April 28, 2023
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
BIBLE
| Tags: Bible, Bible, Emotions
The other day I was driving down the highway when I found myself behind the most common vehicle on the road: an Amazon delivery van. On the back of this van I was presented with a surprising caution: "Warning: contents may cause happiness." This got my gears turning and they quickly clicked into a common Christian refrain , that happiness is found in happenings but joy is ...
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November 7, 2022
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
BIBLE
| Tags: Bible, CHRISTIAN LIVING
Who are we supposed to please, God or man? Our inner Sunday School rushes to the surface on a question like this: God! We should please God. But the question isn't quite as straightforward as that. The Scriptures speak about pleasing God and pleasing man.
Look at these passages that speak of pleasing people.
Romans 15:2 Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good...
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April 28, 2017
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
BIBLE
| Tags: Bible, Suffering
Romans 8 is a gloriously rich chapter of the Bible that should fill the mind of every believer. But gloriously rich doesn't mean easily swallowed. Such is the case with verse 16-17.
Romans 8:16-17 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Hi...
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March 4, 2017
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
BIBLE
| Tags: Suffering
We have been going through the book of Job in our Sunday evening service and I have been wonderfully helped in this close study of God's Word. We are nearing the end, so I may have to come back with an updated post, but up till now one chapter has struck me as exceedingly precious. Most people are familiar with the first 2 chapters and the last 5 chapters, and rightly ...
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January 14, 2017
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
BIBLE
| Tags: HUMILITY
I read something today about revival that struck me as to the actual nature of revival. We say we want revival, but no one living today has actually experienced it. The little that I have read about it communicates that it is the single most impactful experience one could possibly have. So much so, that there is a limit as to what can even be handled.
What I read was ...
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December 4, 2016
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
BIBLE
| Tags: CHRISTIAN LIVING
People used to think the single cell was pretty basic, like an old car you could work on if you had some know-how. Turns out we simply weren't looking close enough. Instead of comparing it to an Oldsmobile, the cell is more like a galaxy of function and information. The same is true with some of the most famous and beloved Bible verses. We love them because of the powerf...
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October 9, 2016
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
BIBLE
| Tags: Critique
There are different ways to reject the Bible. One way is to set it on fire. Another way it to set it on a shelf. A final way is to set it off in the wrong direction. The first way is direct. The second way is subtle. The final way is deceptive. Satan will take whatever way he can get, but his favorite is the last one. He is a deceiver, so he has no greater thrill than us...
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July 23, 2016
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
BIBLE
John Murray said the fear of God is the soul of godliness. This is a conclusion you can hardly avoid as you read God's Word. The fear of God is mentioned well over 50 times throughout the Scripture. Not only is its volume of occurrences enough to require every Christian to understand this concept, but also how the fear of God is spoken of would make us fools to treat it li...
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July 8, 2016
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
BIBLE
Some statements grab you and try to shake silly notions out of your head. At first they strike you as odd, but as you mediate upon them they begin to turn your mind.
Paul made a statement like this when he said the following:
Romans 2:1516 [Gentiles] show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusi...
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June 23, 2016
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
BIBLE
There are times in a person's life and in the life of a nation when everything is changed. Perhaps someone has a new baby. Perhaps a nation suffers a terrible event like 9/11 or a natural disaster. When these kinds of events happen, everything is affected and many things will change. Things have to change because there are new realities that are so in-your-face that to ign...
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