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Michael Jakes
Apr 6, 20230 min read
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Moonwalking Christians?
Back in 1983, I sat in front of my TV and watched someone do a move that I had never seen before. It wasn’t basketball—it was a dance...
Michael Jakes
Apr 4, 20235 min read
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Pursuing A Passion For The Word Of God
I was in a large bookstore some time back, and went upstairs to browse. When I got to my section, I noticed three teenage girls sitting...
Michael Jakes
Jan 20, 20226 min read
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Sardis:The Zombie Church
First, let me state at the outset that I believe in the Church. I believe in it’s presence, it’s purpose and it’s power. Established by...
Michael Jakes
Feb 22, 20176 min read
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A Word To My Hyper-Holy Brethren:Caterpillars Can’t Fly
No, I don’t have an axe to grind. I’m not angry at anyone. And I don’t for one second presume to think I know better or am better than...
Michael Jakes
Oct 17, 20167 min read
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The Missing Ingredient
Imagine your favorite food. You taste, and it’s just not right; something is missing. You go and get that one ingredient that will make...
Michael Jakes
Oct 15, 20165 min read
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The Lights In The Windows
My former pastor, Jack A.SanFilippo, was a man among men. It was through his preaching that I was introduced to Jesus. As a teen, on...
Michael Jakes
Oct 14, 20164 min read
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What Does It Really Mean To Be A Christian?
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. (John...
Michael Jakes
Jun 17, 20166 min read
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Are You Paying Attention?
We live in fast paced world. Everything and everyone is on the move, and everyone seems to be busy doing something, and who’s to say...
Michael Jakes
May 23, 20167 min read
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The Toothless, Chained Lion
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. 1 Peter 5:8 So...
Michael Jakes
May 18, 20164 min read
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Your Place In The Son
I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. John 17:4 Purpose: The reason for which...
Michael Jakes
May 13, 20165 min read
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Authentic Worship
Worship. Underrated and undervalued. How does it happen? Can anyone engage in it? Is there a wrong way to do it? One thing is for...
Michael Jakes
Dec 14, 20156 min read
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Too Much Church And Not Enough Jesus
Pizza parties. Game nights. Movie nights. Seemingly clever little ideas to draw youth into the church or keep them in. It all sounds...
Michael Jakes
Dec 5, 20153 min read
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Bye Bye Mr. Flesh
A short open letter to the flesh based on selected scriptures from Romans Chapter 8. Dear Mr. Flesh, How are you? Not well I presume....
Michael Jakes
Nov 27, 20152 min read
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Excuses, Excuses, Excuses: Do You Have One?
In spite of the bumps and bruises along the way, and the ups and downs, some of which I have been personally responsible for, giving my...
Michael Jakes
Nov 13, 20154 min read
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Keeping Back Part: God Wants Full Custody and Nothing Less
Acts 5:1-2 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, And kept back part of the price, his wife also...
Michael Jakes
Oct 28, 20154 min read
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God Needs No Help:A Word For The Hyper-Holy and Accidental Pharisees Among Us
Luke 18:9-14; 1 Peter 1:14-16 Can holiness be enforced? Or rather, can it be forced upon people? Can people be told that by following a...
Michael Jakes
Oct 2, 20154 min read
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The Forgotten Commandment
There she was. On a subway train with a bible in her hand, trying to gather herself. I sat at a distance on the same subway car and...
Michael Jakes
Aug 12, 20157 min read
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I Didn’t Sign Up For This…Or Did I?
One of the most pervasive untruths spread by many so-called ‘new gospels’ seem to give the impression that once you’ve given your heart...
Michael Jakes
Mar 22, 20154 min read
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You Know It Makes Me Wanna…!
Rather than bowing to the flesh and its sometimes rather gaudy displays of pseudo-spirituality, we should remember that there are those...
Michael Jakes
Mar 21, 20152 min read
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