Partners in preaching

When I logged on to sermoncentral.com this morning to post yesterday's sermon, I noticed that I had reached a milestone of sorts. Since I first started posting the text of my messages to that site in late 2005, I have posted a total of 178 sermons and this week the number of times that those sermons have been viewed by visitors to the website passed 10,000. That's really hard for me to believe,...

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God at work in our midst!

If you were at our Night of Worship last night, you had a great chance to see how God is at work right in the midst of our body. Each person who shared a testimony allowed us to get a glimpse of the many different ways that God is at work in our midst. For some, it is the way God is revealing Himself through His Word. For others, it is God being right there with them as they deal with the day-to-day...

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The Bible and Our Mobile Phones

Normally, I'm not real apt to pass on emails that people send to me. In fact, I'll let you in on a secret - I don't even read most of the emails that people forward on to me. But one that I received today really caused me to stop and think for a moment. so I thought I'd pass it on to you.Ever wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our mobile phone?What if we carried it around...

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Sobering, but not without hope

I know that a lot of the passage that we've been looking at lately deal with judgment and in particular judgment that is directed at God's people. Certainly, that is a sobering thought and one that we need to heed. Just because we are God's children, that does not make us immune to His judgment. I think that's an important message to communicate, especially since the church has often been guilty of...

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Amos 1 and 2 - Is there a pattern?

Next week, we'll begin looking at the Book of Amos for a few weeks. Try to read through the entire book at least once before then. Pay particular attention to the first two chapters and see if you can discern some patterns there. How might those patterns be applicable to us in our day-to-day liv...

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Joel - 3 Chapters or 4?

Just thought I'd throw this question out to see if anyone is paying attention: Why is it that in some Bible versions Joel has 3 chapters and in other versions it has 4? And what significance is there to ...

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Joel 2 - A locust invasion or human army?

An interesting question has come up in my study of Joel 2. Is Joel describing here 1) the same locust invasion described in Chapter 1, 2) a future locust invasion, or 3) an invasion by a human army? I have my own thoughts, but I'd love to hear yours. There are a lot of clues in the text itself without needing to consult commentaries or other outside sourc...

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A New Post - About Time!

As you can obviously see, I haven't posted anything for quite some time. But now that we've begun our study of the Book of Revelation, I want to use this space to get your feedback and to share some of the exciting things going on behind the scenes each week.I'd especially appreciate any of your feedback on the messages each week. I'd love to hear your thoughts or to answer any questions that you...

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