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Notes from Calvary: ‘Becoming Christian’ Part 10
Greg Crum “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:8-10 Did…
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Telling the Story: Cleaning out the attic
DAWN REED When my beloved became a pastor in 1998, a box labeled “TOMMY AND DAWN’S MEMORIES” was gingerly and reverently carried from the attic of our old house to our new home: the parsonage of McVeigh Baptist Church. It was stored in the garage there for over five years. That treasure box was carted…
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Telling the Story: God can use broken things
BY DAWN REED It was a dumb move. I was carrying too much coming in from the back porch. A pillow was under one arm, coffee mug in one hand. In the other hand, I held my laptop. It was updating as it shut down, so I needed to keep it open. As I crossed…
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Notes from Calvary: ‘Becoming Christian’ Part 9
GREG CRUM “And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas…
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The Pastor’s Pen: Addicted to Pleasure
BY JACK WARD What someone has called the pleasure explosion has overtaken us so that in the United States alone, the pleasure business has been growing at an average rate of $12 billion a year since 1965. Thrills and chills are available on demand. Popular amusement parks offer themes and thrills of all sorts, including…
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Telling the Story: Good news at Easter
BY DAWN REED It was the first time we had been to the jail since COVID. Two long years. Though we had prayed for them often, seeing the women face to face was what we had longed for. As we prepped for our first Bible study in 24 months, on Easter, it was easy to…
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Notes from Calvary: ‘Becoming Christian’ Part 8
BY GREG CRUM “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” James 1:2-4 “Perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” These words express the desire of God…
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The Pastor’s Pen: Cure for the World’s Most Hopeless Man
BY JACK WARD Doctors of old times tested the sanity of mental patients with the following test: The patient was placed in a room with a sink. The faucet was turned on, and a stopper was put in the drain until the sink overflowed. The patient was then handed a mop, and the door was…
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Jesus can hear what you think
BY MOLLY HINKLE Some people live as though my big brother Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord and loving savior God almighty, doesn’t exist. As if He never gave His word and as if they can do or say anything without consequences. Yes, even some believers act this way, but God makes it clear that our relationships…
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Notes from Calvary: Becoming Christian Part 7
By Greg Crum “Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.” Hebrews 10:35-37 How do…
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