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Michael Jakes
- Apr 4
- 5 min
Moonwalking Christians?
Back in 1983, I sat in front of my TV and watched someone do a move that I had never seen before. It wasn’t basketball—it was a dance...
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Michael Jakes
- Jan 20, 2022
- 6 min
Pursuing A Passion For The Word Of God
I was in a large bookstore some time back, and went upstairs to browse. When I got to my section, I noticed three teenage girls sitting...
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Michael Jakes
- Feb 22, 2017
- 6 min
Sardis:The Zombie Church
First, let me state at the outset that I believe in the Church. I believe in it’s presence, it’s purpose and it’s power. Established by...
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Michael Jakes
- Oct 17, 2016
- 7 min
A Word To My Hyper-Holy Brethren:Caterpillars Can’t Fly
No, I don’t have an axe to grind. I’m not angry at anyone. And I don’t for one second presume to think I know better or am better than...
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Michael Jakes
- Oct 15, 2016
- 5 min
The Missing Ingredient
Imagine your favorite food. You taste, and it’s just not right; something is missing. You go and get that one ingredient that will make...
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Michael Jakes
- Oct 14, 2016
- 4 min
The Lights In The Windows
My former pastor, Jack A.SanFilippo, was a man among men. It was through his preaching that I was introduced to Jesus. As a teen, on...
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Michael Jakes
- Jun 17, 2016
- 6 min
What Does It Really Mean To Be A Christian?
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. (John...
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Michael Jakes
- May 23, 2016
- 7 min
Are You Paying Attention?
We live in fast paced world. Everything and everyone is on the move, and everyone seems to be busy doing something, and who’s to say...
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Michael Jakes
- May 18, 2016
- 4 min
The Toothless, Chained Lion
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. 1 Peter 5:8 So...
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Michael Jakes
- May 13, 2016
- 5 min
Your Place In The Son
I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. John 17:4 Purpose: The reason for which...
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Michael Jakes
- Dec 14, 2015
- 6 min
Authentic Worship
Worship. Underrated and undervalued. How does it happen? Can anyone engage in it? Is there a wrong way to do it? One thing is for...
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Michael Jakes
- Dec 5, 2015
- 3 min
Too Much Church And Not Enough Jesus
Pizza parties. Game nights. Movie nights. Seemingly clever little ideas to draw youth into the church or keep them in. It all sounds...
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Michael Jakes
- Nov 27, 2015
- 2 min
Bye Bye Mr. Flesh
A short open letter to the flesh based on selected scriptures from Romans Chapter 8. Dear Mr. Flesh, How are you? Not well I presume....
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Michael Jakes
- Nov 13, 2015
- 4 min
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses: Do You Have One?
In spite of the bumps and bruises along the way, and the ups and downs, some of which I have been personally responsible for, giving my...
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Michael Jakes
- Oct 28, 2015
- 4 min
Keeping Back Part: God Wants Full Custody and Nothing Less
Acts 5:1-2 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, And kept back part of the price, his wife also...
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Michael Jakes
- Oct 2, 2015
- 4 min
God Needs No Help:A Word For The Hyper-Holy and Accidental Pharisees Among Us
Luke 18:9-14; 1 Peter 1:14-16 Can holiness be enforced? Or rather, can it be forced upon people? Can people be told that by following a...
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Michael Jakes
- Aug 12, 2015
- 7 min
The Forgotten Commandment
There she was. On a subway train with a bible in her hand, trying to gather herself. I sat at a distance on the same subway car and...
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Michael Jakes
- Mar 22, 2015
- 4 min
I Didn’t Sign Up For This…Or Did I?
One of the most pervasive untruths spread by many so-called ‘new gospels’ seem to give the impression that once you’ve given your heart...
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Michael Jakes
- Mar 21, 2015
- 2 min
You Know It Makes Me Wanna…!
Rather than bowing to the flesh and its sometimes rather gaudy displays of pseudo-spirituality, we should remember that there are those...
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