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The Need for the Gift of the Holy Spirit
What a great day in the Lord!!! I finally got with my daughter to figure out how to get on here again so I could blog. Anyway, today I started a series on the Holy Spirit. In Acts 1, Jesus … Continue reading
Present yourself a living sacrifice
Romans 12:1-2 touched me deeply this week as I studied for my sermon. “Living sacrifice” the Apostle Paul says. That’s tough. Sometimes I just want to do my own thing. But the end of the verse tells us that if … Continue reading
Busy week
This was a busy weekend. We had a men’s retreat, a young adult retreat, and some missionaries speak. We also welcomed new members into our church, started an Easter musical, had a brief performance by the children, and completed the … Continue reading
Closer to heaven
Have you ever thought about it? You are closer to heaven today….Or the other place. Whether we like it or not, we are closer. This life just speeds by, getting faster every year. So you know what? We need to … Continue reading
Put on the “Full Armor of God.”
It is said that a preacher lives his sermon. That is certainly the case this week as I preached about the “Full Armor of God.” The battles that we have as Christians do not come to us as battles. … Continue reading
God is so good.
I was so thankful for our couples class today. Couples are the foundation of our society and our church. It was great to see husbands and wives and those thinking about marriage making an effort to improve their relationships. God … Continue reading
God gave gifts to men.
God was showing off Sunday. He increased our numbers and answered my prayers. You see, I do pray for you. If you are on my list in our database then I pray for you. I pray for you that God … Continue reading
Resist
James 4:1-10 is a powerful passage of scripture. Among other things it tells us that if we submit to God and resist the devil, he will flee from us. The problem is that many times we don’t resist. We don’t … Continue reading
Running the race
[Hebrews 12:1-3] It has already been a good year. The Phelps family has arrived. Pastor Greg and Pam with their precious children will be such a blessing to our church. Greg started working with the worship team on Wednesday. Soon … Continue reading
Cleared for approach
[Matthew 2:13-23] It is amazing to me how much the Christian life is like flying an airplane. When flying an instrument approach, sometimes you go away from the airport to get lined up to land. To an observer on the … Continue reading
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