Category: Fall Bible Blog 2020
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A Final Word on Grace and A Final Word on the Fall Bible Blog
Our life is like a house…I know, I know, many of you have heard this from me before, but I think it is worth hearing again. Before we know God or understand the concept of God we are on the front porch of the house and God is wooing us to come to the front…
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The Kingdom of God
Here is the thing about God’s grace. It is the same for everyone. Some of us learn about Jesus and God’s grace at a young age. We become great friends with Jesus and grow in grace and love, become strong Christians. Others of us grow up hearing about God and maybe even going to church,…
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Three Stories of Grace
There are certain passages in the Bible that I believe God inserted to purely keep Jim Divine humble. Luke 15:11-32 is one of these! At a surface level it is the simple story of the prodigal. Like many of us, it is the story of someone treading down a personal path of destruction, only to…
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Holy, Holy, Holy
So, I have a video for you to watch that I wish I had shown you yesterday. It is all about the Holiness of God and about how Jesus heals our sin sickness. How Jesus heals us. So please take a moment to watch this video to better understand how Jesus fixed what was broken…
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Welcome to the Week of Grace
So what exactly is grace? We use that word a lot in the church but it is a word that all of us might not really understand. Before I went to seminary I had no idea what grace meant when it was used in the church. For me grace was either the prayer you said…
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The Greatest is Love
Today is our last day to explore the things of laity. I would like to end with a call to encourage you, as the laity to love. We have talked this week about how we all have the Image of God in us and how we are part of the Body of Christ. This all…
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Make Room for Color
I hoped you started out by watching the Apple Color Flood video. It is one of my favorite advertisements that Apple has ever done. I like it because for me it is perfect illustration of how we behave as the Body of Christ. We are not all called to be one color. Some of us…
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A Deep Sense of Awe
Do you remember a time when you had a deep sense of awe? I remember our daughter’s birth and that deep sense of awe that enveloped me. The great miracle of new life. 10 fingers, 10 toes and lots of staring and wonder at that wonderful event. The same happened when our youngest son was born. …
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Fishing for People
I remember well when I first started to attend New Covenant UMC. I had come to the church with the idea that my family needed to be in church but that I was not going to get involved. I was far away from God and angry at God. After a few weeks at NCUMC Pastor…
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Reflection
When I was the Children’s Minister I taught a lesson about shining our light to the children that was a lot of fun. I look the kids into a big room that had no windows and we turned out all the lights. After I got the kids all settled down I had my helper shine…
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