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“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine.”

2 Timothy 3:16 (KJV)

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The False Oneness Doctrine

Biblical answers to Oneness theology: Jesus is fully God, God the Son, but He is not the Father. One God, three distinct divine Persons.

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Water Baptism

A command of Jesus and an act of obedience, but it does not save, wash away sin, or apply His blood. What Scripture actually teaches.

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Bible Outlines

Full sermon and study outlines: primary texts, Greek word studies, historical background, and application, prepared for deeper study.

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Ephesians: The Armor of God

Standing firm in spiritual warfare: the whole armor of God from Ephesians 6:10–18, piece by piece. A verse-by-verse series in preparation.

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Expository Studies

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It Is the Spirit Who Gives Life

“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” • John 6:63 (KJV)Jesus is teaching a truth we can never manufacture on our own: spiritual life is entirely the work of God. We cannot produce eternal life through effort, ritual, good works, or human wisdom. Apart from Christ we are spiritually dead, and only God can make us alive (Ephesians 2:1–5).The Holy Spirit gives life. The living Word reveals Christ (Romans 10:17). And salvation is “Not of works,” but is received by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8–9).The message is simple: God does the saving work. The Father draws us, the Word reveals Christ, the Spirit gives life, and the sinner receives eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ (John 3:16).We cannot produce spiritual life. The Spirit must give it. The Word reveals it. Christ possesses it. Faith receives Him. And God receives all the glory.Continue reading the full teaching below.
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Article thumbnail: Made New in Christ - The Second Chance of Romans 6:4 and 2 Corinthians 5:17
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Made New in Christ: The Second Chance of Romans 6:4 and 2 Corinthians 5:17

Millions wish they could start over. Romans 6:4 and 2 Corinthians 5:17 promise a real second chance: in Christ you become a new creature, made new from the inside out. A full seven-lens study.
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Article thumbnail: Contending For The Faith
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Contending For The Faith

Silence is not always love. Jude calls believers to earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the saints, and to defend it with the character of Christ.
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Article thumbnail: Sin, Forgiveness, Cleansing, and Redemption
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Sin, Forgiveness, Cleansing, and Redemption

Isaiah 44:22 and 1 John 1:9 speak plainly about sin, forgiveness, cleansing, and redemption, and neither says one word about water. God wipes away the record of guilt Himself.
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Article thumbnail: Hellish Deception Has Been Released Into the World
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Hellish Deception Has Been Released Into the World

The whole world lieth in wickedness, says 1 John 5:19, not mild confusion, but deception on a worldwide scale. A study of the one Jesus called the father of lies.
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Article thumbnail: The Origin and Earthly Unleashing of Spiritual Warfare
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The Origin and Earthly Unleashing of Spiritual Warfare

Revelation 12, Genesis 3, and Ephesians 6 give one picture of spiritual warfare: war in heaven, its entry into human history, and the same conflict facing believers now.
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Bible Outlines

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Light breaking through a dark blue background with the words: John 14:10 Jesus says, I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me, PrevailingWord.net
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I Am in the Father: Why John 14:10 Does Not Make Jesus the Father

Jesus could have said "I am the Father." He said something else. A study outline of John 14:8-11 on the Greek of "I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me," and why John 17 settles what that language means.
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A wooden boat on a storm-tossed sea with lightning and a break of sunlight through dark clouds, with the words: Luke 8:22-39, The Other Side of the Storm, PrevailingWord.net
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The Other Side of the Storm

Jesus told His disciples they were going to the other side before the storm ever rose. A study outline of Luke 8:22-39 (KJV) on the storm, the man delivered on the far shore, and what Scripture does and does not promise about suffering.
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A sunlit country road through green hills at sunrise, with the words: 2 Corinthians 5:17, The Extreme Life Do-Over, PrevailingWord.net
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The Extreme Life Do-Over: A New Creature in Christ

Many people want a life do-over. Scripture offers something greater than a fresh start on the old life. A study outline of 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV): what it means to be in Christ, what the believer now is, what is settled, and how this new life is received.
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2 Corinthians 4:3-4 - the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so they will not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ
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Blinded Minds: Why the Gospel Is Veiled

A study outline on 2 Corinthians 4:3–4: why the gospel is veiled to those who are perishing, how the god of this world blinds unbelieving minds, and how God Himself opens a blinded heart through His Word and His Spirit.
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Acts 1:8 - you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses
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You Shall Be My Witnesses: Acts 1:8 and Water Baptism

A study outline on Acts 1:8: the power of the Holy Spirit given so that believers would bear witness to Jesus Christ, what Pentecost and Acts 10 demonstrate, and why water baptism testifies to the Savior rather than accomplishing salvation.
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Jesus Christ is not God the Father: the Word was with God, and the Word was God
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Jesus Christ Is Not God the Father Incarnate

A study outline on the biblical distinction between the Father and the Son: the eternal Word who was with God and was God, the Son (not the Father) who became flesh, the baptism of Jesus, the prayer of John 17, and the Father who sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
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Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

Habakkuk 2:2

The Prevailing Word of God notebook standing beside a coffee mug with a pen resting on the desk, with the words: Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. Habakkuk 2:2
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