Nick Bates

Follower of Jesus. Maker of disciples. Husband to my best friend. Father of two blessings from The Father. Pastor.

[Nick Bates @DrNickBates]

@robmccoyus thank you for such a clear, faithful, articulate presentation of the Gospel today. May YHWH hold you, keep you and bless you. You sir, are a true man of God who will have many crowns to lay at the feet of our great Lord!

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@DaleMurphy3 @BravesRetail @Braves That time @DaleMurphy3 took a picture of me with his phone and shared it on X!!! What planet am I living on?!?!

[Dale Murphy @DaleMurphy3]

… fun night! Thanks @BravesRetail and @Braves #hatrelease

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I am who I am because the I Am tells me who I am.

[Nick Bates @DrNickBates]

God created the heavens and the earth. All of the cosmos are his handiwork. You cannot outrun him and your sin has not carried you so far that you can’t come back. Anywhere you try to hide, He is there. Lay down the burden my friend, just come back. #Jesusisbetter

[Nick Bates @DrNickBates]

Believers in Jesus proclaim heart change and rightly so, but mind change should happen as well. Be transformed by the renewal of your mind. Think on these things. Study to show yourself approved. It’s good to THINK on the things of God.
Romans 12:2
Philippians 4:8
2 Timothy 2:15

[Nick Bates @DrNickBates]

Chaos is the enemy’s plan. Confusion is his weapon. Satan so desperately wants to control our thoughts, actions, and relationships, he uses hateful rhetoric about other people to spark fear, vitriol, and violence. There is a better way! Jesus! #NoChaos

[Nick Bates @DrNickBates]

Laugh. Laugh with your family. Laugh with your friends. Laugh at yourself. Make the decision to live in the joy of the Lord. Make no mistake…it is a decision. Decide now to laugh. It’s good medicine.

Psalm 126:2
Proverbs 15:15

#Joyful #Feast

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“It is a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt over so small a thing. Such a little thing.” - Boromir #LOTR

The enemy uses small things to attack us and make us forget about our great and Big God. Don’t let him. Destroy the ring! #Jesusisbetter

[Nick Bates @DrNickBates]

It’s easy to say you’re a football player until you get tackled.

It’s easy to say you’re a boxer until you take a punch.

It’s easy to say you’re a Jesus follower until you have to obey what He said. Talk is cheap. Walking is harder. Do hard things. #WalkHard

[Nick Bates @DrNickBates]

On this first day of school for my wife and boys, I’m reminded of the infinite nature of Yahweh. It is possible to spend a lifetime of learning and still not fully grasp all that He is! May I never stop being a student of his matchless grace, mercy, love, and redemption!

[Nick Bates @DrNickBates]

“If God is for us, who can be against us?” is such a profound statement. That rhetorical question packs a punch. The weapon might be formed, but it will not prosper! How will you live today with omnipotent power in your corner?
Romans 8:31
Isaiah 54:17
#Jesusisbetter

[Nick Bates @DrNickBates]

What benefit does worrying produce? I worry too. But in all of the days of my worry, it has never produced a positive result. Not once! What has gotten me through the dark days is trusting in the providence of the God who is mighty…and who cares deeply. Replace worry with trust!

[Nick Bates @DrNickBates]

This party says that party is lying. That party says this party is lying. The truth is, they both are. I live in the USA but my ultimate citizenship is in a monarchy. And the King’s name is Jesus. He cannot lie. He IS the Truth
Numbers 23:19
Titus 1:2
Hebrews 6:18
#Jesusisbetter

[Nick Bates @DrNickBates]

Fear seems rampant everywhere you look. Perhaps it’s time to look to God for the peace that He promises will pass all understanding. We have not been given a spirit of fear but of power, love, and self control. Now is the time to practice it!
2 Timothy 1:7 #Jesusisbetter

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Our faith does not preclude critical thinking. As a matter of fact, our minds are to be transformed as much as our hearts. Think on these things, let you mind be transformed, have this mind among yourselves…YHWH gave us the beautiful gift of consciousness…use it to glorify Him!

[Nick Bates @DrNickBates]

Parents, providing for your family and protecting them is your calling but it doesn’t stop at material and physical. Providing examples of following Jesus and protecting them from our enemy (Satan) and his ploys in this world is even more important. Show them #Jesusisbetter

[Nick Bates @DrNickBates]

The Bible is the infallible, inerrant, inspired Word of God. If you want to know God, if you want to hear from God, if you want to know purpose and meaning, dig into it. Consume it as the bread of life. Sure, there are other helpful books but no other book that contains life.