Ministry of the Word
Category for posts offering reflections and comments on important Bible passages and how a Christian perspective informs a person’s view of current events.
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Originally Proclaimed 07/29/18 Intro: On our way back from Dallas this summer, within the first two hours of our trip, the GPS on my phone that was directing us home popped up an alert. It told us that there was a faster route. Most of the time when it tells us that, the faster route
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Originally Proclaimed 07/22/18 Intro: Has there ever been a time when you did not know how best to pray for a situation? On a number of different occasions church members have asked me about how they should pray for a terminally sick loved one. I always share with them to pray for God’s mercy –
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Originally Proclaimed July 15, 2018 Intro: As a preteen, I discovered J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit and then the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Much to my delight, they transported me into the world of Middle Earth with Hobbits and Dwarves; Men and Elves as well as the darker forces of orcs, trolls, and wraiths. The
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Originally Proclaimed: July 8, 2018 Intro: Just shy of two months ago, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were wed and she officially became a part of the British royal family. While most of us paused for the occasion to consider the national celebration and pomp of a royal British wedding, only the true “anglo-phile”s among
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Originally Preached: July 1, 2018 Intro: The events of Thursday have proven once again that some have chosen to take the liberties we have and utilize them as a license to do evil. The shooting at the newspaper in Annapolis, MD no matter what the provocation, has no place in a free society. The paper
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Originally preached 06/24/18 Intro: As we continue our series, again we come to that question, where are we going this summer? An important part of taking a journey is setting our sights on the destination. The direction that we choose determines greatly what we will see and experience. For instance some of you will likely
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Originally Preached 06/17/18 (Father’s Day) Intro: Today, we begin a new series for the summer, focusing on where we are going as God’s people. When I think about the summer, I think about our family trips with my Daddy. During the school year, we could not travel with my Daddy as he went all over
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