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Showing posts with label Growing as a Christian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Growing as a Christian. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 8, 2016

The testing of character: a chance for growth

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While preparing my message this week on Hezekiah from 2 Chronicles 32, I came across this thought by 19th Century Methodist theologian Adam ...
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Sermon Video: What If? James 5:19-20

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The counter-factual is a staple of sci-fi writing, used to show how our world would be different if one event in the past were changed.  Whi...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Sermon Video: Tame Your Tongue - James 3:1-12

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How potentially powerful are the words that we say (and by extension the things that we write)?  Historical examples abound of the power of ...
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Sermon Video: Why are we here? - I Peter 2:9-10

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In this shorter Maundy Thursday message, the focus is on the use in the Bible, both OT Hebrew and NT Greek, of plural pronouns, a trend that...
Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Is he a Christian? Are you?

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Much has been made of late about whether or not someone who claims to be a Christian can be taken at his/her word as such.  Pope Francis eve...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Take Time to Be Holy

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This past Sunday we sang an old hymn, "Take Time to Be Holy", written by William Longstaff, that begins with this phrase in i...
Friday, August 23, 2013

Sermon Video: "think about such things" Philippians 4:8-9

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What do we think about each day?  Can we shape our thoughts in order to think about better things? After explaining that anxiety can be eas...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Sermon Video: "This is my prayer" - Philippians 1:9-11

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 The prayer of the Apostle Paul for the church at Philippi is not the result of a specific need or request, but rather a general prayer for ...
Wednesday, September 12, 2012

The progression of our faith - II Peter 1:5-7

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In our Bible study today we talked about the list that Peter wrote when he was talking about our efforts to "participate in the divine ...