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Avoiding Blind Spots

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Pastor John

Blind spots. I hate them in my cars. They cause accidents. They scare the livin’ daylights out of me. I hate them even more in my life. The problem of blind spots in life are two-fold – 1) I resist … Continue reading →

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At Calvary – Episode 57b – Revolution – Coming Back to Honesty… With Us

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Pastor John

Defects. We cover them up. We explain them away. We even act as if they aren’t really defects – they are beauty marks or unique quirks of our personality. Yet, we know what they are. God knows what they are. In the safety of God’s love and acceptance are we ready to be honest about our defects of character so that as God’s truth shows us we can grow? Continue reading →

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At Calvary – Episode 57a – Revolution – Coming Back to Honesty… With Us

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Pastor John

“Getting real” is an expression we use when we are truly ready to be honest or truly ready to act. Getting real with God is that point when we transition from talking about giving up our bad habits, unhealthy coping methods, and sinful choices to actually taking steps to give them up. This means we accept what God has said about our choices without excuses. It also means that we confess to ourselves, to God, and to another person who cares about us what we have done. It is time to get real. Continue reading →

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At Calvary – Episode 56b – Revolution – Getting Real about Change

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Pastor John

“Getting real” is an expression we use when we are truly ready to be honest or truly ready to act. Getting real with God is that point when we transition from talking about giving up our bad habits, unhealthy coping methods, and sinful choices to actually taking steps to give them up. This means we accept what God has said about our choices without excuses. It also means that we confess to ourselves, to God, and to another person who cares about us what we have done. It is time to get real. Continue reading →

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At Calvary – Episode 56a – Revolution – Getting Real about Change

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Pastor John

“Getting real” is an expression we use when we are truly ready to be honest or truly ready to act. Getting real with God is that point when we transition from talking about giving up our bad habits, unhealthy coping methods, and sinful choices to actually taking steps to give them up. This means we accept what God has said about our choices without excuses. It also means that we confess to ourselves, to God, and to another person who cares about us what we have done. It is time to get real. Continue reading →

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At Calvary – Episode 55b – Revolution – No Debt Outstanding

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Pastor John

How difficult do you find honesty and transparency to be? If you are like most people, you probably feel like you have to hide parts of yourself from others. It might be that those areas are too personal. It might be that those parts embarrass you. We all have those areas, but have we thought about how damaging such hiding is when we hide from God? It is time that we are honest, isn’t it. It’s time to be honest with God. Continue reading →

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At Calvary – Episode 55a – Revolution – No Debt Outstanding

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Pastor John

How difficult do you find honesty and transparency to be? If you are like most people, you probably feel like you have to hide parts of yourself from others. It might be that those areas are too personal. It might be that those parts embarrass you. We all have those areas, but have we thought about how damaging such hiding is when we hide from God? It is time that we are honest, isn’t it. It’s time to be honest with God. Continue reading →

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At Calvary – Episode 54b – Revolution – Getting Honest with God

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Pastor John

Honesty. We all know that strong relationships are based upon honesty and truth. Yet, the most important relationship of our life – the one with God – often is filled with cover-ups and half-truths. The ironic thing is… God knows … Continue reading →

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At Calvary – Episode 54a – Revolution – Getting Honest with God

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Pastor John

Honesty. We all know that strong relationships are based upon honesty and truth. Yet, the most important relationship of our life – the one with God – often is filled with cover-ups and half-truths. The ironic thing is… God knows … Continue reading →

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“Oops! I Did a Good Thing!”

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Pastor John

“Oops!” Haven’t we all said that? We say it when we do something poorly or accidentally. We say it when we wish that we could have done something different. It is an exclamation of our mess ups. Have you ever … Continue reading →

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