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These are some of my older messages that were used either in newspaper Church Editorials, or were some used in my first websites and forums from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. They are still relevant and are the foundation of much of my teaching today.
Intimacy With The Lord – 3
*Pastor’s Note: This is the third and last of the three parts of a message I posted on my first website back in the early 90s. I HAVE updated some of the Scripture references and the pictures were added for … Continue reading →
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Intimacy With The Lord – 2
*Pastor’s Note: This is the second of the three parts of a message I posted on my first website back in the early 90s. I HAVE updated some of the Scripture references and the pictures were added for this posting. … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1 Thessalonians, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christian Theology, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Early Sermon, Encouragement, Ephesians, God, God Almighty, Gospel, Gospel of John, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Isaiah, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Life Lessons, Lord, Older Sermon, Psalms, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Vintage Message, Wisdom, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Intimacy With The Lord – 1
*Pastor’s Note: This is one of the articles I wrote and posted for my very first website in the mid 90s soon after I got my first computer. I thought it might interest my readers to read some of my … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 1 Thessalonians, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christian Theology, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Early Sermon, Encouragement, Galatians, God, God Almighty, Gospel, Gospel of John, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Life Lessons, Lord, Nehemiah, Older Sermon, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Vintage Message, Wisdom, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Easter, Is It a Holy Celebration? – 2
*Pastor’s Note: Okay, hopefully you made it through Part One. Here’s the rest of the lesson. Be blessed with the history AND most definitely the reason for the day, and again, celebrate the holidays, every holiday prayerfully! Part Two Anti-Easter … Continue reading →
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Easter, Is It a Holy Celebration? – 1
*Pastor’s Note: Okay, okay, right off the bat you’re defensive and on guard. I don’t blame you! First, let me state that this is a lesson I did on one of my early ministry forums back in the early 2000’s. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Agape, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christian Theology, Christianity, Church, Colossians, Comfort, Easter, Encouragement, Eternity, Exhortation, God, God Almighty, Gospel, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holidays, Holy Bible, Holy Days, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Life, Life Lessons, Lord, Origins, Passover, Passover of Christ, Relationship, Religion, Resurrection, Righteousness, Romans, Salvation, Scripture, Scripture Lesson, Scriptures, Spiritual Principle, Spirituality, Study in Scripture, Teaching, Teaching Truth, Theology, Truth, Unconditional Love, Vintage Message, Wisdom, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Moral Standards – What Standards?
*Pastor’s Note: This is one of those messages that I did for our local newspaper and also for my first website back in the very early days after Y2K, (the year 2000). Because of the significance of the subject, I … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adultery, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christian Theology, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Encouragement, Exodus, God, God Almighty, Gospel, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Life Lessons, Lord, Morality, Murder, Proverbs, Religion, Right and Wrong, Righteousness, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Society, Spirituality, Standards, Teaching, Ten Commandments, Theology, Truth, Vintage Message, Wisdom, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Christmas Wisdom
*Pastor’s Note: This is another short article I wrote in the late 90s along with some others for the Church section of the local newspaper where we lived in Globe, Arizona. I thought it might interest my readers and I … Continue reading →
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Tagged All-God, All-Man, Armies of Heaven, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christian Theology, Christianity, Christmas, Church, Classic Message, Comfort, Encouragement, Glory to God, God, God Almighty, Gospel, Gospel of Luke, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Bible New Living Translation (NLT), Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Isaiah, James, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Life Lessons, Lord, NASB - New American Standard Bible, New American Standard Bible, NLT - New Living Translation, Prince of Peace, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Vintage Message, Wisdom, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Who’s Your Master?
