Posts by Don Green

We love children and affirm salvation is available to every child who comes to Christ. The Lord is gracious to children and said, “The kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these” (Matthew 19:13-15). Christ saves many at a young age. We rejoice in that manifestation of His mercy. We preach the gospel to children and encourage their every expression of faith......

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Our Position on Baptism

August 30, 2016 by Truth Community Church

Truth Community practices believer’s baptism. All Christians should be baptized after they repent of their sins and believe in Christ for salvation. Scripture teaches that Christ commanded baptism for His repentant disciples (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 2:38). We baptize in response to His command, as did the early church (Acts 2:41; 8:36-38)......

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I Am the True Vine

August 23, 2016 by Truth Community Church

I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. (John 15:1)...

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I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life

August 15, 2016 by Truth Community Church

I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. (John 14:6)...

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I Am the Resurrection and the Life

August 8, 2016 by Truth Community Church

I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies. (John 11:25)...

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I Am the Good Shepherd

July 31, 2016 by Truth Community Church

In John 10:9, Jesus paints a picture of Himself as the door, the only way to salvation. He quickly expands His metaphor and says that He is the “good shepherd” who lays down His life for the sheep. In this Jesus describes how he obtains salvation for His people......

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I Am the Door

July 25, 2016 by Truth Community Church

I am the door of the sheep. (John 10:7)...

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I Am the Light of the World

July 18, 2016 by Truth Community Church

I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life. (John 8:12)...

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I Am the Bread of Life

July 12, 2016 by Truth Community Church

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The Great I AM

July 3, 2016 by Truth Community Church

God said to Moses, “I AM who I AM.” (Exodus 3:14)...

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Marks of a Faithful Disciple, #3

June 25, 2016 by Truth Community Church

We finish our consideration of a faithful disciple from the life of Tychicus....

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Marks of a Faithful Disciple, #2

June 19, 2016 by Truth Community Church

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Marks of a Faithful Disciple, #1

June 12, 2016 by Truth Community Church

God rewards our faithfulness, even it is overlooked on earth....

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Are You Born Again? #3

June 6, 2016 by J. C. Ryle

“Whatever is born of God overcomes the world” (1 John 5:4). ...

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Are You Born Again? #1

May 29, 2016 by J. C. Ryle

Are you born again? This is life’s most important question. Jesus Christ said, “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). ...

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Are You Born Again? #2

May 29, 2016 by J. C. Ryle

“Every one that doeth righteousness is born of Him” (I John 2:29)....

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A Mother’s Influence

May 8, 2016 by Charles Spurgeon

I cannot tell how much I owe to the solemn words of my good mother. It was the custom, on Sunday evenings, while we were yet little children, for her to stay at home with us, and then we sat round the table, and read verse by verse, and she explained the Scripture to us......

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Unshakeable Joy Because of Who God Is

May 3, 2016 by Truth Community Church

The sovereignty of God is crucial part to your unshakeable joy. That God has ordained everything that comes to pass, and that He is working all things together according to His perfect will and for the good of His own children (Romans 8:28) offers sure comfort to the believer in every circumstance....

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From Doctrine to Duty: Imitation of God

April 27, 2016 by Truth Community Church

Paul tells the Ephesian Christians to “be imitators of God . . . and to walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us...” (Ephesians 5:1-2)....

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The Sufficiency of Christ and His Word

April 27, 2016 by Truth Community Church

There is a constant quest in professing Christianity for “more.” More experiences, more revelation, more relevance, more......

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Christ Is All

April 27, 2016 by Truth Community Church

Colossians 3:11 declares, “Christ is all.” The Christian who seeks to find solace beyond the truth found in Christ alone embarks on a futile quest. Christ is all. Indeed, He must be, lest our faith be in vain....

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The Sufficiency of the Word of God

April 27, 2016 by Truth Community Church

Psychology is popular today, and often the first response to trial in a person’s life is to seek answers in man-made philosophies......

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Unshakeable Joy in Times of Trial

April 24, 2016 by Truth Community Church

We delight when life brings ease, comfort, and good news. We thank God for restful times of joy....

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Unshakeable Joy

April 18, 2016 by Truth Community Church

Christians are commanded to rejoice, and not just occasionally or when circumstances are favorable. Christians are to rejoice always (Philippians 4:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:16)....

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Thy Word Is Truth

April 10, 2016 by Truth Community Church

On the eve of His crucifixion, Jesus prayed to the Father that He would sanctify His followers in the truth, for “Thy Word is truth” (John 17:17)...

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From Doctrine to Duty: New Creatures

April 3, 2016 by Truth Community Church

Every Christian is a new creation in Christ. Paul reminds the Corinthians that, though they had once lived in exceeding immorality, they were no longer enslaved to these sins. God had granted them forgiveness and sanctification through repentance and faith in Christ (1 Corinthians 6:9-11). ...

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The Certainty of the Resurrection

March 27, 2016 by Charles Spurgeon

Our Lord was assuredly dead: the Roman guards at the cross took care that no condemned person escaped the death penalty; in our Lord’s case his heart was pierced with the spear to make sure that no life remained in him......

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From Doctrine to Duty: Living Sacrifices

February 21, 2016 by Don Green

Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. (Romans 12:1)...

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From Doctrine to Duty

February 14, 2016 by Don Green

The word “therefore” in the Bible often indicates movement from the proclamation of doctrinal truth to the believer’s responsibility to live in light of that truth. The idea is: based on the truth just stated, here is how the Christian must respond......

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From Doctrine to Duty: Living Sacrifices

February 21, 2016 by Don Green | Category: Doctrine

Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. (Romans 12:1)...

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From Doctrine to Duty

February 14, 2016 by Don Green | Category: Doctrine

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Forbidden Desires

November 10, 2015 by Don Green | Category: Same-Sex Marriage

Someone wrote me recently and asked this question. “Should a believer say it’s okay to be attracted to the same gender, or be gay, just as long as you don't lust or have sex with the same gender?” Here are some biblical thoughts in response......

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Can You Have Assurance of Eternal Life?

November 4, 2015 by Don Green | Category: Assurance

Many who believe on the name of Jesus are not sure that they have eternal life; they only hope so. Occasionally they have assurance, but the joy is not abiding....

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Discernment and the Cultist at the Door

October 25, 2015 by Don Green | Category: Discernment

We’re finishing a series on discernment. Today we come to the question, “How should I respond to the cultists who knock on my door?” My counsel is to refuse them entry into your home. Here’s why....

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The Tests for Discernment

October 18, 2015 by Don Green | Category: Discernment

The Bible gives us several tests for discerning true and false teachers....

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Commentary on The Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage?

October 11, 2015 by Don Green | Category: Same-Sex Marriage

Sure thing. First, an inerrant analysis; then a personal promise. 1. The inerrant analysis (and it isn't pretty): 24 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed f...

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Coming to Grips with Discernment

October 5, 2015 by Don Green | Category: Discernment

We live in the midst of competing claims to spiritual authority. New philosophies of ministries, charismatic phenomena, and institutions like the Mormons and Catholic Church confuse people with conflicting voices......

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