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Dr. Ravi Zacharias
This brief testimony below of is of Dr. Ravi Zacharias. It is a powerful reminder of the fact that once you have a God encounter, you’ll never be the same. As you read over this list of encounters, consider where your story has had God encounters, how you’re not the same because of them. But also allow his thoughts by the ministry of the Holy Spirit to challenge you in those areas where you might still need the courage to…
Who’s the boss?
I was thinking of a song from my teen years, Tighter, Tighter by Alive & Kicking. Two lovers pledging their hearts yet worrying that they’ll lose each other (you can see it here on Youtube https://youtu.be/D_JxpggC-Ic). It made me think of how the most natural thing to do when it seems like something important to me is coming apart is to try and hold it together. If it’s a vital relationship that seems to be slipping away, I try to…
VBS 2017 Update
Hello Church family and friends, Paula and I got back from vacation late Sunday afternoon after a week in Atlanta, GA with our daughter Rachel and her family. We thoroughly enjoyed our time away. Then, together with many of you, we jumped right into VBS week Monday night! God has given us a special week so far, averaging in attendance over 100 excited kids per night, tonight should be another fun time. Thank all of you for your part, regardless…
Part 6 A Home Made in Mercy Message Notes
It’s Easter Sunday and Jesus is Risen! In this message we to looked at the effect God’s power can have in our families. Because one of the hardest places to show mercy is right within the walls of our own homes. Family members hurt and are hurt by each other in ways that are especially challenging. Yet God wants our homes to be Homes Made in Mercy! Message outline notes from Easter Sunday’s Message: A Home Made in Mercy: Psalm 101:2 (LB) “Lord, I want…
Part 5 Share Your Mercy Message Notes
Psalm Sunday was just another day until Jesus came in on donkey’s colt and the crowd, made up mostly of those he had touched cried: “Hossana – “Save Now.” This display lead to aa crazed city asking in an uproar as he entered. “Who is this?” they asked. And the crowds replied, “It’s Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.” Matt.21:10-11(NLT) As we begin week five in our Speaking of Mercy series so far it’s been primarily about God’s mercy toward as our focus. But today, as we…
Part #4 Mercy Qualifies You Message Notes
In week four of our Speaking of Mercy series we looked at the idea, the reality, that God can use anybody. He can use anybody because of his mercy. The problem is that a lot of people secretly fear that God could never use them. Many often feel they’re disqualified because of what they’ve done or they feel unqualified because of what they lack. But we saw that it’s God’s mercy that qualifies us! It’s God’s mercy that transforms all of us to participate in the greatest joy for…
Speaking of Mercy Part 3: Mercy Says Enjoy & Forgive
Here’s my outline notes from March 26 “Mercy Says – Enjoy and Forgive”. We spoke of a truth that promised to bring to our senses and our wills the freedom that often we only embrace as knowledge. We found that truth was spoken by Jesus to his disciples as they asked him for direction on prayer. That truth was “forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.” Matthew 6:12 (NLT). Together we see that what God has done for us in his forgiveness through Jesus…
Speaking of Mercy Part 2: Embracing God’s Mercy in Failure
As we continue in our current series Speaking of Mercy, I want to pass along to you my message outline from last week’s message on March 19 “Embracing God’s Mercy in Failure”. Because we are an imperfect people and we live in an imperfect world we all experience failures in life. My heart is that we, as born again residents of this Valley allow the Holy Spirit and the Word of God to make us a part of His plan to transform this: valley of trouble into a…
Keep Believing as You Pray
While Zechariah was in the sanctuary, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the incense altar. Zechariah was shaken and overwhelmed with fear when he saw him. But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John. You will have great joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, Luke 1:11–14 (NLT) Imagine you’re…
The Fear of the Lord Pt 2
What were you thinking? While Paula and I were in the final molding stages raising our teenagers, as child raising goes their actions were at times much less than a reflection of training that had been given. No surprise there, look at me, their dad, I’m still a work in progress! Often in the “heat” of some of those moments you could hear one of us asking them: “what were you thinking?” That phrase represented the fact that we as…
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