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The Transforming Power of Grace
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Today we think of the power of God’s grace. I don’t know about you, but the power of grace is both extremely encouraging and convicting. The encouragement of grace is…
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Lessons I want to Teach My Children (Part 3)
We are now ready for the next 5 of the “40 Lessons We Sought to Teach Our Children,” from Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Here are the second five: 11. Keep your promises. 12. The power of the tongue for good or evil. 13. Give too much rather than too little. 14. The importance of manners…
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Protecting the gospel
Galatians 1:6 I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel Desertion. That’s a pretty tough word. It brings up all sorts of thoughts of abandoned families or soldiers who abandon their posts. It speaks of failure. It speaks of giving up…
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Lessons I want To Teach My Children (part 2)
Let’s continue looking at Dennis and Barbara Rainey’s article called “40 Lessons We Sought to Teach Our Children.” Here are the second five: 6. Believe God for too much rather than too little. 7. Real strength is found in serving, not in being served. 8. The power of moral purity and a clean conscience. 9.…
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Our Redeeming God
A little spiritual thought for today… Romans 5:17 For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. 18 So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation…
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Lessons I want to Teach My Children (Part 1)
I was looking at the familylife.com website for inspiration again this week. If you haven’t checked them out, I would highly recommend their thoughts on family, parenting, and general home life. They are thinking deeply about something that most of us parents are just trying to keep afloat – our families. This week I saw…
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In Charge and Never Dropping the Ball
Daniel 4:35 “All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, But He does according to His will in the host of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can ward off His hand Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’ Have you ever considered how big God must be…
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Sermon Player – Updated Website
We want to announce the beginning of our new website that we are unveiling this month! Not only will it contain our usual content (including the Pastor John Blog), but we are making updates to the website as we partner with sermon.net. They will be able to host our sermons as well as provide us…
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‘Thinking on the Unity of God’
Deuteronomy 6:4 “Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one! Although I am aware that this verse is talking about the fact that there is only one true God, it gets me thinking about how often I treat God as if He is several beings. Let me explain… When I pray,…
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‘An Unwavering Love’
Psalm 103:17 But the lovingkindness of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children. Sometimes, theology seems dry and stale. Take the issue of God’s eternity. It is a great truth that God is eternal, yet it seems to just be intellectual knowledge for us.…
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