Austin Rankin

The 23rd Psalm Part 1 of 3

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.      He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.      He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness     for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:1-3 ESV How many times have you heard the 23rd Psalm memorialized in movies and culture that it just …

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By Grace Alone

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins in which you previously walked according to the ways of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit now working in the disobedient. We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our …

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How we live matters

Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk—not as unwise people but as wise— making the most of the time, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16 CSB How we live with our time here are earth really matters. I think this goes as a warning to Christians and non-Christians. We …

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Are you only looking at the waves?

Meanwhile, the boat was already some distance from land, battered by the waves, because the wind was against them. Jesus came toward them walking on the sea very early in the morning. When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and they cried out …

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See God for Who He Is

Open my eyes so that I may contemplate wondrous things from your instruction. Psalm 119:18 CSB Theology really matters. People may say, “I don’t want any of that technical jargon, I want to just know God…” Well, that by definition, is engaging in a conversation of theology (This means the …

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Spiritual Workouts

But have nothing to do with pointless and silly myths. Rather, train yourself in godliness. For the training of the body has limited benefit, but godliness is beneficial in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. This saying is trustworthy and deserves …

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Live Eternally Now

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live. Everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26 CSB We tend to get so caught up in the day-in-day-out hustle and bustle that we …

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Overwhelmed?

We don’t want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of our affliction that took place in Asia. We were completely overwhelmed—beyond our strength—so that we even despaired of life itself.  Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death, so that we would not trust in ourselves but …

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