Aug 18
Though the Apostles and early Christians were a persecuted lot who endured difficult times, they were bold and courageous. They lived like they knew a secret and held a conviction that others did not! Their motivation was the belief that “Jesus is Lord.” This is the message that they proclaimed on Pentecost. It is the …
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Aug 09
On July 31 – August 2 we were blessed to have Eric Lyons with us for the weekend. We called the seminar “6 Questions.” Eric addressed 6 of the most relevant and important questions in our world today. Eric is a great speaker, tremendous student of God’s word, and a faithful friend to my family. …
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Jul 22
“SIN” – that is a word that has fallen on hard times. Sin is too religious of a term. We prefer terms like “mistake” and “wrong” better. In fact, it may be the case that most of the current culture doesn’t even understand the word “sin.” It is viewed just as another term for doing …
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Jan 13
I believe we are often misleading in our use of the word “gospel” in the church. We will typically say the gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. It is the good news of His coming, dying, and being raised for our salvation. But then when we teach Galatians 1:6-9 regarding people perverting …
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Nov 13
This past Sunday I was scheduled to preach on “What will heaven be like?” As I began preparing for this study. I wanted to focus on some texts besides Revelation 21-22. Revelation 21-22 are a highly symbolic description of heaven, that should not be stretched beyond the context of Revelation. As I began to study …
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Aug 21
Steven Covey in his classic book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People lists Habit #2 as “Begin with the end in mind.” The Apostle Peter had long ago applied this principle to the Christian life. In 2 Peter 3 he is discussing the end of time. He is talking about the promise of Jesus’ coming. …
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Jul 17
Christians know the story of Abraham offering Isaac as a sacrifice in Genesis 22. We typically see the foreshadowing of Jesus in Isaac. Isaac was the “only son” of Abraham and he willingly laid upon the wood that he carried. The events likely happened on the mount that would one day be the area of the …
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Jul 09
I recently read a stirring local book about the murder of the Graves County Sheriff in 1922 by his deputy. The book entitled “A Courthouse Tragedy” was written by a local lawyer and family relative to some of the key characters. I enjoyed the book and learned much about Graves County and our city of …
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Jun 17
When summer hit we made a rule that our kids could watch one program together when they all were awake. The rule was put into place because programs were being started when one or two where awake, and then the late sleeper was missing out. So we made the rule to wait until everyone is up. …
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Apr 17
Homework, softball, soccer, basketball, 4H, Boy Scouts, Girl scouts, tennis camp, piano classes and the list goes on-and-on of activities of our kids today. Adults are not much better. We have housework, yard work, community service clubs, shopping, Facebook, golf, sporting events, TV shows, and Crossfit. We are so busy! An herein lies one …
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