Posted in Christ's sacrifice on Aug 18th, 2014
There’s a good reason that I’m part of a congregation that partakes in the Lord’s Supper every week.
It’s what Christians in the 1st Century did and they were really strong in their faith. I do well when I imitate their practice of faith.
In addition, the Apostle Paul gave us a compelling reason […]
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Posted in worship on Jul 2nd, 2014
How will you praise the Lord today?
Here’s some cues from Psalm 150:
Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heaven!
Praise him for his mighty works;
praise his unequaled greatness!
Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn;
praise him with […]
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Posted in worship on Jun 17th, 2014
“In the groove” was a common phrase a generation or two ago.
It’s roots traced to the 1930s adoption of the phrase by jazz musicians who described their moments of mistake-free playing in terms of a phonograph needle sliding without error through a record groove.
Of […]
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Posted in worship on Mar 14th, 2014
God told the Israelites to make sure that their offerings were from the firstfruits of their harvests and that animals sacrificed to Him were to be those first in quality.
It’s clear that God wants to be first in the lives of believers.
So it is not surprising that King David wrote a psalm that speaks of […]
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Posted in testimony on Feb 13th, 2014
Imagine the brief horror of life without breath.
What terror there would be until the darkness of death came.
If you’ve ever had the wind knocked out of you, you recall what that fear is like — even if only temporarily.
But God gives us the ability to breathe so that we can experience the light of day.
The […]
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