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sickened by it
Over the past few months, the book of Daniel has captivated me. Themes like the faithfulness of Daniel, the worldliness of kings and kingdoms, the severity of punishments, the sovereignty of God, the power of God, etc have been challenging me and growing me in my understanding. Well at the end of chapter 8 of…
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act like men
Did you know that statement is from God’s Word? “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” -1 Corinthians 16:13 There is a place for it! Men need to be men! Be a man with conviction. Be honest. Mean what you say and say what you mean. Love your wife. Spend…
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a beard
No-shave-November has officially begun! (I do not plan for it to last long. It already itches so badly.) Psalm 133:1-2 says “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down the collar…
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“it was in the hand of the Father…”
This past Sunday I preached on the last passage in Luke 8. The passage that has Jesus raising Jairus’ daughter and also healing the woman who was bleeding. You can hear the sermon here. In verses 54-55, Dr. Luke writes “But taking her by the hand he called, saying, ‘child, arise.’ And her spirit returned,…
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a complete reversal
Sunday I preached from Luke 8:26-39. You can listen to it here. Darrel Bock commenting on how much the demon-possessed man had changed. “In a complete reversal of the previously possessed man’s demeanor, he is now clothed, whereas before he had been naked; he is now seated, whereas before he had been roaming; he is…
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who is the king of the everlasting kingdom?
God’s kingdom is an everlasting kingdom! And the Lord Jesus Christ is the King of that Kingdom. As we have been studying in the book of Daniel, we have seen how common this “everlasting kingdom” is in Daniel. Daniel 2:47 “The king answered and said to Daniel, “Truly your God is God of Gods and…
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Emphasizing our Core Values
Our church has 3 Core Values: Gospel, Community, Mission. This past Sunday at our Annual Homecoming Service, we gave away bracelets that state our Core Values. You can click this link to see the post on our church website regarding the Core Values.
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a big word we all need to know
P-R-O-P-I-T-I-A-T-I-O-N I am not a big word type of guy. I don’t use a lot of big words because I don’t really know a lot of them. And I don’t like it too much when someone uses big words with me that I do not know. Although, if they do, I usually go back and…
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Homecoming 2011 Flag Football game
I plan on doing a post re-capping all of the great Lord’s Day that was our Homecoming 2011, but until I can get to that here is a picture from yesterday’s 6th Annual Flag Football game. This pic was taken at the end of the day- which was after 2+ hours and 3 games. Some…
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Lecrae on BET awards cypher
Tonight on the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards show, Lecrae was a part of a cypher. His part was less than a minute long but it was very good. While everyone else was rapping about how great they were, Lecrae rapped about Jesus. Here are a few lines I could understand. “if you really wanna hate,…