Category: church
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Lord’s Day Exhortation (8/18/13)
The world needs Jesus and we are where the world is going to get Jesus. From our hands and feet and mouths and hearts. We are the church—the body of Christ. I am not calling you to go knock on doors or to canvas neighborhoods, not that there’s anything wrong with that. I am not…
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Exhortation To Learn To Die
After last Wednesday’s gathering I received a couple questions and comments about one of the songs we sang. “This doesn’t sound like a worship song. Why are we singing it in worship?” Good observations. So I thought I would take a moment and say a little something about it. The song is “Learning How To…
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Prayer For Media
Our Father in Heaven, You are most worthy of all praise. Your word and Your world teach us that You have made everything for its purpose even the wicked for the day of trouble. We believe this. We look at the right leaning bias and the left leaning bias in the media today; we hear…
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What About Tomorrow
Twenty children were brutally murdered today by a cowardly monster. All kinds of folks from a whole slew of political and ideological persuasions are weeping all over our nation and rightfully so. Flags fly at half-mast for these 20 children. No matter who we are or what we believe, we should in no way minimize…
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Reformation Sunday Exhortation
As we prepare to come to the Lord’s table, I want you to think about Taylor and the surrounding communities that we come from. Do you have hope that the Gospel will triumph here? Do you really believe (like feel-it-yin-your-bones kind of believe) that the light of the Kingdom will conquer this present darkness? It…