Christopher Lazo
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16 reasons why the Bible is better than Walmart

I was recently in N/E Texas for a week, and one of the things I remember hearing a lot about was Walmart. Mostly good things… bigger than life, carriers of all things, so awesome that small businesses can’t keep up with them (good or bad?), everywhere and in every town, open 24 hours a day, variety, etc.

Actually, I could use a Walmart right now. I remember as a child, hearing a lady from Oklahoma brag about her small town. The point of esteem? The Walmart. It has everything you need in one building: tools, produce, house cleaning, machinery, decor, toys, milk, toiletries, guns, the list goes on and on and on.

But my little Bible is better than Walmart…

  • It’s a hammer that shatters (Jeremiah 23:29b)
  • It’s a mirror that reveals (James 1:23-24)
  • It’s a sword that divides (Hebrews 4:12)
  • It’s the milk that nourishes (1 Peter 2:2)
  • It’s the water that cleans (Ephesians 5:26)
  • It’s the counselor you always wanted (Psalm 119:24)
  • It’s a sweet honey that entices (Psalm 119)
  • It’s food for the starving (Matthew 4:4)
  • It’s a container of real hope (Colossians 1:5)
  • It’s God’s revival to your brokenness (Psalm 119:25)
  • It’s a lamp shining in a dark place (2 Peter 1:19)
  • It’s the source of faith (Romans 10:17)
  • It’s powerful (Romans 1:16; 1 Corinthians 1:18; James 1:21)
  • It’s living and enduring (1 Peter 1:23)
  • It’s the truth that sanctifies (John 17:17; 1 Timothy 4:5)
  • It’s the breath of God (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

And I don’t need to drive to Oklahoma to get it…

“The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching” [Romans 10:8]

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How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who announces peace and brings good news of happiness, who announces salvation
Isaiah 52:7
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There is a longing for heaven and a fearing of hell that is straight from Satan because it is nothing but sanctified selfishness
Bryan Chapell
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Believing and Beholding

“For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life” [John 6:40]

You may know the mathematical formula for gravity and believe that it exists, but a skydiver has experienced that same truth not only in their minds, but in the deepest part of who they are.

This is what a Christian is: Not only being convinced of Jesus’ claims (belief), but a continual longing for Him in which you have believed (beholding).

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One of our newest leaders at Adorn, Angela, will be a part of this crew. Follow!

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