Beyond Surface Changes
by Dr. Josh Franklin on February 19th, 2025
“The Word of God… is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” – Hebrews 4:12"Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." - 1 Thessalonians 5:23Real transformation goes deeper than changing our behavior - it reaches into our hearts and transforms our motivations. God's ... Read More
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Divine Discernment
by Dr. Josh Franklin on February 18th, 2025
"For the Word of God is … discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart." - Hebrews 4:12-13God's Word has an incredible ability to shine light into the darkest corners of our hearts. Like a skilled surgeon's scalpel, it carefully separates truth from deception, revealing our true motives and intentions. While we might successfully hide our real selves from others or even deceive ourselves, G... Read More
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God's Word is Alive
by Dr. Josh Franklin on February 17th, 2025
"For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart." - Hebrews 4:12-13Have you ever picked up a book that seemed to come alive in your hands? That's exactly what happens when we open the Bible. Unlike any other book, the Bible isn't just ink on paper ... Read More
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Our Ultimate Authority
by Dr. Josh Franklin on February 14th, 2025
"Receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves…. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does." – James 1:21, 22, 25 Other voices will speak into every situation under heaven, but t... Read More
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God's Transforming Power
by Josh Franklin on February 13th, 2025
"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." - Romans 12:2 Howard Hendricks once said, “You are either in the Word and the Word is conforming you to the image of Jesus Christ, or you are in the world and the world is squeezing you into its mold.” The Bible was not written for o... Read More
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Piercing the Heart: God's Word in Action
by Dr. Josh Franklin on February 12th, 2025
"For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart." - Hebrews 4:12Have you ever picked up a book that seemed to read you more than you read it? That's exactly what happens with the Bible. Unlike any other book, it has the supernatural ability to peer... Read More
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