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BETTER… a more excellent or effective type or quality. Better is an adjective that describes something as being superior Better as an adverb that means something is done to a higher degree or more completely. As a verb, better means to improve Today we will be looking at the SUPERIORITY of Jesus Christ.…
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Father’s Day… a day to honor fathers. I am grateful for the many fathers out there who have invested in their children, who have set an example to follow. I am extremely thankful for the fathers and men who have put forth the effort to lead their families according to the scriptures… those who have lived…
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There are times… we come to God’s Word, hoping for it to say something or speak to some situation how we want it to. Passages like: Ephesians 6:5 or Colossians 3:22 or Portions of the Old Testament Or a book like Philemon… We find uncomfortable topics like slavery and despite searching the scriptures…
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People, Places, and Time… When Lisa and I were missionaries, this church took us on as their missionaries… we were so blessed to have this church family supporting us, praying for us, and encouraging us… I distinctly remember my wife as we were driving back to the mountains to the camp we served at saying,…
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While visiting Germany, I had the opportunity to tour this massive Cathedral in Cologne. The guide described how it took hundreds of years to build. She spoke of the great detail and care each generation would give to build something they would never see completed nor the magnitude of what it would be!…
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Many of you this week wished me happy birthday. Thank you. I recieved a gift that I felt was very fitting as I introduce our scripture today… Nathan & Krista got me a mug that says, “ Behind every great pastor, is an AWESOME CONGREGATION! ” So very true!!! It is such a joy and blessing to shepherd this…
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As we approach a day like Mother’s Day some question whether the church should recognize secular holidays in their sermons and times of worship as our focus should be upon God and His Word. I agree with this, however when it comes to a day where we honor the role of mother or father… this is far from…
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Our own struggles and persecutions... Remembering in communion we always close with… until He comes… we are looking to the day in which He returns! As things on this earth get more difficult, as chaos and evil increase we long for and look for that day all the more Many have approached me over the years…
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Perspective… WE ALL APPROACH SITUATIONS from unique perspectives. ( Football Example ) Sometimes it is helpful to be instructed on what is the best perspective Our view of things can be obstructed with certain perspectives OFTEN… looking back gives us one of the clearest perspectives 20/20 Sometimes…
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Prayer… often thought of by the believer as the “last resort” or the “christian thing to do at certain times”. Something done when there is a need, desire, or wish We treat prayer often like a tool to get what we want from some cosmic genie Then we wonder when the pastor speaks of the POWER of PRAYER!!!…
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There is a song that dates back to my earliest childhood I thought about the song again this week as I studied… That song needs Philippians! I mean a song that says to have joy only on Tuesday???? WEIRD I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy Down in my heart (where?) Down in my heart (where?) Down in my heart…
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There’s a story of a family who was immigrating from Europe to the US,graciously they were given tickets on a cruise ship to come to the US.They were very poor and saved their money and brought cheese and crackers and things they knew could sustain them on the cruise. Every night they would hear people…
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This Easter season we have been looking closer at our King… The King of Peace coming riding on a donkey Friday we looked at the King of Justice as Christ died for sin Death had occured The capital offense paid & atoned for Satan the serpent of old had stricken the heal… BUT… the head of this serpent…
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Remembrance As we gather this evening it is for the purpose to remember what Jesus Christ did… As we gather together we remember Him as we come to the Lord’s table, an sacrament instituted by the Lord Himself… The night that He would be betrayed… Jesus did something unique with His followers The Bread……
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Jesus, overlooking Jerusalem, the crowds cheering, the Pharisees mocking… I cannot fathom all that went through His heart and mind as he watched, listened, and thought. THERE ON A THAT DAY SITTING ON A DONKEY (a symbol of peace) SAT THE KING… THE KING OF PEACE!!! When it comes to peace… or the King of…
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One of the saddest scenes I have seen was while kayaking down the river seeing multiple eagles soaring in the sky swooping down to the river getting their fish all the while one eagle walked along the river, not flying, not swooping… looking hungry while still walking never once spreading its wings to…
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David as he pens the 19th Psalm he proclaims… Psalm 19:1 “ The heavens are telling of the GLORY of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. ” He again would so richly express in Psalm 63:1–2 “ O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns…
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Through the preaching of George Whitefield in the eighteenth-century Robert Robinson was saved out of a background that was gross and godless. Robinson was in his young twenties. In fact, at the age of twenty-three, in 1758, he was led of God to put into print his testimony which we know today as the…
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A Letter… we get bills, taxes, political junk, and even those advertising to us… yet when we get a LETTER especially addressed to us, personal, maybe even from someone we know… it sparks interest, all other things are tossed and we open it up, sit down maybe and read the letter… The letter we will look…
- Visa fler