What does it mean to “believe” in Christ, to pick up your cross and follow Him? Pastor Piper explains these words biblically. His sermon is extremely valuable because Christian culture gets these things very wrong. This post contains a 12 minute excerpt of his 64 minute sermon; it also contains the entire sermon for those who want to know the foundation he laid before he got to the crux of the text that is stated in excerpt; and the application he proposed after the excerpt. Hopefully, the excerpt will whet your appetite to hear the entire sermon, it is valuable in this time of false gospel messages and short cuts to the Christian life
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Extremely Bad News For Biden And The Democrats – Breakdown – Huckabee
In the following 6 minute Huckabee breakdown, he reported on the following points: the continued worsening of Biden’s position in the polls; in generic congressional polls, republicans were favored by 10 points; this was unusual for a mass media poll; AZ, Fla, GA, NC, NH, PA and WI favored republican candidates by 23%: R 58%; D 35%; democrats in the mass media are also in trouble – their betrayal of the public with a bias for the democratic left in most of their reporting has caused many viewers to turn to alternative sources of news
Jesus Will Never Cast You Out: Jeff Mayfield, Part 6
In the following 4 minute video, Dr. Jeff Mayfield highlights chapter 6 of Dane Ortland’s book, Gentle and Lowly; Mayfield provides numerous examples of why Jesus will not cast out:
What Is The Beast from The Book Of Revelation?
Revelation 16:2 and 19:20 cite the “mark of the beast” as a sign that identifies those who worship the beast out of the sea ( Rev 13:1 ). This beast is usually identified as the antichrist. This mark is first mentioned in 13:16-17, where it is imposed on humanity by the beast out of the earth ( 13:11 ). This second beast is the false prophet ( 19:20 ), who forces the worship of the antichrist and brands those who do so with the mark. This mark is equivalent to the beast’s name or number ( 13:17 ; cf. 14:11 ). This enigmatic number is announced in 13:18 as 666.
Biden Pick for Bank Regulator Proposed Fed Take Over Banking, Manipulate Stock Prices – Epoch Times
In Saule Omarova’s world, America only really needs one bank—the Federal Reserve. Omarova, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be one of the top banking regulators, has proposed such drastic expansion of government control over finance that it’s leaving some experts scratching their heads over whether the administration is serious about her nomination. …It would be best, she outlined in a series of articles and papers, to virtually abolish private banking. Every American would have a bank account set up at the Fed and authorities would be free to inflate the currency by issuing interest on the deposits or even crediting the accounts directly. To counter inflation, the Fed could also slash interest rates or even, if all else fails, take away people’s money as needed, she proposed in a recent paper (pdf). [It would have control over your purchases- homes, autos, school loans….]
3 Dog Night Chuck Negron
The following 3 minute video tells about 3 Dog Night lead singer, Chuck Negron’s fall from Stardom to living on the street because of heroine addiction.
He was freed from the actual torment of his addiction by God in answer to specific prayer.
What ‘Return-to-normal’ Biden has really normalized: Joe Pinion – Newsmax
Joe Biden promised to be the ‘return-to-normal’ president, says Joe Pinion. But he’s normalized nothing but “incompetence” abroad and the “building blocks of tyranny” at home. [To show why he was able to state the aforementioned, Joe Pinion spoke about the vax mandate and the court ruling to halt implementation; rebels storming the US embassy in Yemen and taking hostages; China-Taiwan; Russia-Ukraine; the message our southern border chaos gives the world; and Biden’s opposition to US citizens who do not share his political views]
Biden Administration Hikes Medicare Premiums, Blames Drug Costs and Pandemic – Epoch Times
President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday announced it is raising Medicare premiums, a move it blamed in part on the cost of drugs. The Medicare Part B standard monthly premium will rise by nearly $22 to $170.10 next year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said. …In addition to the monthly premium, the annual deductible will rise from $203 to $233. Also, Medicare Part A inpatient deductibles will jump $72 to $1,556 next year, and Medicare part A daily coinsurance and skilled nursing facility coinsurance will both increase at least $9.
Dr. Jason Hill on Reparations, White Guilt, and the ‘Age of Post-Oppression’ – Epoch Times
“I’m going to be a little bit radical here and say there is no racial reckoning to be had … I don’t know what further reckonings would look like short of tearing this country apart,” says Dr. Jason Hill, a professor of philosophy at DePaul University and author of “What Do White Americans Owe Black People: Racial Justice in the Age of Post-Oppression.” At the National Conservatism Conference in Orlando, Florida, we sat down with Hill to discuss our current political moment, the spread of critical race theory, and his case against reparations.
Christian Growth, Part Two – It Is Real And Expected By God
Do we make progress in our Christian lives? Do we grow? These questions are always useful, but especially so at certain times. A Saturday night, a communion Sunday, a birthday, the end of a year – all these are seasons that should cause us to think and make us look within. Time is flying quickly. Life is quickly fleeing away. The hour is daily drawing nearer when the reality of our Christianity will be tested and it will be seen whether we have built on the rock or on the sand (Matthew 7:24-27). Certainly it is wise for us to examine ourselves from time to time and take account of our souls. Are we progressing in spiritual things? Are we growing in holiness?