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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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    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...
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    Michael Jakes
    • Jul 1, 2016
    • 8 min

    The Truth The Devil Just Can’t Handle

    https://thatsthewordnow.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/tbs_live6_30_16_the_truth_the_devil_cant_handle.mp3 Ye are of your father the devil,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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    The Cure For The Saddening Blissfulness of Sinfulness
    Michael Jakes
    • May 8, 2015
    • 3 min

    The Cure For The Saddening Blissfulness of Sinfulness

    Years ago at my job, one young man got up and announced to all within listening distance, how much he was looking forward to Friday. He...
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    Cutting It Straight
    Michael Jakes
    • Apr 21, 2015
    • 4 min

    Cutting It Straight

    Oh the joy of studying the bible! There is nothing like having a pile of commentaries and dictionaries stacked up on my desk just to go...
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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...
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    The Devil’s Joy or Things Church Folk Do That Make the Devil Smile
    Michael Jakes
    • Mar 10, 2015
    • 4 min

    The Devil’s Joy or Things Church Folk Do That Make the Devil Smile

    https://thatsthewordnow.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/the_devils_joy1.mp3https://thatsthewordnow.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/the_devils_joy...
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    Profanity in the Pews
    Michael Jakes
    • Mar 10, 2015
    • 5 min

    Profanity in the Pews

    What did he say? My mind blinked. Then it paused just before it began to race with a flood of emotions. How should I react to this?...
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    The Real Gospel
    Michael Jakes
    • Mar 8, 2015
    • 4 min

    The Real Gospel

    For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of...
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