“May I Have Your Attention, Please?” NOTE TO READER: Sundays (at least for a while) I will be posting a one hour video in two parts: Part One will be a worship service, and Part Two will be something else. The video is directly below this text. Below the video on this page is the […]
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“The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds” NOTE TO READER: Today is the first day that I am posting the video worship service that I introduced in two Emailmeditations last week. In case you missed that introduction, you may view it HERE and HERE. Each Sunday, I will post a one hour video in
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   (…continued)  Part three (of Mark 1:14-20) is the response of those who first heard Jesus utter these words.  First, Jesus spoke to Simon, later called Peter, and his brother Andrew.  After Jesus’ invitation, verse 18 says “at once they left their nets and followed him.”  Going a little farther, Jesus saw James and John.
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Mark 1:14b-20  —  Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel.”  And passing along by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea; for
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Real Faith is More Than Words, by Rick Warren in his Daily Hope devotion, June 8, 2020, at: http://www.pastorrick.com ————————- James 2:14 — What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? (NLT)    In
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By Randy Alcorn, posted July 1 and 15, 2020, at: http://www.epm.org ———————–    This is the third and final in a series of Bible verses on the impact and importance of our words. The following verses remind us of the importance of speaking words full of both grace and truth, and, that we are
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By Randy Alcorn, posted June 24, 2020, at: http://www.ep    This is the second in a series of Scripture readings on the impact and importance of our words.    The following verses remind us of the importance of actually listening and reading before we respond, both in person and online. Sadly, many of
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Our Tongues Have the Power of Life and Death, by Randy Alcorn, posted June 17, 2020, at: http://www.epm.org ———————–    Years ago I put together a number of Scriptures on the power of our words. Their cumulative weight is stunning. In today’s world of social media, which allows us to publish comments to the
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Before baptizing someone, a native missionary in Nepal asks the above seven questions. They consider the cost. ***************************    (…continued) Jesus comes to different people in different ways at different stages in their lives. In Luke 14:31-33 Jesus told the people there gathered to “consider the cost” before becoming his disciple. They were perhaps
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   (…continued) You will be told many other things.  You will be told that pleasure is the most important thing is life.  You will be told that you must seek pleasure at all costs and do all you can to avoid pain.  There is, of course, nothing wrong with enjoying life.  Life is a gift
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