In Matthew 7:7-11, there is so much to learn about prayer. But, there is even more to learn about how God answers prayer. He answers in His way, in a perfect way and in a loving way, and He gives us so much more than we ask or imagine. There can be no way of […]
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Guest speaker Rev. Ron Thomas I came across three different sources that state there are between 200 – 300 questions Jesus asked as revealed in the Scriptures. Some may be repeated, but still, the number is impressive. They are at times probing, searching, convicting, revealing, enlightening, inviting and assuring. As many of the Lord’s questions
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Just by taking one look at the news, you can see horrifying anger, crime, terror and disease. Politics is dark. Entertainment is dark. Social media is dark. And with all this going on around us, we can be tempted to shake our fists at God and cry, “Where are you in all this darkness? We
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Guest speaker Jeff Walsh This was one of Jesus’ real life encounters with a real person asking a real question. The parallel narrative in Mark 10 says the man ran up and knelt before Jesus to ask his question: Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life? This young man was concerned
With God All Things Are Possible | Matthew 19:16-30 Read More »
Do you want to follow Jesus? I don’t mean, “Do you want to go to church?” “Do you want America to be a more Christian nation?” “Do you want to feel better so you can live your life?” or “Do you want to conform to your family’s religious heritage?” I mean, “Do you personally want
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1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. 4And as he sowed, some seeds
Four Soils | Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23 Read More »