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Forgiveness Is With God ... and Bringing Your Life To God

Words of Wisdom Articles are mini articles that have been printed in the Oneida, TN, Independent Herald newspaper since September 2019. “Words of Wisdom” is published online weekly and available on: www.ihoneida.com/words-of-wisdom . Last week’s contribution was Forgiveness Is With God for May 20, 2024. This week’s contribution is Bringing Your Life to God for May 27, 2024. 

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Words of Wisdom: August 14-18, 2023

My Words of Wisdom Audios are 1-minute radio lessons which are studies from the Bible for our current times. They are broadcast on www.wecoradio.com/ FM 101.3 after the 12 noon news and after the 3pm news. Transcripts are available at Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts, for lessons 2014 till now. This week’s lessons are:
- 8/14/2023 - The Savior’s Start    
- 8/15/2023 - The Savior’s Exception 
- 8/16/2023 - The Savior’s Proof      
- 8/17/2023 - The Savior’s Salvation  
- 8/18/2023 - The Savior’s Saved    

Older Words of Wisdom radio minutes from 2014 onwards are found in Words of Wisdom Archive

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Correct Retribution: Slides Available

My sermon Correct Retribution taken from Genesis 50:14-22 and delivered July 2, 2023, is now available. Look for the word "FEATURED" or the name of the file in Sermon Powerpoints.

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Debt Ceiling?

Words of Wisdom Articles are mini articles that have been printed in the Oneida, TN, Independent Herald newspaper since September 2019. “Words of Wisdom” is published online weekly and available on: www.ihoneida.com/words-of-wisdom/ . This week's contribution is Debt Ceiling? for April 27, 2023. 

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The Compassion of a Christian

My slides for The Compassion of a Christian, based on Colossians 3:15-17 and delivered July, 2022, is now available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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MUSTS for Christians, Part 2

Donnie Barnes' MUSTS for Christians, Part 2, is now available in Bible Basics.

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Sinful Sayings

My sermon slides for Sinful Sayings, based on 1 John 1:5-10 and preached on June 26, 2022, are now available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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QA: Why Can't People "Claim Their Salvation"?

My QA: Why can't people "claim their salvation"? from April, 2022, is now available in Questions Answered.

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Words of Wisdom Radio through April 29, 2022

My Words of Wisdom Audios are 1-minute radio lessons which are studies from the Bible for our current times. They are broadcast on www.wecoradio.com / FM 101.3 after the 12 noon news and after the 3pm news. Transcripts are available at Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts, for lessons 2014 till now. This week’s lessons are:

    - 4/25    We Have Found the Messiah - Forgive Sins  
    - 4/26    We Have Found the Messiah - Speaks Boldly
    - 4/27    We Have Found the Messiah - Came From God
    - 4/28    We Have Found the Messiah - Miracle Worker
    - 4/29    We Have Found the Messiah - No One Spoke Like Him

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Psalm 85: The Lesson of Israel

My Psalms Commentary continues with Psalm 85: The Lesson of Israel, which is now available in Devotions from Psalms.

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Forgiveness and Faith

Jesus Christ said: "’Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him.’ And the apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith" (Luke 17:3-5).

(1) Who are you to judge another person’s heart? Legislation determining what are “hate crimes,” and Media rejecting confession of wrong-doing are contrary to God’s Word.

(2) Jesus said, “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks”  (Matthew 12:34). We must assume that spoken words are “heart-felt.”

(3) Sin is a violation of God’s Word. Who are you to add arbitrary, man-made “works of penance” to make someone’s repentance to your liking? It is “godly sorrow [that] produces repentance leading to salvation”                             (2 Corinthians 7:10). Repentance is between the sinner and God. - 6-15-2021 

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Psalm 74: Correct Corruption: Follow God's Word

My commentary on Psalm 74, Correct Corruption: Follow God's Word, is now available in Devotions from Psalms. The entire Commentary on Psalms is COMPLETELY FREE TO DOWNLOAD from this page.

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The Greatest Conversion in the Bible

My slides for The Greatest Conversion of the Bible, taken from Saul's conversion to Paul in Acts 22, is now available in Sermon Powerpoints. It is also available in Commentaries> Assorted Chapters.

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How Can We Avoid Paranoia When They Really Are Out to Get Us?

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Is There an Unpardonable Sin? - Sellers Crain Article

Sellers Crain, Jr's article, Is There an Unpardonable Sin?, is now available in Publications from Sellers Crain.

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