Monthly Archives: June 2011

Welcome to Shallow Small Group.

Sometimes a parody can say so much more than a million serious blog posts.

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Sermon of the week: “The Grim Reality of the Last Days” by John MacArthur.

Your sermon of the week is The Grim Reality of the Last Days by John MacArthur. This is not a topic Joel Osteen would dare touch, and it’s definitely not a message for the faint-hearted. Mike Ratliff had this to … Continue reading

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The Danger of Apostasy

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Today’s families are suffering because the concepts of biblical family government–unknown to many in these last generations–have been replaced by humanistic and so-called “modern” ideas about child rearing that have produced anarchy in the home. Home has become simply a … Continue reading

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“It is in the gymnasium of affliction that men are modeled and fashioned in the beauty of holiness, and all their spiritual powers are trained for harmonious action. It was meet also that they should suffer, in order to complete … Continue reading

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Clergy in heartland embraces homosexuality and says it is not a sin

As Satan continues to build his counterfeit church, his foundation is deception and lies. Here is yet another lie from the pit of hell… Recently Joni Stacy, PFLAG Regional Director for the Central Region, forwarded a newsletter including the formation … Continue reading

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They just don’t get it.

For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge. For not knowing about God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. … Continue reading

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Dalai Lama the Marxist?

According to a reliable source, the Dalai Lama is claiming to be a Marxist. The reliable source is the Dalai Lama himself. Read the USA Today article here.

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Doug Phillips on Youth Ministry.

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3 Diagnostic Questions for the Christian

Every child of God ought to know what his Father desires for him. I seem to find three basic questions people ponder that leaves me with the impression that many who claim Christ struggle with the very idea of determining … Continue reading

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Have You Asked Jesus to Leave You Alone Yet?

Have you asked Jesus to leave you alone yet? Maybe you are like me and you were called by Jesus as a young adult. Or maybe you have known of Jesus your entire life. Maybe your earliest memories of childhood … Continue reading

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Should Christians vote for the lesser of two evils?

The topic of whether or not Christians should vote recently came up in the comment thread of this post that originally asked the question of whether or not Christians should vote for a Mormon (i.e. Mitt Romney). However, the predominant … Continue reading

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Is marriage necessary?

As we continue the immoral downward spiral, I found some good points in this article on the defense of marriage… The typical American household has changed – and not for the better. A new analysis of U.S. Census numbers for … Continue reading

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How “socialized” government school kids “interact” on the bus.

It’s pretty bad when a local news station has to get involved in a matter like this because the school won’t help to put a stop to the violence perpetrated against a four-year-old girl. You can see the video and … Continue reading

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Sermon of the week: “Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness” by Phil Johnson.

Your sermon of the week is Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness by Phil Johnson. This is the next installment of Johnson’s series on the Ten Commandments that is being featured on DefCon every other week as your Sermon of … Continue reading

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Love your wife!

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You do not know, poor soul, how glad God is when He forgives a soul. The angels sang when God made the world, but we do not read that God sang then. Yet, in the last chapter of the prophecy … Continue reading

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Well . . . is he or isn’t he?

Is Mormon presidential candidate Mitt Romney pro-life or pro-abortion? I often hear that Christians are willing to vote for him because he “shares their values,” and being pro-life is one of those values often cited. But is he really? In … Continue reading

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The Bible records in Acts 17:11 that the Apostle Paul commended the Bereans for comparing what he taught and said to Scripture. Rather than taking offense at what others might consider to be “criticism,” Paul encouraged them to compare everything … Continue reading

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RICK WARREN – THE ECUMENICAL CHAMELEON

HT: http://www.danspulpit.com/

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Another well-known name defends Warren

I read an excellent post by Mike Ratliff dealing with the push to accept Rick Warren and came across this post by Tullian Tchividjian, who finds things he likes about Rick Warren. You can read Tullian’s post here. I praise … Continue reading

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Should a Christian vote for Mitt Romney?

I recently read a piece entitled A Vote For Romney is a Vote for the LDS Church written by Warren C. Smith (not to be confused with the Warren Smith who exposed Rick Warren’s New Age agenda and ties to … Continue reading

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The world does not object to your being a Christian for a time, if she can but tempt you to cease your pilgrimage and settle down to buy and sell with her in Vanity Fair. The flesh will seek to … Continue reading

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Unveiling Grace by Sacred Groves.

A wonderful series of testimonies from those who turned from the “Jesus” of Mormonism to the true Jesus revealed in Scripture.  It’s amazing what happened to these former Mormons when they actually read their Bibles. Source: Sacred Groves  

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When silence is not golden.

Ingrid Schlueter recently posted a short but poignant piece on Christian cowardice. In light of the abandonment by fellow Christians after her resignation from VCY America (and after this utterly horrendous debacle), her recent post holds much weight. Here’s a … Continue reading

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Are Americans Getting Comfortable With Immorality?

Interesting article by the Christian Post on the state of America’s morality. Here’s a sample from the article: “You would never know by watching American television that 61 percent of Americans say religion is very important in their lives.” For … Continue reading

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Married couples are now in the minority of households.

From the Associated Press: “The data supports that, as the Census Bureau reported last year that opposite-sex unmarried couples living together jumped 13 percent from 2009 to 7.5 million. . . . And attitudes on marriage are changing, too. About … Continue reading

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Sermon of the week: “The Shockwave of the Gospel” by Akash Sant Singh.

Your sermon of the week is one you won’t want to miss. In The Shockwave of the Gospel, Pastor Akash Sant Singh steps on toes and pulls no punches as he explains that in order to impact our family, friends, … Continue reading

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