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Advent Faith

December 6, 2015 text: Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 1:18-25 The theme of last week was Hope and we lit the Prophet’s candle in our Advent wreath. This week our theme is Faith and we light the Bethlehem candle. It took great … Continue reading

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Lessons in the Waiting

November 22, 2015     |     text: Genesis 12:1-3, 15:12-16 When I was in the seventh grade I read The Red Pony by John Steinbeck. The main character in that story, Jody Tiflin, was 12 years old when … Continue reading

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We Should Be All About Thanksgiving

November 8, 2015     |     text: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22  Please and thank you are magic words. Did we all learn that rule as children? My wife often says “You attract more flies with honey than vinegar.” The … Continue reading

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Salt of the Earth, Light of the World

November 1, 2015     |     text: Matthew 5:13-16 Salt and light. I thought to myself “Surely I’ve preached on this before.” I looked back through the archives of the church website. I mentioned it in a newspaper … Continue reading

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Standing on the Promise

October 25, 2015     |     text: Galatians 3:1-14 Paul wrote his letter to the Galatain churches to address a crisis; after he had been there and preached the Gospel, which many received, a group of Jewish Christians … Continue reading

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Encouragement and Instruction to the Faithful Christian Church

What do we do with the Word of God? Hide it in our heart. What’s in your heart? We read the written Word and hide it in our hearts. Jesus is the incarnate Word, and dwells in our hearts. The written Word and Word made flesh are both light that shines in darkness and both in the heart of every believer! The world is going dark, SHINE YOUR LIGHT! ” Continue reading

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Heaven, Hell and the Gospel

October 4, 2015     |     text: Isaiah 11:1-10 Billy Graham once sat down to write a sermon on angels but found his library offered very few resources on that topic. He set out to look up every … Continue reading

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Life on Mission

September 27, 2015     |     text: Philemon 1:1-7 During the spring and summer the two giant magnolia trees in our front yard had dozens of those large, flowery blossoms magnolias are known for. That fragrance is one … Continue reading

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Jesus Made the First Mission Trip

September 13, 2015     |     Text: Luke 19:1-10 Missions, whether a short term trip or a career on the mission field, is all about taking the Gospel message to people that need to hear it. As with … Continue reading

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Famous Last Words: Mission Georgia week 1

September 6th     |     text: Matthew 28:16-20, Acts 1:8  “Win one for the Gipper,” Ronald Reagan famously said in his on-screen portrayal of football legend George Gipp. Johnny Ace was an R&B singer that died tragically in … Continue reading

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