The irony of the famine
"Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of...
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Rick LoPresti
- Sep 18, 2016
- 4 min
Point of origin
People try to smear the Lord Jesus and portray Him as someone who was unsure of Himself, did not know who He was, where He came from,...
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Rick LoPresti
- Sep 16, 2016
- 3 min
The tree of life
"And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the LORD God...
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Rick LoPresti
- Sep 15, 2016
- 3 min
Anger
People usually think of anger as a negative, and they should. However anger in itself is not a sin. "Be ye angry, and sin not: let not...
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Rick LoPresti
- Sep 14, 2016
- 4 min
The value of no
Although God is the ultimate authority over all, He gave man the freedom to choose (Deuteronomy 30:19, Joshua 24:15). We must understand...
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Rick LoPresti
- Sep 12, 2016
- 3 min
Salt and light
The Lord told His disciples that they are the salt of the earth and the light of the world (Matthew 5:13-16). What did He mean by this?...
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Rick LoPresti
- Sep 11, 2016
- 4 min
The dumbed down church
The church is not isolated nor insulated from society. Although the people of the church should be influencing the people of the world...
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Rick LoPresti
- Sep 9, 2016
- 4 min
War and Peace
The book "War and Peace" by Russian Leo Tolstoy is considered one of the greatest books of all time. However, the world misunderstands...
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Rick LoPresti
- Sep 8, 2016
- 2 min
Balance
One of the greatest weakness of human nature is the tendency to oscillate between extremes. This great pendulum can take us on dizzying...
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Rick LoPresti
- Sep 7, 2016
- 3 min
The power of the seed
In the parable of the sower in Matthew 13, Jesus talked about the power of the word of God to produce fruit in the heart that is in the...
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Rick LoPresti
- Sep 6, 2016
- 3 min
4 conditions
The Lord often spoke in parables. There are two reasons for this. The first is to liken the kingdom of heaven to things we on earth can...
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Rick LoPresti
- Sep 5, 2016
- 4 min
A new covenant
What is a covenant? It is a special, formal arrangement between two parties wherein both parties have clearly defined responsibilities....
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Rick LoPresti
- Sep 3, 2016
- 2 min
Fear
The top ten phobias of man according to a 2015 poll of 20,500 are: A. Acrophobia (Heights) B. Arachnophobia (Spiders) C. Claustrophobia ...
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Rick LoPresti
- Sep 2, 2016
- 2 min
Safety
We are living in a dangerous world. God did not create it this way. It became this way because of the sin of man (Genesis 1-3, Romans...
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Rick LoPresti
- Sep 1, 2016
- 3 min
Violence
John the baptizer had been arrested for being a preacher. From prison he sent two who were still following him to Jesus to ask if He...
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Rick LoPresti
- Aug 31, 2016
- 2 min
Prayer thieves
The Lord Jesus rode a baby donkey into Jerusalem a week before He died (Matthew 21:1-11). Many people including children worshiped Him....
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Rick LoPresti
- Aug 30, 2016
- 2 min
Holiness
What is holiness? Man has many false ideas. Religious leaders are sometimes the most errant. This was the case in the days that Jesus...
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Rick LoPresti
- Aug 27, 2016
- 2 min
The gift of the Holy Ghost
There are many things people say about the gift of the Holy Ghost. People say it was only for the people in the book of Acts. They say...
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Rick LoPresti
- Aug 26, 2016
- 2 min
Eyes to see the invisible
God is an abundant God. He has many promises, gifts, and blessings He wants us to enjoy by His grace, and He always keeps His word. The...
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Rick LoPresti
- Aug 25, 2016
- 4 min
Water baptism
There are a lot of ideas out there about water baptism. Some say it is not part of salvation, but rather a public demonstration of faith....
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