I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth. 3 John 4 I want to discuss why we pray. Not how to pray, but why. Understanding why we pray can help our praying be more effective. My examples for great praying are the “G-Bops.” Gwyn and Gabby are my twin granddaughters. […]
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Recently, I passed the mantle of my leadership at the church where I was the Senior Pastor to another pastor. As I told the church during the ceremony, “Please forgive me for being nervous, as I have never done this before.” I had been the Senior Pastor for 49 years – my only job as
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He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1:15-17 In one corner… We have Pastor Grant.
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Saints… I was told that the medical director for Mike Dewine, while explaining the impact of the Coronavirus, mentioned the world “clustering”. Hmmmm, being the book-reading and Googling nerd that I am, I began reading and researching “clustering”. Perhaps I’m late to the game – and all of you know this – but Wikipedia defines
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When Jesus saw the multitude following Him, He went up on hillside and sat down. That’s what great teachers did during the time of Christ, when they felt inspired, they sat down. Those following, gathered around, and sat down too. Stage now set for the greatest sermon ever! Since Jesus was on a hillside, his
I want to be “blessed.” You probably do too. I often say to others, “Be blessed!” I will say it right now to you, “Be blessed!” The most famous usage of the word “blessed” is found in Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5, where He uses the word nine times to begin each
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The fact that they have been transformed into a crowd puts them in possession of a sort of collective mind which makes them feel, think, and act in a manner quite differently from that in which each individual would feel, think, and act were that person in a state of isolation. The quote above, recent
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Now when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut the disciples were together due to fear of the Jews… Jesus came and stood in their midst, and said to them, “Peace be to you.” John 20:19 The presence of God. Almost every Christian that
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I have been the Senior Pastor of Fellowship for 49 years. Last Sunday, I preached my last sermon as Senior Pastor. Paul writes to his disciple Timothy: Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and exhort, with great patience and instruction. 2 Timothy 4:2 In seminary, my mentor, Dr. Lewis Foster, gave his version of this passage when
Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. James 1:27 Note from Pastor Grant: I have noticed that when I take up a cause against injustice or perceived threat, that it is too easy to become worse than what I’m challenging. In
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