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Notes from Calvary: Choosing to Yield Control Part 6
“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;…
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The Pastor’s Pen: There is someone beyond the grave
The University of Chicago Divinity School has what is called “Baptist Day” each year. On this day, each one is to bring a lunch to an outdoor picnic area, and the school invites one of the popular lecturers to speak at the theological education center. One year Dr. Paul Tillich came and spent 2-1/2 hours…
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Telling the Story: The rescue
The pictures were terrifying. A few weeks ago, half of a tractor-trailer dangled over the side of the Clark Memorial Bridge, which connects Louisville to southern Indiana. Far below was the Ohio River. Reporters flocked and spectators stared in horror as emergency workers rushed to the scene. The driver—a woman—was still strapped in the front…
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The Pastor’s Pen: Come to Him
Helen Rosavere is an English woman who was interested in becoming a doctor and serving God. Upon completion of her medical training at Cambridge University, Helen began to ask God where he would want her to serve. Before long, God directed Helen to an area in the Congo (Africa), which had a population of over…
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Telling the Story: Sending us out
We were on our knees in the aisle and surrounded. I could hear some whisper “Jesus” and “Yes” as they prayed. These were our people, our church family, and they were sending us out. What a wonderful thing to be supported by our brothers and sisters in Christ. Tears flowed down my face. In Acts…
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Notes from Calvary: Choosing to Yield Control Part 4
“And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.” Mark 1:21-22 The people of Jesus’ day were often dumbfounded by his teachings, not just because…
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The Pastor’s Pen: Follow the Son
What is the will of God for your life? Have you heard the story of the doctor who comes to a split in the road on a Vermont backcountry lane? The road sign at the fork points in both directions for the same town. Seeing a farmer beside the road, he asked him, “Does it…
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Telling the Story: Knowing when to run
Bears, bees, snakes, spiders. All things to flee. I asked Stevie, who turns seven this week, to name something he would run from. “A T-Rex, a raptor and a stegosaurus,” he answered without a pause. “Can you think of something smaller?” I asked. “Oh, OK, a baby T-Rex,” he replied. I laughed out loud. There…
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Notes from Calvary: Choosing to Yield Control Part 3
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the…
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The Pastor’s Pen: I must tell Jesus
One of the loneliest times we can have comes when we face a time of need without having a loving friend to talk to about it. Everyone needs at least one trusted friend in whom to confide. Elisha A. Hoffman, author and composer of more than 2,000 gospel songs, was pastor of a church in…
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