Tag: hope
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Why Jesus Came
On Sunday we began a new series on the things that we forget about Christmas. What profound meaning Christmas has! The reality that the lights, presents, family get-togethers, and other trappings are just trappings is easy to mess up. It is easy to substitute the icing of Christmas for the cake. I mentioned Sunday that…
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Thanksgiving
This week we celebrate Thanksgiving. Yet, I wonder how often we really have given thanks. I mean, it is one thing to utter the simple, “Thank you.” It is quite another to truly give thanks. Do we even understand how powerful thanksgiving is? God has said in His Word that the refusing to give thanks…
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Trust is hard
This week’s worship time was focused on trusting God. We talked about trusting and how difficult it is sometimes. It is difficult because our stress-filled times make us forget God’s faithfulness. It is difficult because we want easy answers. It is difficult because we undervalue walking with God. It is difficult because trust requires faith…
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Wounded Warriors
The other day I saw an animal that had obviously been hit by a car. Some kind person (probably its owner) was trying to get the animal in their car. The animal kept shying away from the person. It was scared. It was hurt. So, it didn’t want to be hurt more. It was wounded,…
Pastor John D Jakes 