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Monthly Archives: March 2016
God always snatches victory from the jaws of defeat
Today is Good Friday. It’s the day that Jesus was crucified on the cross. Paul Louis Metzger in his commentary on the Gospel of John says, “One should get the impression that God is conspiring against the conspirators, from Satan … Continue reading
The optics of the situation
President Obama has taken some criticism over the last few days over doing the wave at a baseball game in Cuba and now doing the tango in Argentina while the world comes to grips with another terrorist attack. The UK’s … Continue reading
Posted in Walking the Walk
Tagged Church, evangelism, false prophets, Jesus, President Obama, relationship, UMC, United Methodist Church
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The end of Jesus’ 3 year Ministry – Can be adapted to Good Friday Sermon
In 2004, feeling a possible call into some form of ministry – perhaps a pastor, perhaps an evangelist, I decided I would go back to college and earn my bachelor’s degree. My rationale was that even if I wasn’t being … Continue reading
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Where you go for redemption (Spoiler Alert)
Wow. Just wow. It’s amazing to me how many times I read the Bible and God reveals something I’ve never seen or heard before. Spoiler Alert: This will surely come up in one of the three sermons I preach this … Continue reading
Posted in Obstacles, Opportunity
Tagged Church, depression, Easter, forgiveness, Good Friday, Jesus, Judas
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High blood pressure? I don’t want to hear that.
This morning our church had it’s 14th annual free Women’s Workshop. Joy, one of many nurses in our church, was taking blood pressure readings. I was there to help with an audio and video presentation and I went ahead and … Continue reading
Posted in Walking the Walk
Tagged Church, good news, high blood pressure, Jesus, prosperity gospel, repent, salvation, sin, UMC
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Earning and Spending God’s Money
Someone recently called me at the church saying they needed baby diapers and some other things and wondered if we could help. I found it strange that she said someone in her church told her to call us. I told … Continue reading
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A welcoming church
Christianity was never about accommodating people and our human desires, but about changing them. Continue reading
It’s hard to focus and easy to stray
This morning I was in the kitchen at the church and there was a fly flying around. I had the fly swatter, but I was having difficulty on two fronts. First, I didn’t have my glasses on so I couldn’t … Continue reading
How Did I Miss That?
We have something we’ve always called a snake plant. It belonged to Diane’s grandmother who died almost 30 years ago. I have a plant in my office that I started from that 30+ year old plant. In 30+ years the … Continue reading
Posted in Opportunity, Walking the Walk
Tagged Church, heaven, hell, Jesus, Lazarus, rich man, salvation
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