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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 t...
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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 an...
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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 i...
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    The Lights In The Windows
    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 seve...
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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 3:...
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    Are You Paying Attention?
    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 what...
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    The Toothless, Chained Lion
    Michael Jakes
    • May 19, 2016
    • 3 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 goe...
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    Your Place In The Son
    Michael Jakes
    • May 14, 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 somethin...
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    Authentic Worship
    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 certain...
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    Too Much Church And Not Enough Jesus
    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 good...
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    Bye Bye Mr. Flesh
    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. You...
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    Excuses, Excuses, Excuses: Do You Have One?
    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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    Keeping Back Part: God Wants Full Custody and Nothing Less
    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 bei...
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    God Needs No Help:A Word For The Hyper-Holy and Accidental Pharisees Among Us
    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 s...
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    The Forgotten Commandment
    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 watch...
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    I Didn’t Sign Up For This…Or Did I?
    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 t...
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    You Know It Makes Me Wanna…!
    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 w...
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    A Revival of Repentance
    Michael Jakes
    • Mar 19, 2015
    • 3 min

    A Revival of Repentance

    On the other hand, there are revivals which are called by individuals who desire to see a move of God. These meetings are saturated with ...
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    Planes, Thangs, Autmobiles and Other Sins of The Rich and Righteous
    Michael Jakes
    • Mar 14, 2015
    • 4 min

    Planes, Thangs, Autmobiles and Other Sins of The Rich and Righteous

    Obviously there is nothing inherently wrong with being rich. If God chooses to bless me greatly financially, if He chooses to bless the f...
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    Careful What You Pray For-You Might Just Get It!
    Michael Jakes
    • Mar 13, 2015
    • 3 min

    Careful What You Pray For-You Might Just Get It!

    There’s a great quote I read on social media recently, it said, ‘Sometimes God will give you exactly what you wanted just to show you it’...
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