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Have you decided?
BY JACK WARD PASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY CHURCH A man stepped up to the first tee to begin his round of golf. He teed up the ball, took a mighty swing and missed the ball but hit a rather large ant hill; ants, parts of ants, turf and dirt scattered everywhere. He swung again and missed…
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The Inner Man
BY JACK WARD PASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH A man was hired to paint the lines on the highway that divide the lanes. Now the company didn’t have a lot of resources, so he had to do his painting on foot. After the first day at work, his supervisor was very impressed when he learned…
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The greatest thing Jesus ever said
BY JACK WARD PASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Some people have a way with words. They just have such a grasp of language and an eloquence of speech that they are always saying things that are deeply profound. Jesus was a person like that. All through the years of His recorded ministry, one thing about…
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Defending God
BY JACK WARDPASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH At Ohio State University, a Christian pastor was a guest on their weekly open forum radio talk show. The host was an atheist. From the start, the callers were antagonistic. They could feel the tension as soon as the lines lit up. One angry woman caller said, “All…
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More Beyond
BY JACK WARDPASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 2 Corinthians 5:8: “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” We are told that when we leave these bodies, we go immediately into the presence of the Lord. As soon as death causes this…
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Craving the Kingdom of God
BY JACK WARDPASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH A young lady is uncomfortable about her spiritual life. She believes in God, belongs to a Christian church, attends the church’s weekly service, and gives offerings, yet still feels emptiness and confusion. • She sat on the church’s pew until the preacher pronounced the benediction, yet she could…
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‘A Wonderful Life’
BY JACK WARDPASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Jimmy Stewart had “a wonderful life” when it was all said and done, according to Hollywood. The movie said at the end, “He that has friends has everything.” But I tell you that no matter how many friends you have, no matter how much you have, no matter…
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Pour water into the basket
BY JACK WARDPASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Matthew 25:21: “His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” A certain king needed a faithful servant and had to…
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Have you tried Jesus?
BY JACK WARDPASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Christmas is about Jesus coming to earth to become a man, to live as a man and to die as a man. Jesus was born for us. He was given to us. He died for us. Why did we need Him? Why was He born? Why did He…
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Pour water into the basket
BY JACK WARDPASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Matthew 25:21: “His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” A certain king needed a faithful servant and had to…
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