Tag: hopeless

• We Need Mercy

  

  I am thinking about mercy this week. Mercy is unique. Mercy given must be received by the one who needs it. If we don’t receive it, we stay under condemnation. We stay in our guilt. And yet, many who need mercy refuse to admit that they do. Why do we need mercy? We need mercy…

  Pastor John

  January 13, 2025

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• Embracing God

  What does God care about? How does a person receive eternal life? What must I do to be saved? I find it ironic how often the answer to these three question will contradict each other even when you are asking the same person. For example, a person like me who has been saved through Christ’s…

  Pastor John

  August 10, 2020

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• The Christian Atheist – A Scary Thought

  Today we think about one of the oddest actions in the world. No, it isn’t when people who don’t believe in God act like they don’t believe in Him. It isn’t when people who are iffy about God act like they don’t believe in Him. No, the oddest action to me is when those who…

  Pastor John

  August 3, 2020

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• At Calvary – Ep 4 – How do we find hope anew as a people?

  In October our U.S. Senate released a report on gun suicides in America. As background to the focus of the study (suicide by firearm) the study gave a synopsis of the rate of suicide and violent death in the U.S. This study tells a story of a nation that is losing its hope. How do…

  Pastor John

  December 30, 2019

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• The Thread of Truth

  What is God about? I find it ironic how often the answer to that question will not reflect a person’s personal theology about Him. For example, a person like me who has been saved through Christ’s loving and sacrificial giving of Himself of the cross will so often declare that God is about relationships. Yet,…

  Pastor John

  October 24, 2011

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• When Christians Act Like Atheists

  Today we think about one of the oddest actions in the world. No, it isn’t when people who don’t believe in God act like they don’t believe in Him. It isn’t when people who are iffy about God act like they don’t believe in Him. No, the oddest action to me is when those who…

  Pastor John

  October 3, 2011

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