Michael L. Brown
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Vigilantly Rejecting Esau’s Sin and Its Devastating Consequences on Your Body
He was only 48 years old when he dropped dead of a massive heart attack last night, and his family is in complete shock. Devastated would be a better word. Why did he die so suddenly? And why at a time like this, just five days before he was scheduled to walk his oldest daughter down the aisle and give …
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What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality
One night I was reading the stories of people who had left the church because they thought God hated them simply because they were attracted to the same sex. I was so overcome with emotion that I put the book down, got alone in another room, fell to my knees and wept. The pain of …
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The Great Gay Deception
In February 2007, a colleague of mine attended the annual fundraising dinner for the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the world’s largest gay activist organization. As a Christian man deeply committed to righteousness in our nation, he wanted to see how the HRC operated firsthand. Next to him at the table was a homosexual couple, and …
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How Do You Know If You’ve Backslidden
Here are some symptoms of a backslidden heart, some tangible tests by which you can examine yourself. Ask yourself: 1) Is there a decrease in my personal devotion to Jesus? This will be evidenced by a decreased desire for intimate and private times with the Lord (especially in prayer and worship) and decreased hunger and passion …
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Restoring Your Passion for God
I will never forget the words spoken one night by the pastor of the church in which I was saved. He said, "A person may take 20 years to backslide" (referring to a complete apostasy from the Lord). This is a sobering thought.
You grow old gradually. Your hair turns gray gradually. You can backslide just as gradually. Before you know it, you have wasted your whole life.
Where is the present course of your life taking you? Are you moving toward the Lord or away from Him? If you continued forever on this path, would you wind up in heaven or in hell?
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Hope for the Frozen Heart
Has your heart subtly grown cold? I know from personal experience that God can reignite His passion in you.
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5 Signs of a Backslidden Heart
I will never forget the words spoken one night by the pastor of the church in which I was saved. He said, “A person may take 20 years to backslide” (referring to a complete apostasy from the Lord). This is a sobering thought. You grow old gradually. Your hair turns gray gradually. You can backslide …
