I preached this message on Sunday, January 22, 2023, the week before we would have our first combined service with three other local congregations. The reference to 5th Sunday services refers to the months that have five Sundays. It means you can have up to 4 combined services in a given year. This message is …
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What is a Human Being? Part 4
In the first three parts of this series I did my best to provide a basic biblical answer to the question, "What is a human being?" Because we now live in a world where the statement "I am a man trapped in a woman's body" is seen as coherent and acceptable, it is incumbent upon …
Living Now with Eternity in Mind #9: Living as the Community of Jesus
Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another, and be compassionate and humble, not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.For the one who wants to love lifeand to see …
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Trusting God in the Dark
Lord, God of my salvation,I cry out before you day and night.May my prayer reach your presence;listen to my cry.For I have had enough troubles,and my life is near Sheol.I am counted among those going down to the Pit.I am like a man without strength,abandoned among the dead.I am like the slain lying in the …
Prayers for Humble Listening and Wise Speaking
Below are two prayers from this morning’s Lectio 365 devotional. One concerns our need to listen humbly and the other to speak wisely. Both go together. Both speak to the need for relational accountability among Christians. Both highlight how difficult the conversations we have with one another can sometimes be and, therefore, how much grace …
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