God had revealed Himself through the Old Testament (OT) and then silence for hundreds of years. Suddenly, God impregnates a woman. Jesus was concieved and born in the context of the Old Testament. Without an understanding of the OT, Christmas has little meaning. Continue Reading »God had revealed Himself through the Old Testament (OT) and then silence for hundreds of years. Suddenly, God impregnates a woman. Jesus was concieved and born in the context of the Old Testament. Without an understanding of the OT, Christmas has little meaning. Continue Reading »Posted in Inspirational | Tagged Old Testament, OT, OT Professor, OT sermons | 2 Comments »
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My personal financial advisor Eric sent me this info about our economy’s economic disaster:
- ”2 staight quarters with Gross Domestic Product lower than the previous is the definition of a recession.
- The unemployment rate rose to 6.8% this past quarter.
- The auto industry (Ford, GM and Chrysler and all parts producers and suppliers) employs about 10% of the U.S Work force.”
Is God judging our nation? Continue Reading »
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Women, if you havn’t heard Lisa Bevere, you are in for a prophetic empowering message.
Click her picture for a link to a page with more messages from Lisa:
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LifeWay Research:
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Vintage-Faith Picnic 2008
“Teens who find their pastor’s sermons relevant to everyday life also are more likely to keep attending as young adults, the research indicated. More of those who stayed in church – by a margin of 63 percent to 42 percent – agreed their pastors’ sermons were relevant. A similar margin said the worship style of the church they attended as teens was appealing to them.”
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Sometimes, God may knock us off of our feet to get us to remember what is important.
These young men knew:
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If you are married, or are going to be married, I have three words for you:
”Go see it”
I laughed, I cried (OK, more than cried- I wept), but most importantly I saw an honest movie about honest and extremely relevant struggles for married couples today and the truth that sets people free.
It is a beautiful movie- it is art. And since I believe that beauty and truth are in a strong sense, Jesus- I saw Jesus tonight through the most powerful media in the world.
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Two adolescent boys in walmart and a flat tire later, we pulled into the dark campsite. Night had come and I wasn’t looking forward to putting up our tent in the dark. As we drove around trying to find a spot to set-up camp we saw some other campers wave to us. We came around again and pulled over by their spot. Ben and Andrea were the nicest people you could hope to run into. They pulled out the map of the campsite and were more than helpful in any way they could (including offering us fire wood) possible be. I thought to my self how wonderful it is to run into super friendly and happy people. Continue Reading »
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