Vending Machine Faith

    Have you ever told God to “prove Himself”? “OKAY, GOD, I’m going to give you a chance to prove yourself.” When I was a child, I use to lay in bed and pray to God to give me certain things. I would lay in bed, with my hands…

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Life Looming Ahead?

Road slippery? Life looming? Way unsteady? Bigger than YOU? NOT bigger than HIM. When life seems to boldly stretch out in front of our face, grabbing our hands—wanting to catapult us into the unknown, remember this: Psalm 32:8—”I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go: …

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This Thing Called Grace

We hear the word “Grace” often in church. We sing “Amazing grace how sweet the sound”. We talk about God’s grace, but what is it? What is grace? Grace is a pardon activated by faith. It saves us from ourselves and stands us next to Jesus. It washes us clean…

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Redemptive Pain

Phil 1:12 “But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel.” NKJV Bad stuff happens- to good people and to bad people.  Life is full of a broad spectrum of emotions, incidents and occasions.  It…

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