Love God In Matthew 22:34-40, Jesus boils down over 600 commands to two. The first is to love the Lord your God will all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. He calls this the great and foremost commandment. In other words, this is the main thing God expects from […]
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Mary’s_Song.mp3 Listen on Posterous Mary’s SongLuke 1:46-56 records Mary’s response to the miracle of Jesus’ birth. It’s a poetic expression of the effect it had on her as well as a guide for how we should respond. My Soul Magnifies the LordThere are two tools of magnification*: microscopes and telescopes. Microscopes make tiny things appear
…be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints… -Ephesians 6:18 For years now, Phyllis Hord has administered the Prayer Chain, keeping us informed of prayer needs every week. This has been very healthy for our church, and we'd like to see it continue. We need a volunteer to relieve Phyllis by receiving
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Poor people in Charlotte call me for help. Usually, people need money to pay immediate bill(s). Sometimes it's food. Dulins Grove has a deacon's fund allocated to help our flock and those immediately connected to our flock. We can, however, help with food in a limited (random canned goods) way. After explaining this to the caller, I get
Zacharias_and_Mary.mp3 Listen on Posterous ChristmasChristmas is a lot of things to a lot of people. Some celebrate family. Some celebrate gifts. Some celebrate a terrifying old man in a blood red suit who sneaks into our homes at night. Some celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Many celebrate a confused mixture of all these things. They no
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Thanksgiving_Feast.mp3 Listen on Posterous Some Thanksgiving blessings from Matthew 26:26-29: 1. Jesus comes to usThe Jews knew a fearsome, holy, powerful, transcendent God. At the last supper (and many other times), this same God ate bread and drank wine with them… Remember, God doesn’t demand that you figure out how to reach him, he comes to you in the
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