Posts Tagged with "life"

I Want More!

Friday, September 4, 2009

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Luke 12:13-21 “I Want More!” “And he (Jesus) said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.” Then he told them a parable: The land of a rich man produced abundantly…And the things you have prepared, whose will they [...]

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Turning Point

Friday, August 28, 2009

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Turning Point O Lord! When someone lets go of decades of pain and suffering and begins to move toward wholeness – We turn to you and give thanks that healing is possible through you. When our young people, despite our best efforts, lose their way and find themselves in all kinds of prisons – We [...]

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The Reach

Friday, July 31, 2009

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Mark 5 The Reach     “Jerry” was desperate.   His daughter was deathly ill. He needed help fast. He needed a miracle.   Likewise, there was a woman who had suffered for years. But it wouldn’t go away. She had tried everything. She was alone. She was out of money and it wasn’t getting [...]

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The Making of a Pastor

Thursday, July 23, 2009

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Psalm 139:15-16 The Making of a Pastor   “You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something. Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before you, the days of my life all [...]

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The Heart of a Pastor, Part I

Thursday, July 16, 2009

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In the last couple of months, I have been vividly reminded of why I do what I do. Pure ministry – loving, leading, and encouraging others in Christ’s name by Christ’s power. To be the presence of Christ, an ambassador, in the best and worst times of His people’s lives. To offer prayers when words [...]

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Wonderfully Made

Thursday, July 9, 2009

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“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:13-14   I don’t know much about how to knit…   But I do know that knitting is a craft that [...]

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Life and Death

Thursday, June 18, 2009

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John 5:24 Life and Death            “It’s urgent that you listen carefully to this: Anyone here who believes what I am saying right now and aligns himself with the Father…has at this very moment the real, lasting life and is no longer condemned to be an outsider. This person has taken a giant step from [...]

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Now What?

Thursday, June 4, 2009

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Life is about moments.   And there are certain kinds of moments.   There are the moments when we are facing unknown territory – whether by choice or by circumstances. Moments like graduations, marriages, new jobs or promotions, birth of children. Other moments like losing jobs, a devastating diagnosis, loss of financial resources, divorce or [...]

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The Difference – For the Class of 2009

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

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You have picked an extraordinary time to graduate – war, economy, jobs, and the extraordinary cost of college. Maybe I would be worried in other years – but you are one of the most spiritual, resourceful, and socially conscious generations in history.   Still you have to be thinking, “What will make the difference? What [...]

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No Separation

Thursday, May 7, 2009

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Romans 8:38-39 No Separation   38 “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans [...]

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