Category: Christian Living
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Purpose is to Bear Fruit
The lessons of John 15 are familiar to most Christians. Christ is the True Vine, the Father is the ‘Husbandman” or caretaker and we are the branches. The Father will prune the branches in order to see us produce fruit. In fact, if we follow the pattern through John 15 we see that it is…
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He must increase…
I have been burdened more than ever of the importance of John 3:30 “He must increase, but I must decrease”. John the Baptist uttered these words to his followers as Jesus began to amass larger crowds, as he began to take more of John’s disciplesKamagra UK is cheap cialis our pharmacy shop a leading and…
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The value of man (and brown bird)
We took our grandsons camping overnight a couple of weeks ago. Our three year old grandson wanted to bring along his favorite toy. Usually this stays with his parents, but since it was overnight we told him he could bring along ‘Brown Bird’. Brown Bird is a Fisher Price Little People Zoo Animal. It has…
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What is ‘Walking in the Spirit’?
We often teach and preach about the importance of ‘Walking in the Spirit’ but what exactly does that look like? Specifically, what should change in my life if I am walking in the Spirit? How do I do it and how do I know if I am walking in the Spirit? 1) To walk…
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..”that which was right in their own eyes”.
I was watching the Today show this morning and Caroline Kennedy was being interviewed about the JFK Profile in Courage Award that was being presented to President Obama. In the midst of the interview she was asked how President Obama had displayed courage. She responded that politically he showed courage by “doing what he thought…
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You are responsible for YOU (Lesson 5)
After twelve years of being a pastor I have conducted many sessions of marriage counseling. There seems to be one consistent theme: each individual wants me to tell their spouse what they need to fix. No one ever comes in thinking that they themselves are the problem. They all “know” that their spouse is the…
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Our reaction is the difference (Lesson 4)
As a Christian it is our reaction to the situations in our life that set us apart from those without Christ. Regardless of the circumstances that come our way – good or bad – we know Who is in charge and we know from Whom our strength comes. To those that do not know us…
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My thoughts on those that disagree with me
We live in an era where everyone is able to express their opinion. Social media has opened the door to everyone giving and getting opinions on everything. Obviously, we are finding that many are intolerant of others’s views. If you don’t like my presidential candidate than I will unfriend or un-follow you on Facebook. If…
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That I may know Him (Lesson 3)
Philippians 3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; My prayer for my congregation, my family and myself is that we may know Jesus Christ in a personal way. We spend much time learning ABOUT Jesus. We learn about His…
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Character affords the opportunity (Lesson 2)
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