Pastor Dial

Whose Ideals?

“For all that is in the world – the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life – is not from the Father but is from the world.” 1 John 2:16 September 2, 2022 Big-city smog. It can be deceptive. There was a time when Chattanooga, Tennessee, was known […]

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The Wrong Love

“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” 1 John 2:15 September 1, 2022 Affection for that which stands in opposition to God is spiritual adultery. Loving “the world” is not enjoying the planet God has created or

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Heaven on Earth

“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” Colossians 3:2 August 30, 2022 A good product is the best advertisement. Biblical Christianity must not only be defended – as it is in Colossians chapters 1 & 2 – it must be demonstrated. It takes a mind that is

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Be on Guard

“You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.” 2 Peter 3:17 August 29, 2022 Security cameras and guards, home surveillance systems, cybersecurity, the list goes on. All are reminders that human nature is not good. The apostle Peter

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Smitten by God

“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned-every one-to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth….” Isaiah 53:6-7 August 26-27, 2022 Did Jesus suffer because He did something wrong? If the truth

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Why Did Jesus Die? 

“Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.” Isaiah 53:4 August 25, 2022 The most important question of the day, and any day, is answered in Isaiah 53:4-5. God’s Servant, Jesus Christ, did NOT die to merely give us an example in how

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