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Response to Faith

admin Blog, Erik Garthe, Faith, Flow of Blood, Healing, Hem of Garment, Jesus, Miracle, Need, No Longer Conformed, Reality of Faith, Response, Response to Faith, Restorer, Ruler of Synagogue 0 Comment April 5, 2021

Scripture demonstrates that Jesus is always ready to respond to a step of faith by meeting the need. Matthew 9:18-26 presents the Lord as the restorer. This text shows Jesus’ interaction with the faith of His More →

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Traditionsick

admin Accusations, Blog, Change, Criticism, Culture, Disciples, Eat and Drink, Erik Garthe, Fasting, Fermentation, Jesus, John the Baptist, Joy, Message of the Cross, Methods of Ministry, New Cloth, New Wine, No Longer Conformed, Old Cloth, Old Wine, Pharisees, Prayer, Sick, Sorrow, Tradition, Traditionsick, Trouble, Wedding Guests 0 Comment March 29, 2021

Change is usually threatening, yet its results can be tremendous. Jesus had an encounter about change with disciples of John the Baptist; and an accusation was made against His ministry. First, Jesus’ disciples were More →

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Pridesick

admin Blog, Erik Garthe, Faith, Forgive, Grace, Heal, Healing, Hindrance, Kingdom of Heaven, Mercy, No Longer Conformed, Poor in Spirit, Pride, Pridesick, Proud, Righteous, Sacrifice, Self-Righteous, Sinners, Sins, Spiritual Healing, Tax Collectors, unbelief 0 Comment March 22, 2021

“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (1 Peter 5:5) Pride can be a hindrance to healing, both physically and spiritually. It manifests itself in various ways. In Matthew 9:1-13, Jesus dealt with two expressions of More →

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A Tormented World

admin A Tormented World, Abyss, Addiction, Alcohol, Blog, Church, Conviction, Deception, Demon-Possessed, Demons, Drugs, Erik Garthe, Gergesenes, Grace, Herd of Pigs, Lordship, Mercy, No Longer Conformed, Torment, Truth 0 Comment March 15, 2021

Matthew 8:28-34 is a strange story. But not much different from so many people today. Consider the response in this account of the demon-possessed man of the Gergesenes. First, there was a recognition More →

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The Cost to Follow

admin Blog, Calling, Cost, Count the Cost, Deny Self, Erik Garthe, Follow, No Longer Conformed, Release the World, The Cost to Follow, Trust 0 Comment March 9, 2021

In Luke 9:23, Jesus said, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” In order to follow Him, you must fulfill three prerequisites. First, you must count More →

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If You Will You Can

admin Blog, Centurion, Compassion, Erik Garthe, Gentile, Great Physician, Heal, If You Will You Can, Initiative, Jesus, No Longer Conformed, Peter, Roman Commander 0 Comment March 1, 2021

Matthew 8:1-17 reveals Jesus as the Great Physician, who is willing to heal you, who is able to heal you, and who is often proactive to heal you. First, Jesus is ready to heal—“Lord, if you will, you can make me clean … More →

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A Firm Foundation

admin A Firm Foundation, Authority, Bible study, Biblical Application, Biblical Truth, Blog, Building Foolishly, Building Wisely, Christian Life, Commitment, Disobedience, Erik Garthe, Floods, Foundation, Human Reasoning, Human Thinking, Human Understanding, Life, No Longer Conformed, Rain, Secure, Sermon on the Mount, Wind 0 Comment February 22, 2021

The Sermon on the Mount provides the Christian foundation for life. Yet, many people live an accidental Christian life in their decisions. Building the right way involves paying the price of long-term personal More →

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An Alternative Lifestyle

admin An Alternative Lifestyle, Believer, Blog, Christian, Commitment, Disciplined, Erik Garthe, Evangelism, Faithful, False Teachers, Foundation, Fruit, Gospel, Leadership, Lifestyle, No Longer Conformed, Principles, Sermon on the Mount, Sheep’s Clothing, Stable, Trustworthy, witness, Wolves 0 Comment February 15, 2021

Sharing the gospel message does not mean that a majority will respond with genuine faith—true believers are a small percentage of people. And faithful Christians are a small portion of the true believers. In Matthew 7:13-23, Jesus gives the final More →

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Need to Pray

admin Ask, Blog, Confidence, Erik Garthe, Expectant, Knock, Motive, Need to Pray, No Longer Conformed, Prayer, Purpose, Seek, Trust 0 Comment February 8, 2021

Jesus taught (Matthew 7:7-12) His disciples to seek God’s help: be persistent in prayer; be confident in expecting; be purposeful in serving. Every Christian who desires to serve needs to be about prayer. Failure to More →

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Criticize Wisely

admin Blog, Criticize Wisely, Discrimination, Erik Garthe, Humility, Hypocrisy, Hypocrite, Judge, Judging, Judgment, love, Mockery, No Longer Conformed, Ridicule, Truth, Wisdom, witness 0 Comment February 1, 2021

Jesus begins Matthew 7:1-6 by stating, “Judge not.” Does that mean never make any kind of judgment? Judge not does not mean not to evaluate right from wrong: the issue is intent to condemn. Righteous judgments are More →