Tag: love
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Reminders from Children’s Camp
This last week I was able to be camp pastor for Metro’s Children’s Camp. As always, it was a great experience. It wasn’t just great because I was able to share the gospel with a group like that. It was great because the children reminded me again how precious our relationship with God is. For…
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Memorials
Like most of you I am thinking about the past this week. Monday was our nation’s observance of Memorial Day. For many of us, this is a time to remember and appreciate the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform. I use this time to also think about the people in my life who…
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Building Bridges
Today I want us to think together about building bridges. No, I don’t mean the type of bridges that we drive cars across. I mean bridges between people. Bridges are built by common interests. Bridges are built by friendliness and a heart that is willing to listen. Bridges are built by honesty and truthfulness. This…
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Preparing to Follow God
Sometimes we make things difficult that are really quite easy. Have you ever put together a tent? I have seen people spend hours in a jumbled up mess. Then, suddenly, they looked at the directions in a different way and poof their tent was up in ten minutes. (no, I won’t admit that the person…
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An Encounter with God
I have a wonderment this week. I wonder if the only ones who truly try to meet with God are the fringe elements of our family. Now, I am not talking about all of us who have meetings about God, but when it comes to meeting God on a Sunday morning (or any day of…
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Why the Resurrection
Have you recently considered the claims of the Scripture? No, I don’t mean the claims of people who carry the Bible – they could have an agenda. I mean, have you really read what the New Testament claims about Jesus? It isn’t a message of morality. The New Testament does not have a simple respect…
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Why We Need Jesus
This is Easter week. Good Friday is now just days away. Although it may seem superfluous, I feel a need to examine why Jesus had to come. My reason is simple: in every generation there have been whole groups of people who seem to be oblivious to their need for a Savior of their soul. …
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What Makes Church, Church?
Have you ever thought about what difference there is between worshipping God on your own by the lake and worshipping God with God’s people on a Saturday night or Sunday morning? Hebrews 10 says, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider…
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