*Pastor’s Note: This is one of the articles I wrote and posted in my very first forum in the mid 90s soon after my first go at a website. The forum offered a more interactive approach with members participating. I … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1 John, 1990's, A Part, Bible, Bible Teaching, Can't Serve Two Masters, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christian Theology, Christianity, Church, Classic Message, Comfort, Early On, Encouragement, Forum, God, God Almighty, Good News, Gospel, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Matthew, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John Q. Public, Kingdom of God, Life, Life Lessons, Lord, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Vintage Message, Website, Whole, Wisdom, Word of God, Word of Truth
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The Friend Closer Than a Brother
*Pastor’s Note: This is one of the articles I wrote and posted for my very first website in the mid 90s soon after I got my first computer. I thought it might interest my readers to read some of my … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christian Theology, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Encouragement, Eternity, Friend Closer Than a Brother, Friendship, God, God Almighty, Gospel, Gospel of John, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Home in Heaven, Inspiration, Instruction, Internet, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Lord, Mansions, On-Line, Places for Us, Prescription, Proverbs, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Vintage Message, Wisdom, Word of God, Word of Truth, Wretchedness
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Relationships In and With The Lord
*Pastor’s Note: This is another short article I wrote in the late 90s along with some others for the Church section of the local newspaper where we lived in Globe, Arizona. I thought it might interest my readers and I … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christian Theology, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Communion, Encouragement, God, God Almighty, God is Spirit, God Will Never Leave Us or Forsake Us, Gospel, Gospel of Matthew, Gospel-Centered, Great Commandments, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Intimate Relationship, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Living Word, Lord, Pharisees, Prayer, Redeemer, Relationships, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirit of God, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God, Word of Truth, Written Word
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No Greater Love
*Pastor’s Note: This is another short article I wrote in the late 90s along with some others for the Church section of the local newspaper where we lived in Globe, Arizona. I thought it might interest my readers and I … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1 John, Abundant Life, Agape, Agape Love, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Encouragement, God, God Almighty, Godly Love, Gospel of John, Gospel of Luke, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hunger for Love, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John, Life, Lifestyle of Love, Local Newspaper, Lord, Love in Action, Marie Gist, Older Teaching, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Self-Centeredness, Selfishnes, Spirituality, Teaching, Teaching From the 90s, The Good Samaritan, Truth, Unselfish Love, Vintage Message, Word of God, Word of Truth
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I Only Have Eyes For You!
*Pastor’s Note: This is one of the articles I wrote and posted for my very first website in the mid 90s soon after I got my first computer. I thought it might interest my readers to read some of my … Continue reading →
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Limitations of Knowledge
*Pastor’s Note: This is one of the articles I wrote and posted in my very first forum in the mid 90s soon after my first go at a website. The forum offered a more interactive approach with members participating. I … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Adam, Adam's Sin, Apostle Paul, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Death, Encouragement, God, God Almighty, Great Builders, Heavenly Father, Hidden Meanings, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Ignorance, Inca, Inca Culture, Inspiration, Instruction, Intelligence, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Knowledge, Lacking Essential Information, Letter of the Word, Life, Limitations, Literal Knowledge, Lord, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirit of the Word, Spiritual "Eyes", Spiritual "Eyesight", Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Let Praise Be on Your Lips
*Pastor’s Note: This is one of the articles I wrote and posted for my very first website in the mid 90s soon after I got my first computer. I know, I was a slow up and comer! I thought it … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Catalyst, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christian Growth, Christianity, Creation, Encouragement, Focus on the Lord, God, God Almighty, God of Creation, God's Power, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Hymns, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, King David, Led by The Holy Spirit, Life, Lord, Love Through Praise, Practice, Praise, Praise and Worship, Psalms, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Vintage Message, Word of God, Word of Truth, Worship Minister
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How Sure Is Your Believing?
