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Pursuing Happiness

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. – Prov. 17:22 Happiness. It is a word that is packed full of meaning. Those who are happy do not know they have happiness. Those who…

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February 14, 2023

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Positive Reinforcement

“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.’” — Jeremiah 29:1 Last week’s post dealt with the internal-emotional…

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February 10, 2023

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Who Is In Charge of Our Childrens’ Education?

4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your…

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September 29, 2022

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The Significance of Passing Overture 15

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. ~ 1 Corinthians 16:13-14. This week I received a surprise telephone call from a former student named Jerry[1] checking…

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September 22, 2022

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Work

Proverbs 10:4 A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. When I was a young boy, my father provided a chore for me. It was simple. I was to keep the shrubbery around the house weeded…

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August 24, 2022

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Life Structure and The Regulative Principle of Worship

5:15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. ~ Ephesians 5:15-17 When I was…

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July 26, 2022

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Two Fields

Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. – Luke 4:35 The Philistines drew up in line against Israel,…

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July 6, 2022

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Church Discipline

Matthew 18:17 ~ If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. I believe one of the distinguishing marks…

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June 29, 2022

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Secular Therapies

James 1:5 – If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. Often, as a pastor, I am asked about my thoughts concerning secular therapies for dealing…

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June 25, 2022

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Idolatry and Relationships

Psalm 139:23-24 ~ Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! Idolatry is an offense against God. Brad Bigney…

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June 8, 2022

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Anxiety

“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is life not more…

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June 3, 2022

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Anger

Anger is an emotion that affects us all. However, few tend to think of anger with biblical eyes (Eph. 1:17-19). When we consider the whole Bible, about ten Hebrew words are often associated with anger. For instance, in Proverbs 9:7-8…

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May 17, 2022