TODAY’S VERSE: Revelation 3:19 “Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.” As we move on in our study to chapter 2 of Jonah, let us first review chapter 1. God commanded Jonah to go to Nineveh and warn the people that He would destroy them if they did […]
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TODAY’S VERSES: Jonah 1-3a “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.’ But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.” We recently started a new series in prep school studying the book of Jonah! If you
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Two guys were hanging out at the local pub having a pint of Guinness. They just met and since one was wearing his old flak jacket (minus the labels and patches, of course) and the other was wearing a military cap with his old company patch on it, they struck up a conversation. As is
The only constant in life is change. – Heraclitus of Ephesus Can you imagine being Abraham when God asked him to pick up his whole life (including his family, his businesses, etc.) and move to a foreign land? Talk about disruptive! By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place
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Misalignment For those of you who do not know me, my husband is Ed. He is also my pastor. This morning, I was telling him about what I was studying and an analogy that the Holy Spirit brought to my attention. His response was that what I was saying sounded like a blog and that
If you ever played in an organized sport, you likely remember your coach telling you to get some rest before a big game. If you ever traveled for a team sporting event, your coach likely gave you and your teammates a curfew that was strictly enforced (e.g., if you broke curfew, you would be benched).
We often lament that it is hard to be a believer in Jesus Christ living in this world. Heck, even the Bible warns us of this: “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33 Here is the
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: We must make sure our hearts are pure before God, even as we do His work. Our first reaction to challenging teaching or correction shouldn’t be defensiveness, but rather openness. Humility will stay the course and stay submissive to the Pastor, to the advantage of the whole church family, if
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Obedience needs to come from the heart; from a place of humility. A Cold Shell of Obedience – Blog from 8/2/19 There are two kinds of obedience: that which is done in love and that which is not. The litmus test is how we treat others. If our obedience forms
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: God has designed His creation to follow simple truths, such as ‘trees bear fruit after their own kind’. We shouldn’t expect anything different. These are ancient primitives that we can use as fundamental underpinnings to our understanding of God. God has designed His creation to follow simple truths, such as
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