Jan
28
Have you ever been around someone that loves to talk about how well they are doing? They might mention a job promotion, how amazing their kids are, how effective they are at home or school or church, or what a great spouse they have been lately. They seem genuinely pleased with their efforts, and don’t …
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Jan
27
You don’t bring a slingshot to a gunfight. I mean, you could…but you’d lose. It isn’t the right weapon. Thought it has the power to kill, it doesn’t match up to the power of an M-16. You could use a slingshot to kill a rabbit or break a bottle, but it won’t do much against …
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Jan
26
I was interviewed by a college student recently about how our church works. One of the questions the person asked me was how I would define the word “ministry”. The synonym I chose was “service”. To minister on behalf of God is to serve on behalf of God. In 2 Corinthians 9, Paul writes about …
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Jan
25
Most churches (and people) tend to avoid talking about money. Why don’t we talk about it? We work hard for our money right? There are so many examples of unscrupulous people exploiting people’s generosity for personal gain. We can’t trust people, can we? We’ve got mortgages, retirement worries and mouths to feed. We need to …
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Jan
20
Sorrow. One word that can produce radically different results. For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death. 2 Corinthians 7:10 (NLT) There are two kinds of …
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