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Advent: A Prayer, My Subaru, & Community
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there,…
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Interactive Prayer Stations
27Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” (John 20.27) I’ve always wondered why Thomas got the name Doubting Thomas. Is it simply because he needed tangible proof and physical evidence of Christ’s resurrection? Maybe it wasn’t…
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Both Sides of the Truth: Non-Geographic Presbyteries
27 The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered. 28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome.” 29 Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed him…
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You’re Either In or You’re Out
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3.16) In my Southern Baptist and Pentecostal days, I used to have Scripture memorized backwards and forwards. These days, John 3.16 is pretty much all I have comfortably…
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Daughters of Deborah: What Is a Leader in the 21st Century?
Deborah was a prophet, the wife of Lappidoth. She was judge over Israel at that time. She held court under Deborah’s Palm between Ramah and Bethel in the hills of Ephraim. The People of Israel went to her in matters of justice. (Judges 4.4-5) There aren’t many examples of women leadership in the Bible. Luckily…
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False Idols: Changes in Worship
7 The Lord said to Moses, “Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted perversely; 8 they have been quick to turn aside from the way that I commanded them; they have cast for themselves an image of a calf, and have worshiped it and sacrificed…
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Wanted: Sunday School Teachers
11It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son…
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Taste of Han: Mothers, Daughters, & Theology Part II
14 The women said to Naomi: “Praise be to the LORD, who this day has not left you without a kinsman-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel! 15He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given…
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“Let the Children Come” – Intergenerational Worship
13Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them. 14Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” (Matthew 19.13-14) I love having children…
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“I See You”: Mothers, Daughters, & Theology Part I
27 So God created [hu]man in [God’s] own image, in the image of God [God] created [them]; male and female [God] created them. (Genesis 1.27) I have a daughter. I have a beautiful daughter. I see a lot of myself in her. She is extroverted – always gravitating towards people and wanting to be in…
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