Monthly Archives: July 2015

He who has an ear, let him hear

Posted on July 30, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

I wonder if God has granted many their desire to believe they are right even when they are wrong…that they so want to believe they are right that God allows them to believe a lie. Continue reading →

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What are the highlights of your life?

Posted on July 29, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

Sometimes when another blogger clicks “like” on my blog, I will take a look at theirs just to see what their blog’s purpose is. I primarily write to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to encourage and challenge those … Continue reading →

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Being “All In” is Different for each of us

Posted on July 28, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

Diane and I will be celebrating our 29th anniversary in a few weeks. I think of a certain song all the time when I think about our marriage.  It’s a Brad Paisley song about how much he loved a girl … Continue reading →

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He will take you back

Posted on July 24, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

Yesterday we were in the mountains of Haiti working at a mobile health clinic.  Obviously I wasn’t much help on the medical part. They were going to see over 300 people at the clinic. My job was to tell people … Continue reading →

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The difficulty of becoming a Christian

Posted on July 23, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

Tonight I went outside the fence to the beach to see the sunset.  I met a young Hatian boy, probably between 12 and 14 years old, who had the biceps of a man.  He had just come in on a … Continue reading →

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Changed lives to change lives

Posted on July 16, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

Pastors are no different than anyone else.  Sometimes we all get discouraged.  God encourages me in various ways.  I hope you can see how He encourages you in different ways at different times when you need encouraging. One of the … Continue reading →

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Pray for me, I’m addicted to internet porn

Posted on July 14, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

The title is just an illustration I use later in the blog. Don’t call the Bishop or District Superintendent and don’t freak out. Continue reading →

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Those who seek me will find me

Posted on July 13, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

In the past few weeks one of the written sermons on my blog has somehow become one of the top search results for “John the Baptist” or “John the Baptist beheaded sermon” or some form of those search terms.  13,000 … Continue reading →

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Witnessing the end of cultural Christianity

Posted on July 6, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

In the book of Acts there were times that thousands of people were joining the church and there were other times when it tells us that nobody dared join the church. When things got difficult or when the cost was … Continue reading →

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The compromising church

Posted on July 1, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

I know you try to live as a follower of Christ even though the influence of satan is all around you. Continue reading →

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