The Christian life would be absolutely amazing if each believer experienced on-going spiritual revival every day for the rest of one’s life. Unfortunately, that idealism is not realism. The Christian life consists of seasons of comfort and ease, as well as times of difficult circumstances. Every Christian is different spiritually, emotionally, and psychologically. We all […]
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So much is happening in our world right now: devastating wildfires, catastrophic flooding, social unrest, the war in Ukraine and the potential for it to expand in neighboring countries, the threat of North Korea, and the uncertainty of the future of our country. Then we also focus on what is happening in families: the impact
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One of my favorite episodes of the Andy Griffith Show was “The Haunted House.” Opie and his friend, playing baseball in the street, hit a baseball that broke a window in the abandoned Rimshaw House. Opie and his friend went to retrieve the ball, and they thought they heard ghosts and also saw the eyes
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Prayer is by nature powerful because in prayer we are submitting our hearts, needs and affections on the most powerful being in the entire universe, namely our good God. While prayer is powerful because of the one prayed to, we often lessen its power in our lack of frequency and distraction. This begs the question:
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Our current Sunday morning message series is focusing on The Sermon on the Mount. To continue to keep the spotlight on this theme, I want to devote today’s blog to talk about one of the most misunderstood topics of JESUS’ most famous sermon: judging others. Matthew 7:1 declares, “Judge not, that you be not judged.”
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Under the inspiration of GOD’s SPIRIT, Paul the apostle wrote these words in Romans 1:16: For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. Yes, the gospel of JESUS CHRIST has the
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Our preaching team is pleased to announce we are launching a 5-month message series on the most famous sermon JESUS ever gave, the Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew 5:1-2, the Bible says, “Now when He (JESUS) saw the crowds, He went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to Him, and
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Temptation is a reality in the journey of every Christian. Hebrews 4:15 tells us that even JESUS “was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.” JESUS is the only one in the history of humankind was tempted yet never sinned. Giving into temptation is dangerous. James 1: 14-15 states, “But each one
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Generosity is Biblical. GOD modeled generosity when He gave His only Son to die on the cross. Read this verse – II Corinthians 9:15: “Thanks be to GOD for His indescribable gift.” What is an antonym (a word opposite in meaning to another) for generosity? Greed. Now let me share with you a story from
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One Sunday morning, a car broke down in an alley behind First Christian Church in Chandler, Arizona. The driver jacked up the car and crawled underneath to work on the problem. Suddenly, members heard him scream for help. The jack had slipped, and the car had come down on top of him. Someone shouted, “Call
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