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Monthly Archives: June 2017

When We Sin

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on June 26, 2017 by Steve DurkacJune 26, 2017avatar

We had a conversation Sunday during our study of James about what to do when we have sinned, and I want to share those Bible promises that I referenced again here. First, I mentioned a verse that I couldn’t locate right away, but the verse is Jeremiah 17:9  and it says, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Jeremiah reminds us that however righteous we may think we are … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Notes | Tagged 1 John 1:9, Jeremiah 17:9, Psalm 103:12, Psalm 51:12, Sin

Small Church Uniqueness

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on June 16, 2017 by Steve DurkacJune 16, 2017avatar

It’s not often I copy and paste from another’s blog but I can’t say it any better and I want to share these thoughts with our CrossHope Chapel fellowship and those considering God’s calling to a simple church ministry. The below words are from a January 29, 2015 post by Ben Gosden, Senior Pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church in Savannah, Ga., who blogs at www.mastersdust.com.     “5 Things Small Churches Can Uniquely Offer … Continue reading →

Posted in Simpler Church | Tagged House Church, Simple Church, Small Church, Small Group

Self-Control or Gun Control

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on June 15, 2017 by Steve DurkacJune 15, 2017avatar

The solution to unprovoked firearm violence in our society is not gun control, but self-control. Galatians 5:23 tells us that self-control is the result of the indwelling Spirit of God in one’s life, and without the Holy Spirit there is no control over one’s unbridled sinful behavior. The angry expressions of violence are easily acted upon when the Holy Spirit is not present in a man’s life. When the Holy Spirit is not present, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Mere Observations | Tagged bible prophecy, last days, self-control, violence

Repent

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on June 12, 2017 by Steve DurkacJune 12, 2017avatar

What are we to do when we realize we have made the wrong decision, are going down the wrong path, or have chosen evil over righteousness? Repent. The message of Jesus in Mark 1:15 is as applicable today as it was when He proclaimed, “repent ye, and believe the gospel.” None of us can truly embrace and believe the gospel if we refuse to repent from known convicting sin. The gospel and its good news is … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Notes | Tagged 1 John 1:9, 2 Corinthians 5:7, Mark 1:15, repentance, Romans 12:2

Tree of Life?

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on June 9, 2017 by Steve DurkacJune 9, 2017avatar

Q: So when we get into heaven, will we have to literally eat of the tree of life to keep living forever, or is the tree of life a metaphorical object meaning we already have eternal life? A: In Genesis 2:9 and Genesis 3:22 we see that the tree of life seems to offer Adam and Eve a perpetual sustenance of continuous life. Then we see the tree of life again in Revelation 22:2 in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Answers | Tagged Heaven, Tree of Life

Who is the Anti-Christ?

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on June 2, 2017 by Steve DurkacJune 2, 2017avatar

Last Sunday at CrossHope Chapel we spent a little more time on 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 and the subject of “the man of lawlessness” and who this man could be. I shared a thought I had, but I couldn’t recall if it was from the book of Daniel or a commentator, but the thought I shared was that there is a probable link between the future Ant-Christ and the Romans who destroyed Jerusalem in 70 AD. Here … Continue reading →

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Posted in Bible Answers | Tagged 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4, Anti-Christ, Beast

Creator of the Climate

Pastor Steve Durkac Posted on June 1, 2017 by Steve DurkacJune 1, 2017avatar

What does the Bible say about the issue of climate change and global warming, of man destroying the seasons and the earth? In Genesis 8:22 the Creator of the climate says, “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease” (ESV). Ignore the environmental worshipers – those who fear creation more than the God who created it – because the Creator of the climate says the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Answers | Tagged climate, Climate Change, Global Warming, Promises thru Scripture

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