“Were You There Also, When Jesus Was Baptized?” (Luke 3:21; Gospel for 1.13.2013)

“When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”   (Luke 3:21-22closeLuke 3:21-22 21 Now when

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“The Appointed Time” (Matthew 2:10; Gospel for 1.6.2013)

“When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.”  (Matthew 2:10closeMatthew 2:10 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. (ESV) closeMatthew 2:10closeMatthew 2:10 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. (ESV) 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. (ESV) ; from the Gospel reading

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“Mission Keeps the Main Thing, the Main Thing”

  “As He taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted in the marketplaces, and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers.

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“Praying is not Always Pleasant”

Praying is not always Pleasant- “Pharaoh said, “I will let you go to offer sacrifices to the Lord your God in the desert, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.” (Ex 8:28closeExodus 8:28 28 So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go to sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness;

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Open Mike- Three Questions Recently

Recently I got the following three questions; posted to me on our web site.  They are from Pastor Jim Jobst.  I replied to them on that part of our web site; I am also replying to them here, because they are really good questions. I want to encourage you to go to the Open Mike

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“What Are Your Reasons for A House Church?”

The LORD be with you…. There is no “Top Ten List” re this; found in any one place in Scripture   So, anyone’s answer to this question is going to be subjective. Here is a list that I came up with yesterday.  There are others I could have added and on another day, it could easily

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