Author: Pastor John
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Unity – Protect It
I saw a Peanuts cartoon recently and Lucy was demanding that Linus change TV channels, threatening him with her fist if he didn’t. “What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?” Linus asked. “These five fingers,” said Lucy. “Individually they’re nothing but when I curl them together like this into…
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The Judgment Deception
Deception. When we read that word, we think of how wicked it sounds. No one wants to be deceived. It is a horrible feeling to realize that you have been deceived. Yet, there is a deception that is far too easy for us to do to ourselves. It is the deception that comes when we…
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At Calvary – Episode 158 – The Two-Front War
I recently read an overview of the defeat of Germany in WWII. The author of the article highlighted several things that defeated Germany, but the article kept coming back to the idea of 3 fronts. You probably have heard of the two fronts: Western and Eastern. This author suggested that Germany could have endured the…
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Happiness Secret – Contentment
Contentment. In our advertising saturated world, the concept of contentment is almost impossible to find. We are constantly told that what we presently have isn’t good enough, fast enough, or cool enough. When was the last time we were supposed to be satisfied with our car or our phone?! We are never supposed to be…
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At Calvary – Episode 157 – God as Family
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” Many think this observation came from Confucius, but it actually seems to have come to us as late as 1921 by ad executive Frederick Barnard. Whoever made the idea popular, God evidently has always liked it. He uses pictures all the time to teach us greater truths. In…
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I’m Alive So I Pray
There is nothing more natural in this world than breathing. Most of us don’t even have to think about it. We breathe because we live. Right now, as you are reading this post, you are breathing. Ten minutes ago you were probably breathing without even thinking about it. I know that I was. I am…
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The Application of Heaven
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.– 1 Thessalonians…
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Unexpectedly Trapped
They eagerly seek you, not commendably, but they wish to shut you out so that you will seek them… Tell me, you who want to be under law, do you not listen to the law? – Galatians 4:17, 21 Let me share a parable of Jesus… Jesus said, “Now when the unclean spirit goes out…
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At Calvary – Episode 156 – The Fear of the Lord
Fear. When we hear the word we think of being scared. Yet, God’s Word tells us that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. What type of fear is fear of the Lord? Why is it a good thing? Let’s think about that together At Calvary… Looking for more? You can always…
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Starting Anew with Hope
Think back for a moment to this annual event: going back to school. Every year children gear up for school in August. Mom’s are getting their youngest ready for kindergarten. Students are planning what they and their friends are going to wear for that first day. There is a sense of excitement in the air. …
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