Ruth

  • Originally Proclaimed: 01/13/19 Intro: Yesterday, I heard from a friend who lives in Erie, PA and was a part of the church plant we partnered with during the time I served in Enoree, SC. He wanted to connect to talk about what had happed to the church since our last visit together about two years

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  • Originally Proclaimed: 01/06/19 Intro: Take just a moment and try to imagine life without any commitment. Without parents committing to raise us we have no home or family. Without teachers committing to instruct us we have no schools, colleges, or universities. Without doctors and nurses committing to treat our illnesses we have no hospitals, doctors

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  • Originally Proclaimed 12/30/18 Intro: A recent blog (https://www.goskills.com/Soft-Skills/Articles/Top-10-new-years-resolutions) on the website GoSkills.com recently said that the ten most common resolutions that people make at this time of the year are: Exercise More Lose Weight Get Organized Learn a new skill or hobby Live life to the fullest Save money/spend less Quit smoking (or other bad

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  • Originally Proclaimed: 12/02/18 Intro: At this time of year we have all sorts of songs, movies, stories and poems that describe in detail an intruder who figures out a way into our homes only to leave us gifts and then leave having perhaps nibbled on some cookies and drank a good bit of milk. Far

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  • Originally Proclaimed: 11/18/18 Intro: In mentioning risk and Thanksgiving in the same sentence many of you may be thinking that I am referencing the insurance fact that all across America more home fires occur during this week as families attempt to prepare by smoking, deep frying, baking, or grilling their turkey. That is not my

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  • Originally Proclaimed 11/11/18 Intro: This week I ran across the story of a veteran named Charles (Charlie) Heinl. At 17 he left his hometown in Ohio to fight in WWII’s Pacific theatre on January 4, 1944. Joining the navy he was assigned to the USS Gambier Bay a small escort carrier. Ten months after his

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  • Originally Proclaimed 11/04/18 Intro: How many of you have known or have a friend who has pushed you away in the aftermath of their personal crisis? I had a pastor who was my friend at another church setting who did just that. He led the largest Baptist church in town. He had staff and volunteers

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