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: 03/31/19 Intro: A number of years ago now, when I moved into the parsonage as pastor of Enoree First Baptist, I inherited several fig bushes that sat right off the carport. There were four distinct bushes. Three of them thrived with just a little care from me. Every so often, I would have
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Originally Proclaimed: 03/24/19 Intro: Sometimes when we are asked a question, it reveals more about the person asking than they might realize. For instance, when a child asks us, “are you hungry for ice cream?” It is a sure bet that they would like some ice cream. Hook: While not all of our questions
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Originally Proclaimed 03/17/19 Intro: The worst sprained ankle I ever had occurred as a result of my stepping off a curb to cross a road and then I stumbled over my own foot. In that embarrassing blunder I ended up in a medical boot for a number of weeks. The phrase, stumbling over your own
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Originally Proclaimed: 03/10/19 Intro: As I prepared this sermon, I began to wonder how many of us have a friend who cannot take any criticism. For some of us our friend may not be aware of his or weakness, but the way they react to any critique betrays their thin skin. For others of us
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Originally Proclaimed: 03/01/19 Intro: Last night at the CEF Banquet we heard a story told about a Marine in WWII. I went home and looked it up because I thought that it was a good way to begin our message this morning. Though the name and the exact location of this marine is not recorded,
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Originally Proclaimed: 02/24/19 Intro: Two Wednesday nights ago, I went home very quickly after our service with nausea and discomfort in my abdomen. All through last week, off and on during the day, I experienced the same symptoms. Added to that was a sense of fatigue that would set in much earlier than usual in
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Originally Proclaimed: 02/17/19 Intro: News sources reported that it was around this time of the year 23 years ago when the then Cleveland Browns separated from their head coach. The team was already in process to move to Baltimore, change its name, and hopefully transform its whole organization. That said, the coach’s record with the
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