Recent Blog Posts
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3 Ways We Can Draw Near To God
“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” Hebrews 10:22 We have been invited into a close relationship with God, to […] Read More
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Called To Be His Witnesses
As the ordinary people of God, equipped with the Word of God, empowered by the Spirit of God, and dedicated to the Son of God, we can accomplish the mission of God. Read More
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NEIGHBORING: A neighbor is something we are, NOT something we have
This past Sunday at Freedom, we looked at one of Jesus’ most famous parables in Luke 10. It’s the parable of the Good Samaritan. I think one of the challenges with being so familiar with a story is that we can actually […] Read More
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Is Your Prayer Life A Roadmap or Relationship
When you pray, do you want a roadmap or relationship? One of the biggest problems with our prayer lives is that we want a ROADMAP, not a RELATIONSHIP. We want God to tell us what to do. We want Him to simply […] Read More
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The Power of the Master’s Touch
The Gospel of Mark records more miracles of Jesus than any other gospel. In fact, it records more of Jesus’ miracles than it does His messages. Mark sets out to prove how the Master’s touch impacts our lives. But these miracles are […] Read More
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Following Jesus Is Not For the Faint of Heart
Life is unpredictable. It’s full of ups and downs, hairpin turns, and unexplained detours. We often make the mistake of believing that following Jesus will prevent us from difficulties in this life. We think that life should be easy because we have […] Read More
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Jesus’ call to be His disciple is an equipping call
This is a three-part series on Jesus’ call to be His disciple. The call to be Jesus’ disciple is a grace-filled call, a demanding call, and an equipping call. Mark 1:16–20 Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew […] Read More
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Jesus’ call to be His disciple is a demanding call
This is a three-part series on Jesus’ call to be His disciple. The call to be Jesus’ disciple is a grace-filled call, a demanding call, and an equipping call. Mark 1:16–20 Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew […] Read More
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Jesus’ call to be His disciple is a grace-filled call
This is a three-part series on Jesus’ call to be His disciple. The call to be Jesus’ disciple is a grace-filled call, a demanding call, and an equipping call. Mark 1:16–20 Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew […] Read More
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What does it mean to repent and believe?
When Jesus started preaching in Galilee, He tells us the Kingdom of God is at hand. His message was “repent and believe.” Because Jesus is King…His kingdom is both a present reality and a future hope. In the person of Jesus Christ, […] Read More
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Jesus’ Call And Our Response
As we continued our series on the Gospel of Mark, we came to the passage where Jesus called His first disciples. In Mark 1:14-20, Jesus invites Simon, Andrew, James, & John to follow Him. In Mark’s fast-paced style, this pivotal moment in the lives of […] Read More
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An EXAMPLE & An EXCHANGE
Jesus’ life & ministry serves as an EXAMPLE of what we should do & as an EXCHANGE FOR what we could never do. In fact this is what separates Jesus’ Gospel from every other religion. Religion is all about what you must DO to please God and EARN His blessing. The Gospel, […] Read More
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Becoming A Confident Leader
If 2020 has taught us anything it’s that leading through a pandemic is HARD! Most of us started 2020 with all the hope and promise of a new year. We had confidence in our plans and confidence in our ability to lead […] Read More
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Praise God Anyhow
At Freedom Bible Church, we have been teaching through the Book of Habakkuk. Over the course of our study, I have really grown to love this prophet and this book. It is such a raw, honest look at Habakkuk’s prayer journal and his conversations […] Read More
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Habakkuk 2:4 – The Text That Changed The World
This past Sunday at Freedom Bible Church, we continued our series on the Book of Habakkuk by looking at arguably one of the most important passages in the Bible. Habakkuk 2:4 is the central verse of the entire book and it defines the theme of the book […] Read More
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We Have … Let Us
In Hebrew 10:19-25, the writer of Hebrews tells us that we have certain privileges as followers of Jesus that lead to responsibilities as followers of Christ. He uses two, two-word phrases to make his point: we have & let us. WE HAVE… LET US… When God […] Read More