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Bloom where you’re planted is an admonishment that many of us have heard or received at some point in our lives and if we simply look at it on the surface all we hear is, wherever you are, bloom. However, in order to gain true understanding of this phrase, this admonishment, we must dissect it. Many people focus on the first word, “bloom,” but the focus should be on the last word, “planted.” Therein lies the key. Bloom where you’re Planted… In order to Bloom, you must be Planted….

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In February just a few days before Valentine’s Day, I preached a message titled, “Love Covers.” Valentine’s Day is a day that is filled with the mushy, gushy aspect of the love that people have for each other (i.e., husbands and wives for each other, and boyfriends for their girlfriends and vice versa). However, this love that the Apostle Peter spoke of is not that mushy, gushy sort of love. In 1 Peter 4:8, Peter said, “Above all else, love each other deeply, because love covers a…

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Kingdom Ethics – Walking in the Way of Jesus, the Master TeacherDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” This principle is based in the scriptures of the holy bible for in Matthew 5:14-16, Jesus Christ said to His followers, “you are the light of the world, a city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick….

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The single most controversial event in human history other than perhaps the existence of God and thus Creation vs. Evolution is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. This controversy dates back to ancient biblical times. The Apostle, Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:14, 17-19, “And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ…

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