Tag Archives: God’s will

God Commands Rest

It wasn’t mentioned in the sermon (because although I thought about it the idea never made it into my notes). Some of you know that I work a demanding on-call schedule during the week. But even then we are on … Continue reading

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Kingdom Series: The Beatitudes

We are going to spend a few weeks looking at what Jesus (and others in the New Testament) had to say about the Kingdom of God. We begin today in Matthew 5 with the Beatitudes and will continue to the … Continue reading

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Eat Like Jesus

When the Samaritan woman (from last week’s sermon) went into town to tell everybody about Jesus, the disciples returned with food. Jesus said “My food is to the will of him that sent me.” That’s what I mean by eat … Continue reading

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Confidence in God

Finishing up 1st John. We are in Jesus, he is in the Father, this is the true God and eternal life.

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Build Your House on the Rock

We recognized and tried to honor our mothers on Mother’s Day but I did not bring a Mother’s Day message this year. We have spent a number of weeks on Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount and this is the final … Continue reading

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God’s Plans Are Sure

God has a plan, he knows what’s doing, his plans always work out. His Word given through Isaiah was encouraging to his people at that time. By studying it now, we better understand that God is always at work accomplishing … Continue reading

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Some Things Never Change

The Genesis 6 flood story and the New Testament plan of salvation probably have more things in common than you realize. Noah’s ark, the exodus from Egypt, the tabernacle in the wilderness, a dozen other things and the bride of … Continue reading

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Stewards of Grace

A steward takes care of something that doesn’t belong to him/her. We often speak of stewardship in terms of managing money but it applies to many things. We are the recipients of grace and must be good stewards for the … Continue reading

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All the World’s a Stage

Published in The Calhoun Times Saturday, January 30 Experiencing God author Henry Blackaby says that God speaks to us in many different ways, including through His Word the Bible, prayer, circumstances and the church. Some of those seem obvious. The … Continue reading

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Mom’s Buttermilk Biscuits

Originally published in The Calhoun Times on September 19th, 2015. There are some sayings and quotes that people think are in the Bible that are simply not scripture. “This too shall pass” comes to mind. Other sayings are quoted and … Continue reading

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