April 20, 2020
by Mike Sciarra
| Tags: Doing the Word, finding pleasure in God, Gospel
Take the opportunity to find your pleasure in God today, rather than wallowing in self-pity, or pontificating about your opinions. Read Hebrews 13:1-19 and see how many exhortations you can practice during this shelter-in-place, social distancing, quarantine time....
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March 13, 2020
by Mike Sciarra
| Tags: COVID-19, postponements, disappointments, sickness, Gospel
I don’t know about you, but it’s kind of nice to know you get to just rest a while. We are so crazy busy in our lives that sometimes we don’t stop to take a breather. So, a forced pause might be just what the Great Physician ordered....
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December 27, 2019
by Mike Sciarra
| Tags: Christmas, Bethlehem, Cross, Gospel, salvation
The Gospel is the good news of the grace and power of God to redeem undeserving sinners to eternal life through Jesus’ perfect, sinless life; substitutional, sacrificial death; and resurrection from the grave. ...
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November 27, 2019
by Mike Sciarra
| Tags: Romans, Gospel, Righteousness, God’s power
For the past 2+ years in Romans we have seen God’s glory, greatness, and power towards us who believe....
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November 21, 2018
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: devotional, reminders, Word, thanksgiving, truth, Jesus, bible, holiday, Gospel
Does God's Word inspire thankfulness in your heart?...
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November 21, 2017
by Mike Sciarra
| Tags: Evangelism, Discipleship, not ashamed, Gospel
How true believers can be not ashamed, offended by, or stingy with the Gospel. ...
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June 21, 2017
by Mike Sciarra
| Tags: souls, Gospel, serving Jesus
May the Gospel be displayed like water to thirsty and desperate souls, just like mine, through all who believe....
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May 31, 2017
by Mike Sciarra
| Tags: family of God, Relationships, life change, Gospel, Gospel-changed relationships
Has the Gospel changed your heart? Then your relationships will change because you will work hard with the Lord's strength to do what you know is right. It's part of being in the family....
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February 1, 2017
by Mike Sciarra
| Tags: Mission, blood of Christ, Gospel, Cross, living on mission, Missions
Inspired by Matthew Holbrook's sermon on John 18:1-11. ...
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March 31, 2015
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Substitution, atonement, Gospel
The theological words satisfaction and substitution need to be carefully defined and safeguarded, but they cannot in any circumstances be given up. The biblical gospel of atonement is of God satisfying himself by substituting himself for us....
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January 15, 2015
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Mission, Missions, Gospel, Jesus, Calling
God's people share God's mission. We may not always feel, look, or act like it, but when God reconciled us to Himself through Christ we became ambassadors for Christ in a very needy world (2 Cor. 5:17-21)....
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November 27, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: thanksgiving, blood, Gospel
I am thankful for the precious blood of Christ by which I'm saved. ...
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September 24, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Gospel
The gospel is everything you need to please God....
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August 26, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: earnestly, love, Gospel
God brings about a beautiful change and resulting commitment to His family, in the lives of all He has chosen....
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March 24, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Peace of Christ, Gospel, freedom, slavery, clock, dollar, money, Time
Are you serving the clock and the dollar, or are they serving God's good gospel purposes? What's the reality in your life? Would you like to know how you can break free?...
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March 11, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: confession, Gospel, Jesus, Transformation
The very bright and powerful hope of the gospel is that lasting life change is really possible. The finished work of Christ at the Cross means that restarts can and actually do happen by the miraculous working of God. ...
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March 7, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: truth, Gospel, Transformation, desire, Jesus, Lord
What do born again believers in the Lord Jesus Christ really really want?...
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February 13, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Life, Death, abortion, internal life, Jesus, Gospel
God is the giver of life. We must stand for life....
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February 13, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Service, Ministry, Gospel
One of the things that the gospel does in transforming our lives is give us the best possible reason to give our lives in service to God and others....
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October 26, 2013
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Thief on cross, Jesus, Gospel
The wonders of sovereign grace and gospel transformation....
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October 16, 2013
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Jesus, blood, Cross, Death, Gospel
Going to the Cross Jesus' life was innocent, devalued and hated. We were guilty, puffed up and self-absorbed. ...
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July 16, 2013
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Gospel, Jesus, Faith, Repentance
Some people get disillusioned and say this Jesus thing doesn't work. It's because they are walking around with only half a gospel. ...
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June 25, 2013
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Repentance, repent, Gospel, Church
The gospel of the grace of God in Christ is drenched in mercifully provided repentance that not only restores vitality of faith but health in Christ's body the Church. It is something for which we must pray and rejoice when it comes. It is needed like air, on a moment by moment basis. For the flourishing of Christ's Bride and for the nations to be made glad in God (Acts 5:...
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May 21, 2013
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Pain, scars, wounded, Glory, perspective, Gospel
Pain is a part of every life and God gives believers an amazing story to tell. . ...
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May 16, 2013
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Gospel, serving Jesus, work, science
Every Christian has gospel work to do. And every Christian is called to do that work in the Church and the world....
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March 6, 2013
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: South Africa, Jesus, Gospel
South Africa 2013
Recap of Days 9-14...
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February 23, 2013
by Mike Sciarra
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Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Muphamuzi, South Africa, Jesus, Gospel, teamwork
What's happening in South Africa? Check it out!...
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