Join Tim Ferguson in heralding the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ at the Atlanta Falcons home football games this 2020 season.
If you would like to join him please contact him at: timothy.ferguson@shawinc.com or 706-263-5299.
Join John Coble in heralding the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ at the Tennessee Titans home football games this 2020 season. Contact John: John@JohnCoble.com
Join James Cartwright and his team in heralding the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ at the University of Louisville home football games this 2020 season. Contact James: jjtraviscartwright@outlook.com or 731-267-7747.
Join Bill Adams and his team in heralding the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ at the University of South Florida home football games this 2020 season.
SFOI will be, Lord willing, in St. Petersburg, FL for the Firestone Grand Prix Oct. 23 – 25. This will be the first time for SFOI to be at the Grand Prix; however, St. Pete and the greater Tampa area has been a frequent ministry location.
St. Petersburg, FL October 23-25 SFOI will be, Lord willing, in St. Petersburg, FL for the Firestone Grand Prix Oct. 23 – 25. This will be the first time for SFOI to be at the Grand Prix; however, St. Pete and the greater Tampa area has been a frequent ministry location. More details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/3195571650535411/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22page_admin_bar%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%7B%5C%22page_id%5C%22%3A420094794719164%7D%22%7D%2C%7B%22surface%22%3A%22events_admin_tool%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22events_admin_tool%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22[]%22%7D]%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D  |
Avoiding a Hardened Conscience
We are warned not to allow ourselves to become hardened, because if we look at the whole concept of hardening in its biblical perspective, we see that something happens to us through repeated sins. Our consciences become seared. The more we commit a particular sin, the less remorse we feel from it. Our hearts are recalcitrant through repeated disobedience.
When God hardens the heart, all He does is step away and stop striving with us. For example, the first time I commit a particular sin, my conscience bothers me. In His grace, God is convicting me of that evil. God is intruding into my life, trying to persuade me to stop this wickedness. If He wants to harden me, all He has to do is to stop rebuking me, stop nudging me, and just give me enough rope to hang myself.
We see in Scripture that when God hardens hearts, He does not force people to sin; rather, He gives them their freedom to exercise the evil of their own desires (James 1:13–15).
Coram Deo
Pray this prayer with the psalmist David: “Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” (Ps. 139:23–24).
Passages for Further Study
James 1:13-15
From: https://www.ligonier.org/learn/devotionals/avoiding-hardened-conscience/
Promises, Promises
What is the real essence of marriage? First of all, you should not equate marriage with sexual relations. On one side, the Bible condemns all sexual relations outside of marriage as sin. On the other side, God blesses the honeymoon union as holy. Why? The couple is already married. Marriage is not the same as sexual relations. Marriage authorizes sexual relations.
What then is marriage? Speaking to a husband, God says of his wife, “She is your companion and your wife by covenant” (Malachi 2:14). In other words, marriage is a covenant. Not only so, in marriage you make a covenant. You take vows before God. You make promises. You say, “I do promise and covenant before God and these witnesses to be your loving husband or wife in sickness and in health, in plenty and in want, in joy and in sorrow, as long as we both shall live.”
Yes, when you married, you promised to be a companion to your husband or wife as long as you both should live. You promised to be by his or her side so that he or she would never be lonely, never be without encouragement, never be without help, never be without someone to talk to.
A lot of people are breaking their promises these days. How about you? Are you keeping your marriage promises?
Now listen to today’s podcast, “Promising Families.”
See Bill’s report from Sunday’s outreach: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1eaJbzrpjNRJX
John reports, “It’s a slow day, but please pray for the fans that are here and that hear the gospel.”
See more on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.coble
Brian’s live report on twitter: https://twitter.com/i/status/1317836749431820289
See Brian’s report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brian.ninde.3
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