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The Teachability of a Child
BY GREG CRUM “And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of
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God is with us
A grandfather found his grandson jumping up and down in his playpen, crying at the top of his voice. When Johnnie saw his grandfather, he reached up his little chubby hands and said, “Out, Gramp, out.” It was only natural for Grandfather to reach down to lift the little fellow out of his predicament, but
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Telling the Story: The biggest scammer
I could hear the intense voice through the phone. Someone from the Sheriff’s Office in Fayette County informed our daughter that she had been called for jury duty a few months ago but had not shown up. They instructed her to turn herself in and face incarceration for 14-30 days. Through tears, she asked questions
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Notes from Calvary: He’ll Raise You Up Too! Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam
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Justice served
Today we cry for justice. We want the guilty to be punished. This is how wrongs are made right. But if man cries for justice from God he may not like what he gets. For if man got justice we would all be sentenced to death, for all of us have sinned. I found the
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Telling the Story: Jesus and slime
Last Sunday, we made soup in Sunday School accidentally. It was supposed to be slime but was a major fail. Over the years, we’ve made our fair share of slime, so we used the same brand-name ingredients, same amounts. Somewhere between the bowls of Elmer’s glue and Tide Free and Clear detergent, we realized the
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He’ll Raise You Up Too
“We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.” II Corinthians 4:13-14 One of the most foundational
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Heaven is for real
Several years ago Don Piper wrote the book “90 Minutes in Heaven.“ He claimed to have died and gone to heaven and then come back. In his book he describes the things he saw in heaven. Heaven Is for Real is the story of Colton Burpo, the 4-year-old son of a small-town Nebraska pastor, who
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Telling the Story: Celebrating Dixie
This week we are celebrating Dixie’s Gotcha Day. Dixie is the terrier mix pup my beloved rescued a year ago. We feel like God put him in the right place at the right time to find her. She has been a wonderful addition to our family. We hadn’t had a pet in 30 years, so
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What a Waste! Part 2
“Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold
