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Monthly Archives: June 2020
MOTIVATION, THE WHY OF LIFE
What motivates us to be who we are? What motivates us to do what we do? It is good to evaluate what drives us in all areas of our lives, especially when it comes to giving and serving others. … Continue reading
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BEYOND WHAT IS EXPECTED
What do we expect when we go to places that require others to serve us? What makes us surprised and happy? What causes us to look up and really see the person serving us? What do servers do that pauses … Continue reading
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VOW TO KEEP THE VOW!
“In this world you will have trouble”, Jesus warns. Many of our troubles are created by flawed humans who choose to walk away from promises made. Many make a vow to another person that no matter what they will love … Continue reading
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EVERY PART BELONGS TO GOD
Jesus is going through each principle of God’s Law to clarify the intent of what God wanted as opposed to how man has interpreted The Law leaving the love of God out of the equation. By now in His ministry, … Continue reading
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THE SERMON – YOU HAVE HEARD…
Today’s passage begins with “you have heard it said”. Jesus will begin his topical teachings with this phrase in the coming passages as he teaches the intent of God’s Law to his people. Teachers of The Law read it out … Continue reading
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GETTING IT RIGHT
Jesus came to earth, as God prophets foretold centuries before His coming, in the form of a tiny, helpless baby to parents who loved God and each other. God chose well. Jesus grew up in the church, learning The Law … Continue reading
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THE SERMON
Our Pastor has challenged us this summer to read Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount every day, letting it soak in and permeate our being. As we think, what we pour into our hearts, minds and souls, so will we behave. … Continue reading
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THE SERMON PREP
Part 3 Some thirty years passed between chapters 2 and 3 of Matthew, during which Jesus lived in Nazareth and worked as a carpenter (Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3). But the time came for Him to begin His public ministry, which … Continue reading
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THE SERMON PREP
Matthew 2, Wise Men Still Seek Him The Magi Visit the Messiah After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one … Continue reading
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