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The Word of Faith Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to…
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A boy waits for the bus
BY JACK WARD There’s an old story of the boy who stood on a sidewalk, waiting on a bus. A man walking by spotted the boy and gave him some gentle instruction. “Son,” he said, “if you’re waiting on the bus, you need to move to the street corner. That’s where the bus stops for…
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What you cannot measure
BY DAWN REED Slaw makes me really nervous. Wait. That is not exactly right. Making slaw makes me really nervous. I do not have a set recipe. Oh, I know exactly what goes in it, but the ingredients are not exactly measured. When I make slaw, I add a scoop of mayo, a sprinkling of…
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The Word of Faith
BY GREG CRUM “But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou…
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‘unChristian’
BY JACK WARD In the book “unChristian,” David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group, discusses some disheartening research concerning the failure of Christians in our day to remain distinct: “In virtually every study we conduct, representing thousands of interviews every year, born again Christians (talking about people who say they have made a personal commitment…
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Dealing with grief
BY DAWN REED If you are in our area this week, you will find us hugging a little more and holding hands a bit tighter. Our whole community was rocked a few days ago when a treasured 12-year-old boy named Diesel took his life just before his 13th birthday. His brother is in my Sunday…
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Our Consuming Fire Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.” I Thessalonians 5:4-5 When God spoke “Let there be light” into this Universe, He…
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Enough
BY JACK WARD Missionary Gregory Fisher writes, “What will he say when he shouts?” “The question took me by surprise. I had already found that West African Bible College students can ask some of the most penetrating questions about minute details of Scripture. ‘Reverend, I Thessalonians. 4:16 says that Christ will descend from heaven with…
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The Legos God puts together
BY DAWN REED My 8-year-old friend Emerson loves Legos. And not just the big chunky ones most kids his age tend to build with. This young guy just completed the Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle and Grounds, which has over 2,000 pieces and is recommended for ages 18 and up. I was blown away. Over 2,000…
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Our Consuming Fire
BY GREG CRUM “Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire.” Hebrews 12:28-29 Here in the book of Hebrews we read of our God being a consuming fire. Think about that for…
