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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
- 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
- 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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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
- 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
- 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
- May 7, 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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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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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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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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Michael Jakes
- Mar 9, 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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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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