The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him. For he laid the earth’s foundation on the seas and built it on the ocean depths.Psalm 24 I am pleased to report this morning that I am excited - giddy, almost - about the fact that Rebekah and I have some …
- North Carolina writer Derek Maul This morning I turned on my computer to read a notice that said, essentially: "I know you only had a few minutes to write before heading out today, but you need to finish the new operating system instal you thought you'd already done during the night. This should take …
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First, this important PSA: Let me know if you are interested in this "If I were teaching Sunday School this weekend" segment. I skipped it last week and I'm not sure that anyone noticed! If I Were Teaching - Week #4 Let’s start with links to the first three weeks. “New Weekly Feature” – introduces …
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“Stop collecting treasures for your own benefit on earth, where moth and rust eat them and where thieves break in and steal them. Instead, collect treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moth and rust don’t eat them and where thieves don’t break in and steal them. Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."- Matthew …
- After my last Wednesday men's meeting But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the …
For he is the complete fullness of deity living in human form. And our own completeness is now found in him. We are completely filled with God as Christ’s fullness overflows within us. He is the Head of every kingdom and authority in the universe! - Colossians 2:9-10 This summer there is an interesting shift in alignment surrounding …
- 12 Youth joined WFPC via confirmation this week “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same …
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May the grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. I thank my God every time I mention you in my prayers. I’m thankful for all of you every time I pray, and it’s always a prayer full of joy. - Philippians 1:2-4 It's Sunday morning! Always one of my …
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Brothers and sisters, we have confidence that we can enter the holy of holies by means of Jesus’ blood, through a new and living way that he opened up for us through the curtain, which is his body, and we have a great high priest over God’s house. Therefore, let’s draw near with a genuine heart …
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When we walk with the Lord In the light of His Word,What a glory He sheds on our way; While we do His good will, He abides with us still,And with all who will trust and obey. John Henry Sammis (1887)“Everybody who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise builder who …
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Derek Maul: Words, Photographs, and Food for the Journey 