OUTLINE:1Jn 4:18-19There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. We love because he first loved us.Singing a Song of Gratitude in the Face of Sadness – blog 12/9/22Sing a song of gratitude as God’s Word washes […]
OUTLINE: C.S. LewisMental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken.”Stress Facts and Statistics – therecoveryvillage.orgStress affects the entire body
A fisherman sets out for the day. He pushes off the shore in his fourteen-foot aluminum boat. He has his tackle box, and the gas tank is full. He’s not going too far this morning as he still has some yard work to do before the party this weekend. He’s glad he took his wife’s
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OUTLINE:Recent NCC Blogs – Love Being Yourself – 4/29/22 – Faithful Are the Wounds of a Friend – 4/22/22The ElectBelievers and God’s elect are indeed one and the same group from God’s perspective. However, from man’s perspective, there may be an elected person that isn’t yet a believer (they will believe before they die, though, guaranteed). HopeWhen you place
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OUTLINE: BlogsNo Future, No Past – 10/8/21Come to Jesus! – 10/15/21 Pulpit MessagesThe Need for Rest – Part 2 – 10/3/21The Only Reality is Now – 10/7/21Martha vs. Mary – 10/10/21 Mt 6:27 [Amplified Classic]And who of you by worrying and being anxious can add one unit of measure (cubit) to his stature or to the span of his life?
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OUTLINE: Php 4:6-7do not be anxious [imperative mood = command]about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.1Pe 5:7casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares
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“You’re what we runners call a ‘Clydesdale’,” said my podiatrist, chuckling to a phantom audience of other “runners”. We both had a good laugh after he explained that there actually exists a category of runner in organized running called “The Clydesdales.” As you might have already guessed, it is an exclusive club for runners over
“In an increasingly widely disseminated TED Talk titled ‘Everything You Think You Know About Addiction is Wrong,’ British journalist Johann Hari discusses the available research into the underlying causes of addiction and concludes, rather brilliantly, that the opposite of addiction is not sobriety, it’s connection. His statement echoes a theme that I and many 21st
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The other day, my family and I happened to be watching Leave It To Beaver, an old black and white TV show that ran from 1957-1963. The episode was the one where Beaver Cleaver’s older brother, Wally, suddenly became self-conscious of his nose. Some girl he favored made an innocent comment about it, thinking nothing of
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Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word. But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do
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