Tag: speech

• Bringing Back Graciousness

  In our culture we hear people lament that there isn’t enough civility. Is it possible that in order to get our messages out we have chosen passion and lost graciousness? I personally think it is time to bring graciousness back. What is graciousness? Graciousness is simply responding to people with intentional grace. Paul says,   5Conduct…

  Pastor John

  March 18, 2019

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• Worried about what to say… don’t be

  Luke 12:11 “And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, 12for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” We all do it.  We have an important meeting…

  Pastor John

  July 18, 2017

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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…

  Pastor John

  April 5, 2011

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