Tag Archives: resurrection

You can find free wifi here

Posted on November 28, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

I love it when people park at the front of the church to connect to the internet.  We have wifi at the church that does not require a password.  I always check when I go to other churches to see … Continue reading →

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Are you Spiritually alive?

Posted on January 29, 2016 by He stirs up the people...

The most transformative book I’ve read about the role of a pastor is Bill Easum’s A Second Resurrection.  The premise of the book is that most of the American church is spiritually dead.   Of course, the people are the … Continue reading →

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Believing in a Creator and not believing in the resurrection of Jesus

Posted on November 17, 2015 by He stirs up the people...

Sunday I spoke about wrestling with believing in a Creator verses believing everything just happens to exist by chance.  It was 34 minutes and you can listen to it here. Here’s something else I wish I would have said:  If … Continue reading →

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It is finished

Posted on April 21, 2014 by He stirs up the people...

If I asked people to “raise your hand to accept Jesus”, I would be doing it for my own selfish satisfaction. Continue reading →

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Knowing what they can become

Posted on July 12, 2013 by He stirs up the people...

The other day Diane and I were at Lowe’s.  In the past we have found some very good deals on perennial flowers this time of the year at Lowe’s.  (In case you didn’t know – when planted in the ground, … Continue reading →

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What you can believe

Posted on November 26, 2012 by He stirs up the people...

You can’t believe everything.  Some people do.  On the other hand, some people are skeptical about everything. For example, when ALL the disciples (10 of them at this point) told Thomas they has seen Jesus (after he had risen from … Continue reading →

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Power to the community and to the world

Posted on July 9, 2012 by He stirs up the people...

My friend Tom Beckette is pastor at Nighbert Memorial UMC in Logan WV.  In his sermon yesterday he compared the church to a power plant and inferred that we are the “power lines” that carry the power to our neighbors … Continue reading →

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Resurrection

Posted on March 26, 2012 by He stirs up the people...

The Resurrection is not simply a restoration.  The Resurrection is not simply a case of being brought back to life.  Jesus restored Lazarus and brought Lazarus back to life.  Elijah brought the widow’s son back to life.  Elisha did the … Continue reading →

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Mark didn’t celebrate Christmas?

Posted on December 8, 2011 by He stirs up the people...

So we rightfully celebrate the birth of Christ, but I understand (like Mark) that it’s not Christ’s birth that gives me life and defeats death, but Christ’s perfect life, His own death, and His glorious resurrection! Continue reading →

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