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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
- Oct 19, 2016
- 5 min
About the Seasons of Life…And Avoiding the Convenient One
Winter. Spring. Summer. Fall. What’s your favorite season? Depending on who you are, and no matter what your seasonal preference is,...
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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
- 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
- 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
- Jun 27, 2015
- 3 min
The Illusion of Vindication
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for...
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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 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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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...
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Michael Jakes
- Mar 11, 2015
- 2 min
The Madness of the King’s Children
There are many other words and acts of madness being perpetrated by men and women of God among God’s people. In most cases, they are well...
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