My small group was having a discussion this week about why the writers of the New Testament had to correct so much false doctrine. But as I thought about it, the real issues is why does the church today have so much false teaching present. Looking at the early gentile believers, they didn’t grow up [...]
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I shouldn’t be surprised but I am. I’m just amazed that when you stick to a discipline, it can make all the difference. The first day I ran, I couldn’t even run 1/2 mile. I’m not sure I even ran five minutes before my calves locked up and if I hadn’t been a man, I [...]
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While I’ve been on this sabbatical my prayer is that I would often hear from God. I long to hear from God so that I can be a better pastor, a better husband and a better father. There are so many times that God has tried to talk to me but I’ve just been too [...]
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Today’s Reading: Matthew 17-24 One day mother of James and John came to Jesus and asked him to allow her two sons to sit on his right and his left in his kingdom. Jesus told her that it wasn’t his place to decide, God would decide. Now check out what happens with the other disciples [...]
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Over the past two weeks I have been engaging in several spiritual disciplines. I have discovered that these disciplines are essential in my relationship with Christ. These disciplines refresh your spirit, they draw you closer to God and they empower you daily. Over the next few weeks I’m going to be sharing from my personal [...]
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