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God doesn’t waste pain!!

Someone recently told me that he had gone through some painful difficulties. Then he said to me, God doesn’t waste pain. Wow, what a statement, but is it true? If you are having pain, then that must mean that God … Continue reading

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Set your heart on things above

Colossians 3:1 tells us to set our hearts and our minds on things above. Notice that there is an understood “you” as the subject. That means you have to do it. There is effort on your part. God will help … Continue reading

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Rejoice in the Lord always

Philippians 4:4 says “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” The Apostle Paul writes this from prison. How is this possible for him to be in such a difficult situation and still rejoice? Paul has a … Continue reading

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What a great day!!!

We have been studying the 7 churches in Revelation.  From each church we learn something.  From the first church, Ephesus, we learn that we must look at our hearts and make sure we haven’t lost our first love.  The church … Continue reading

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Jesus, Friend of Sinner

In Matthew 11, Jesus looks at the generation of his day.  He said you couldn’t please them. John the Baptist lived in the wilderness, ate bugs, and dressed in animal skins.  People said he had a demon.  Jesus, on the … Continue reading

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The Reality of Christ (part two)

As I talked about in the last blog,  what do you do when people ask difficult questions about God, and you don’t know the answer?  The best thing you can do is share your personal experience. People may say they … Continue reading

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The Reality of Christ (Part One)

I just worked with a talented young man (Young man is anyone younger than me) that asked me some interesting questions.  “If God is such a good God, how can he let little children starve to death?  How can he … Continue reading

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The Holy Spirit

We have begun a series on the Holy Spirit.  Already God is changing people’s lives.  People are being filled with the Holy Spirit.  Our DVD series by Jim Cymbala of Brooklyn Tabernacle church is showing us that prayer really does … Continue reading

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Memorial Day

God bless America!!!  God bless those that serve others in the military, both active and reserves.  Thanks for giving of yourselves so that we could be free in this country to worship God and have so many freedoms that other … Continue reading

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Stand in the Gap Ezekiel 22:30

Last Sunday we started our prayer DVD series by Jim Cymbala, pastor of Brooklyn Tabernacle in NYC.  What a moving experience to listen to Jim Cymbala explain how prayer changed his church.  It is exciting to hear how God worked … Continue reading

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