*Pastor’s Note: This is one of the articles I wrote and posted for my very first website and it was soon after the attack of 9-11-2001. I thought it might interest my readers to read some of my first posted … Continue reading →
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Tagged Actions, Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Apostle Paul, Apostles, Belief, Belief vs Knowledge, Believe, Bible, Bible Teaching, Body of Christ, Christ Jesus, Christian, Christianity, Claims of Messiah, Demons, Discerning, Dynamic Force, Encouragement, Ephesians, Evangelists, Faith, Faith in Action, Five-Fold Ministry, God, God Almighty, Gospel of John, Gospel of Matthew, Heavenly Father, Historical Jesus, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Islam, James, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judging, Knowledge, Life, Lord, Many Believe, Many Don't Know, Pastors, Political Correctness, Prophets, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Spirituality, Teachers, Teaching, Test The Spirits, The Last Days, True Christianity, Truth, Unite, Vintage Message, Word of God, Word of Truth, Words
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God’s Grace, Our Gift
*Pastor’s Note: This is one of the articles I wrote and posted for my very first website in the mid 90s soon after I got my first computer. I know, I was a slow up and comer! I thought it … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1 Timothy, 2 Corinthians, Ability to Reason, Acceptable Time, Bible, Bible Teaching, Character, Christian, Christianity, Double-Minded, Faith, Free Gift, Genesis, Gift, God, God Almighty, God is Spirit, God is Wisdom, Gospel of John, Gospel of Matthew, Grace, Heavenly Father, Hell, Holy Bible, Individuality, James, Jesus Christ, Likeness, Lord, Love, Nature, New Testament, Offense, Old Testament, Over a Barrel, Personality, Reason, Redemption, Religion, Romans, Salvation, Scripture, Scriptures, Self-Consciousness, Self-Determination, Self-Will, Sin, Spiritual Person, Spirituality, Teaching, The Gift of Grace, The Law, Titus, Willfulness, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Esteem — Yourself?
*Pastor’s Note: This is one of the articles I wrote and posted for my very first website in the mid 90s soon after I got my first computer. I know, I was a slow up and comer! I thought it … Continue reading →
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Tagged Agape, Arrogance, Bible, Bible Teaching, Character, Character Traits, Christ Jesus, Church, Esteem, Esteem Others, God, Godly Love, Greatest Commandments, Guidance, Happiness, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, I Love Me, Impossibility, Impossible, Jesus, Joy, Leaders, Lord, Love, Mark, Matthew, Me First, Ministers, Needs of Others, Pastors, Philippians, Possibility, Possible, Pride, Religious Organizations, Reputation, Scripture, Scriptures, Self-Centeredness, Self-Esteem, Self-Importance, Selfishness, Service, Serving Others, Spiritual, Spiritual Help, Two Greatest Commandments, Unselfish Love, Word of God, Word of Truth, Workers
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Dying To Self – Living For Others
*Pastor’s Note: This is another short article I wrote in the late 90s along with some others for the Church section of the local newspaper where we lived in Globe, Arizona. I thought it might interest my readers and I … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Bible, Christ Jesus, Dedication, Die Daily, Dying to Self, Eternal Life, Eternity, Follow After Christ, Galatians, God Almighty, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit Guides, Holy Spirit Leads, John, Living for Others, Lord Jesus Christ, Lose Your Will, Luke, Mark, Philippians, Romans, Scriptures, Self-Denial, Submit to Christ, Take Up Your Cross, Word of God, Word of Truth
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Zeal: Striving For Spirit-Led Passion
*Pastor’s Note: This is another short article I wrote in the late 90s along with some others for the Church section of the local newspaper where we lived in Globe, Arizona. I thought it might interest my readers and I … Continue reading →
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Tagged Anger, Answered Prayer, Bible, Changed Lives, Encouragement, Galatians, God, God's Word, Holy Scriptures, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus Christ, John, Lifestyle, Lord, Our Walk, Outbursts of Anger, Passion, Prayer, Religious, Revelation, Spiritual, Vintage Message, Wrath, Zeal
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It’s Almost Dinner Time
I was going through some old papers and things I no longer need just the other day so I could dispose of them and I came across this in back of one of my folders. I had forgotten about it. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Banqueting Table, Brothers and Sisters, Choices, Dinner Time, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Love, Heaven, Heavenly Father, Hope, Inspiration, Listen to the Lord, Not Hearing, Not Listening, Prepare for Dinner, Relationship, Spirituality, Teaching, The Lord Is Calling, True Home, Vintage Message, Vintage Vision, Workplace, Workplace Is Not Home
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