the mere passing of time does not make anyone more like Jesus Christ… just because we are a year older physically doesn’t mean we have grown spiritually.
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