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Fruit For Thought
Yeah, I know, that title! I have a category on my website that most of you who follow me is called “Food For Thought” where I post usually shorter articles, not always mine, that cause a person reading them to … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
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I John 5:1-5
1 John 5:1-5, “Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. By this we know that we love the children of God, … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged "If It Feels Good Do It", 1 Corinthians, 1 John, Acts, Athlete, Because They Love, Bible, Bible Teaching, Born Again, Born of God, Born of the Spirit, Brothers and Sisters, Choices, Christ and Him Crucified, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Christians, Commandments, Encouragement, Faith, Faith Muscles, Faithfulness, Family, Family of God, Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians, god of This World, God's Commandments, God's Love, Godly Wisdom, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, His Burden is Light, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Human Wisdom, Inspiration, Jesus, John, Joy, Lord, Love, Loving God, Matthew, Nehemiah, Overcomers, Overcomes, Pleasing God, Power, Scriptures, Slogan, Spiritual Power, Spiritual Wisdom, Spirituality, Spiritually Reborn, Spiritually Renewed, Strength, Surrender, Take His Yoke, Teaching, Training, True Christ-Followers, True Christians, Truth, Victory, Wisdom of Men, Word of God
Fruits vs Nuts
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in … Continue reading
Posted in 'Nuff Said!
Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Encouragement, Faithfulness, Fruit of the Spirit, God is Love, God Loves Everyone, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Lord, Love, Religion, Religious Nuts, Scripture, Spirituality, Teaching, Truth, Word of God
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The Greatest Gift
This was another Christmas article I wrote for the Globe, Arizona newspaper, the “Silver Belt” in the late 1990’s for their Church Directory. As with the previous one, I submit it here as it was written then with just a … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas Gifts
Tagged Angel's Proclamation, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christmas, Christmas Gifts, Christmas Season, Circumstances, Encouragement, Faithfulness, Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians, God's Delight, God's Joy, God's Love, Greatest Gift, Happiness, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Joy, Lord, Love, Luke, Nehemiah, Scriptures, Spirituality, Strength, Teaching, Truth, Unhappiness, Word of God
The Season For Receiving
This was a Christmas article I wrote for the Globe, Arizona newspaper, the “Silver Belt” in the late 1990’s for their Church Directory. I submit it here as it was written then with just a few grammatical changes (and some … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas Gifts
Tagged Anointed One, Bible, Bible Teaching, Choices, Christ Jesus, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas Season, Commercialism, Darkness, Encouragement, Eternity, Faithfulness, Fruit of the Spirit, Giving, God's Love, Gospel of John, Greed, Heavenly Father, Hell, Hope, Inspiration, Intimate Relationship, Isaiah, Jesus Saves, John, Joy, Life, Lord, Love, Peace, Receiving, Redemption, Relationship, Salvation, Scriptures, Sin, Spiritual Intimacy, Teaching, Truth, Ultimate Gift, Word of God
Prayer – Confession
Okay, I’ll admit that the title was what the social media sites tend to call “click-bait.” An attempt to get you interested if at least not curious. Unlike those sites, I have been praying about something specific within the last … Continue reading
Posted in Ramblings and/or Info
Tagged 1 Corinthians, A Cheerful Heart, A Joyful Heart, A Merry Heart, Bible, Bible Teaching, Bitterness, Choices, Click-Bait, Confession, Ecclesiastes, Encouragement, Ephesians, Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians, Grumpiness, High-Road, Humor, Inspiration, Joy, Nehemiah, Others First, Peers, Prayer, Proverbs, Romans, Scripture, Scriptures, Service, Teaching, Truth, Weaker in Faith, Word of God
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Prayer of Unity
Philippians 4:4-7, “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer and Praise
Tagged Believing, Bible, Christ Jesus, Faith, Father, Fruit of the Spirit, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love, Philippians, Prayer, Scriptures, Unconditional Love, Unity, Word of God
This IS the Day the Lord Has Made!
I hope that everyone had a great and wonderful weekend celebrating the 4th of July. I don’t want to undermine the importance of this great American tradition, but I want to share with you all the reasons we can celebrate … Continue reading
Posted in Pastor's Desk
Tagged Bible, Day of the Lord, Fruit of the Spirit, God's Word, Joy, Joy of the Lord, Nehemiah, Philippians, Psalms, Rejoice, Rejoicing, Religion, Teaching
