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Archive for the 'Good News' Category

“Do You Think The World Will End In 2012?”

November 22, 2009

            About a month ago our family decided spontaneously to go see a movie one night. Everyone was home together for the first time in several weeks and we wanted to do something as a family. So off to the movie we went.
            Before our feature film started, we were treated as usual, to a [...]

“Thank You, Jesus…For What You Have Done On My Behalf!”

November 22, 2009

  Revelation 1:4-8
4 …Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves [...]

“Thank You Jesus…For Endings That Give Birth To New Beginnings!”

November 15, 2009

Mark 13:1-8
1 As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!” 2 Then Jesus asked him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.” 3 When he was sitting on the Mount [...]

“Thank You, Jesus…Your Sacrifice Saves Me!”

November 9, 2009

Hebrews 9:24-28:
24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. 25 Nor was it to offer himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Holy Place year after [...]

The Heart Of Forgiveness

July 14, 2009

  Philemon 1-7
            1 This letter is from Paul, a prisoner for preaching the Good News about Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. I am writing to Philemon, our beloved co-worker, 2 and to our sister Apphia, and to our fellow soldier Archippus, and to the church that meets in your house. 3 May God [...]

The Three People You See In The Mirror

July 7, 2009

Philemon 1-25
            1 This letter is from Paul, a prisoner for preaching the Good News about Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. I am writing to Philemon, our beloved co-worker, 2 and to our sister Apphia, and to our fellow soldier Archippus, and to the church that meets in your house. 3 May God [...]

WWJHMD

May 29, 2009

          Do you remember the popular WWJD from a few years back? People by the tens of thousands wore these letters on their wrists in the form of bracelets first created by a church youth group. The letters WWJD stood for “What Would Jesus Do?”
          The idea was to use that question to help people [...]

Living Lives Of Significance

April 13, 2009

         Did you hear about the lady in Florida who went to McDonalds in search of chicken McNuggets?
         This is a true story.
         In February of this year, a 27 year old woman from Fort Pierce, Florida went in to her local McDonald’s restaurant and ordered a 10 piece chicken McNugget value [...]

We Are All Crack Pots!

March 20, 2009

            I was having a conversation one time with a person who knows me well, and has known me for a long time. In the course of the conversation the person began to remind me of my flaws (which are indeed numerous!) and question whether or not I had the right [...]

Crisis Creates Clarity

March 1, 2009

Mark 1:9-15
9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from heaven: “You are my [...]