Sherri Perkins

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40 Reasons People Don’t Like You

              Idea for “40 Reasons’ adapted from The 12 Essentials of Godly Success, by Tommy Nelson Presented By: David R. Shannon, President of Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, Tennessee 1. Are You a Loner? Proverbs 18:1-“A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment.” 2. …

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Fear Of Missing Out

Oxford English Dictionary defines “Fear of Missing Out” as “anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website.” This sounds new and modern but it isn’t really new at all. Satan has been using this tactic since the beginning. In the Garden of …

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We Are Far Too Easily Pleased

The “holiday season” is in full swing. Thanksgiving is behind us and Christmas is right around the corner. It is good to stop and count blessings. It is fun to give and receive presents. Thus it is easy to get caught up in the spirit of the day. But let us consider something different. From …

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Biblical Thoughts on Alcohol

“Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who tarry long over wine; those who go to try mixed wine. Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. In …

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Back To School

The time has arrived once again—summer break has ended and it is time to go back to school. Children, parents, and other adults have to make the adjustment to new routines. Let it be the case that prayer will be a regular part of your routine. Let it be the case that discussions about spiritual …

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Earth’s Cousin?

Have you heard about Kepler-452b? Maybe you’ve seen the headlines recently that read something like this: NASA discovers Earth-like planet orbiting “cousin” of Sun. The idea is to emphasize just how un-special we really are. If we exist by complete accident…if we owe our existence to time and chance…it would not be outside the realm …

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Unemployment

Unemployed is living without a job or without work to be completed. The national unemployment rate as of July 2, 2015 was 5.3% according to a study released by the U.S. Department of Labor. That 5.3% is roughly 8.3 million people in the United States currently living without a job or without work. The unemployment …

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Too Many Sins?

Look . . . !  I understand, OK?  I know what it’s like to feel regret and remorse, and to ask questions like, “Have I done enough?” and “How am I ever going to be forgiven?”  True, some, yea . . . many, after embraceing and putting Jesus on through immersion, wander astray, do things …

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Who Will Perish?

“Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will punish all those who are circumcised merely in the flesh– Egypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and all who dwell in the desert who cut the corners of their hair, for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel …

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The Trinity: Misunderstandings

We have been studying the “Trinity” for quite some time now, the following diagram representing the correct Biblical balance between asserting there is only one God & God being three persons, a difficult idea to comprehend, admittedly.  Indeed, it has proven to be so difficult to understand that, instead of just accepting the Bible’s plain …

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