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I'm not in a pulpit this year, but if I were, I'd most likely be preaching a 4-part series of messages surrounding the story of the nativity. This is a time of year when Jesus still gets a bit more attention than usual, even if some of …
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Today, I'll be preaching my final sermon to the wonderful people at Bethel Baptist Church. Tomorrow at 8:10 a.m., we'll board a plane headed for Orange County, California. I've spent a long time thinking about my final words to my congregation.
Almost five years ago now, I preached in view of a call in …
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If you only had a few weeks left in which to preach the Word to your beloved congregation, what would you say? What messages would you want to preach? That's the question I've wrestled with all week. And at the end of all the searching, brainstorming, and praying to God for a Word from Him, I've finally landed …
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1 Samuel 31 records the end of the lives of King Saul and his sons, including Jonathan. It's a tragic end that didn't have to be. According to 1 Samuel 26:21, Saul chose to "play the fool" during his life, making up his own rules instead of obeying God's wisdom. We don't have to face death and eternity that …
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There is a universal battle in the lives of believers between the flesh and the Spirit. We waver between doing what our fleshly instincts tell us to do and doing what God is telling us to do. This is a timeless battle.
As we look through the life of David, we've come to a spot in his life where I believe he …
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In 1 Samuel 22, Doeg the Edomite ruthlessly slaughters, execution-style, 85 innocent priests of the Lord. In Psalm 52, David reacts by calling upon God to judge Doeg. Being angry was right, dealing with anger the way David did is also right.
I'm sure you've been in the position before of wanting to settle …
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Samuel (our son) is now six days old as I write this, and we are already talking about what we're going to do to prepare him for adulthood. That's the goal - doing all we can as parents to help him grow up into a well-adjusted, independent, godly young man.
We're already putting aside money in his college …
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When people talk about friendships in the Bible, they usually think of David and Jonathan, and with good reason. Not long after David defeated Goliath, the two had an opportunity to live under Saul's roof together and become very close. Many things about their relationship demonstrate exactly what real …
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Possible working concept for the camp theme for the Meramec Baptist Association's summer youth camp. …
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I'm madly in love with Angie Cox and my two kids. And I'm loved and forgiven by an infinitely gracious God! I'm a Pastor, Church Planter, Editor, and Community Facilitator.
