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What you don’t know can hurt you
“My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.” Hosea 3:6 I remember a video I once saw of a man dumping gasoline on a giant pile of wood and garbage. He was standing on top...
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Redeemed & Restored
How much would you pay to have something of yours returned to you? Perhaps you lost your bike or cell phone — what’s it worth to you? Or maybe it’s something of sentimental significance such as a...
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Punishment
No one likes to be punished. And no punishment is enjoyable at the time. When we are being punished our first instinct is usually denial and self-righteous indignation. We try to justify our actions, describe...
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Advent: Love
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record...
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Advent: Joy
Joy to the World, the Lord is come! This is one of the most popular and familiar carols sung around Christmas. It is full of hope, and expectation, and, naturally, joy! But what are we to...
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Advent: Peace
The Hebrew word for peace is ‘shalom’ but it means much more than what our english word means. Peace for us in english is simply the absence of war or conflict, but most of us...
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Advent: Hope
Hope, Peace, Joy, Love This Sunday marks the beginning of the Christmas season (Advent) in the church, not Black Friday, or the Santa Clause parade. We take the four Sundays leading up to Christmas to...
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Jesus’ Willing Sacrifice
“With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.” In the Gospel of Matthew he adds that Jesus gave up His spirit. Luke says the same, but also adds that Jesus said, “Father, into your hands...
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Quiet, faithful obedience
Quiet, faithful obedience. It’s an incredibly difficult thing for us to do. If we’re honest, it feels good to be recognized and encouraged for a work that we’ve done. We like to be noticed, and...
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Mark: Jesus gets what I’m going through
I think if we’re honest with ourselves there’s something in our life that we’d rather not have to think about or do, something that weighs us down and causes us anxiety. Perhaps it’s a painful...