Tag Archives: Gospel-Centered

Classic Poetry 4/04/2025

*Pastor’s Note: A.B. Simpson was a very well respected Canadian preacher, theologian and author who lived from December 15, 1843 to October 29, 1919. My prayer is that you will be blessed and inspired by his poetry as much as … Continue reading

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Daily Devotional 4/03/2025

THIS LITTLE CHEAP GOD 1 Timothy 1:17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. If God had goodness, but there was one spot in God that … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 4/02/2025

Make It Emphatic Scripture References: Genesis 2:16-17; Matthew 7:21-23 In an article written for the New York Times, Pulitzer prize winning composer Gian Carlo Menotti said it took him nearly eighty years to learn the golden word “no.” He had … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/01/2025

I Am the Lord that Heals You [God] said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 3/31/2025

A President’s Favor (Grace Applied) Felix Jardio, 60, a Filipino farmer had been saving his money for years to buy a carabao. He finally saved P1,300 and went out looking for the work animal, which he soon found. But alas, … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 3/30/2025

Worship, Not Waste WHAT the disciples saw as waste (Mark 14:4-9) the Lord saw as worship. The woman’s gift of costly oil was worth about one year’s average wages, yet she poured it out, apparently sensing that her days with … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 3/29/2025

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Bible Insights 3/28/2025

He’s Our Source And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19). When all our needs are met and all is well in our lives, we tend to take the … Continue reading

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A Church United In Christ – 7

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4:1-16 Unity is Married to Maturity – Continued Please read Ephesians 4:13-16 for the background to this section. Yes, the local church is comprises His body. In that body every organ has its own unique place while … Continue reading

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A Church United In Christ – 6

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4:1-16 Unity is Married to Maturity Please read Ephesians 4:13-16 for the background to this section. Up to this point we have been sharing about the responsibility that every member has in living for the welfare of … Continue reading

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A Church United In Christ – 5

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4:1-16 Unity is Not Uniformity – Continued Please read Ephesians 4:7-12 for the background to this section. After apostles come “prophets.” These are people who receive revelation directly from God based upon His established word and faithfully … Continue reading

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A Church United In Christ – 4

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4:1-16 Unity is Not Uniformity Please read Ephesians 4:7-12 for the background to this section. The fact that we are all one does not mean that we are all the same! There is no uniform for Christians … Continue reading

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A Church United In Christ – 3

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4:1-16 Unity is Logical – Continued Please read Ephesians 4:4-6 for the background to this section. What are these seven eternal realities? They are spelled out for us in the following verses: “There is one body and … Continue reading

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A Church United In Christ – 2

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4:1-16 Unity is Not Automatic – Continued Please read Ephesians 4:1-3 for the background to this section. Unity in the local church depends upon each person in it cultivating certain attitudes. They are “with all lowliness and … Continue reading

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A Church United In Christ – 1

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4:1-16 The first three chapters of Ephesians were doctrinal: they were mostly about what we are to believe. Feel free to read them for some background. Chapter four begins the practical chapters. Because a Christian believes in … Continue reading

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Classic Poetry 3/20/2025

*Pastor’s Note: A.B. Simpson was a very well respected Canadian preacher, theologian and author who lived from December 15, 1843 to October 29, 1919. My prayer is that you will be blessed and inspired by his poetry as much as … Continue reading

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Daily Devotional 3/19/2025

MOMENTS OF GRACE: THE ALABASTER JAR Mark 14:3 She broke the flask and poured it on His head. “She has done a beautiful thing to me,” said Jesus about the woman with the alabaster jar (Mark 14:6, NIV). Notice the … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 3/18/2025

Only That Scripture References: Psalm 78:38-39; Matthew 9:2 It happened in Florida. A doctor fell from his golf cart and hit his head so hard he almost bit off his tongue. Rushed to emergency in the hospital where he had … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 3/17/2025

You Have Led Forth Your Redeemed People “Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders? You stretched out Your right hand; The earth swallowed them. You in … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 3/16/2025

Only Grace Could There is a tradition that Jonathan Edwards, third president of Princeton and America’s greatest thinker, had a daughter with an ungovernable temper. But, as is so often the case, this infirmity was not known to the outside … Continue reading

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