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Col 2:2 "That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ."        Think about the irony and the beauty of a passage that teaches us to have full assurance and knowledge of a mystery. How wonderful is ... Continue Reading

I'm sure most of you have met at some time or another a so called "Red Letter" Christian. If you have not met a Red Letter person let me quickly explain. The argument goes like this.1. John 5:19 says "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the ... Continue Reading

"As Christians we are citizens of a country, and its our business to play our part as citizens, and thereby act as salt indirectly in innumerable respects. But that is a very different thing from the Church's doing so.Someone may ask "Why do you draw this distinction?" Let me answer that question. The primary task of the Church is to evangelize and ... Continue Reading

      In Numbers 20:8 God told Moses "Take the staff, and assemble the congregation, you and Aaron your brother, and tell the rock before their eyes to yield its water." The people of God were complaining yet again to Moses and Aaron that they were better off in Egypt that that bone dry wilderness. So Moses and Aaron went to talk ... Continue Reading

Sneak peek into the sermon from this coming Sunday.Ecc 1:14 "I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after the wind."Think of all of the good and wonderful things that any of us as humans can do. I can take my wife on a trip and enjoy each other and a wonderful city. We can grill a steak while ... Continue Reading

Romans 14:1-3 "As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. Let the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him." Strong Christians ... Continue Reading

Our First Poem United with Christby Jared and Jordan Once was I, blind to seeEternity past His favor on meI thought I was free and in charge of my soulBut I was merely a rebel lost and aloneThen all at once and again and again God showed me my folly and darkness withinHe opened my eyes to Christ on that treeThere he was hanging, crucified ... Continue Reading

Luke 8:38-39 esv "The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, "Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you". And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him."This man wanted to leave everything and follow Jesus. He wanted to do ... Continue Reading

Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 Vanity Under the Sun I got 1 week a month. Preach through a book.  Eccl Will Address? Young, old, rich, poor, smart, funny, workaholic, power hungry, and the religious. The Christian and the Non Christian                        ... Continue Reading

I am going to make this review as quick and to the point as possible. I just finished From Heaven He Came and Sought Her from Crossway. Before I get to what I disagree with I need to state that I have a lot of respect for the contributing authors and am grateful that the book has been written. I ascribe to definite atonement (and more) so ... Continue Reading