KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: 2026 – It’s a New Year! – blog 1/3/26 As I think about this, I realize that my excitement changes as I get older and wiser. I mean, without Christ first in my life, what would I really have to be excited about? Nothing, to be blunt. He’s all that matters […]
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Well, it’s a new year. I suppose millions are celebrating the passing of 2025 and the advent of 2026. With so many life lessons learned behind us and untold adventures over the horizon, who can say what the future has in store! Woo hoo – I’m excited, how about you? As I think about this,
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: JOY is something we believers have every right to enter into, every day of our lives! If our eternal salvation with God in heaven has already been completely purchased by the Lord Jesus and credited to our account… then we have no reason to let anything else of much lesser consequence steal
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TODAY’S VERSES: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 “For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after supper he
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: From Jane in Kenya: Dear Beloved Brother Scott, We pass our greetings to you. I hope that God is taking care of your life. There is much joy and gladness in serving the Lord. God’s people should be the happiest people in the world today, for we have Jesus to
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The God of This World It’s the Christmas season. What a lovely time of year for us, would you agree? Then why is my soul on high alert? Why is this time of year always a dichotomy for me? How about you? Do you ever feel torn in two during this time of year? On
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Clarity – blog 12/20/25 Few things are sweeter than possessing clarity in this life. God’s Word lights the path before us (Psalm 119:130), especially for those of us who keep it simple. Perfect wisdom epitomizes simplicity. Our perspective on Christmas should be as simple and unfettered as humanly possible. Why an
Have you ever gone swimming, only to emerge with a blocked ear? After a few minutes of futile attempts to clear it out (e.g., smacking your head in public), you abandon all hope and choose to live with muffled hearing until your ear decides to clear out the matter on its own. As is the
KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: As believers, we’re not experientially righteous because of the deeds themselves, but because of living in the God-given faith that empowers those deeds. God-given faith can’t help but WORK for God! Spiritual Hypochondria – blog 12/13/25 (Lily Fredericks) Anxiety, in the spiritual sense, is really just a fancy word for control
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Faith isn’t faith if it opposes God’s will. God would never provide a gift that is imperfect (ala Jas 1:17). Spiritual Hypochondria – blog 12/13/25 (Lily Fredericks) Anxiety, in the spiritual sense, is really just a fancy word for control issues. When we try to control our spiritual life or rush
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