January 21, 2021
by Stephen Freels
| Tags: fasting, Prayer, Week of Prayer
As our church family prepares for our upcoming week of prayer, I wanted to share some thoughts with you regarding the practice of fasting and encourage you to consider fasting during our week of prayer. Since fasting might be new to some, I thought I would share a brief biblical description of what fasting is and why followers of Jesus should fast. ...
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February 8, 2018
| Tags: This is My Father's World,
This is my Father’s world, The battle is not done:Jesus who died shall be satisfied, And earth and Heav’n be one....
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February 1, 2018
by Stephen Freels
| Tags: mourn, grief, blessed are those who mourn
There is a kind of mourning that those in the kingdom of God feel and experience which those who are outside the kingdom do not. We grieve over the things which grieve God....
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January 30, 2018
by Stephen Freels
| Tags: Membership
Church membership, accodring to Mark Dever, is a local church's endorsement of a person's salvation. To be clear, church membership does not mean you are saved neither does becoming a member make you saved. What we are saying when we vote on someone to become a member of our church is that based on what they are sayingand what we are seeing,we believe this individual is a ...
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January 26, 2018
by Stephen Freels
| Tags: worship, rock of ages, cleft
Jesus Christ is the Rock - God incarnate - split open on the cross for us in whom we hide and find shelter from the glory of God's holy justice....
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October 5, 2017
by Stephen Freels
| Tags: Sola Scriptura; Scripture; Scripture Alone; ReformationSo
It is good to be alone when such clarity rules out all other options ...
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February 8, 2017
by Stephen Freels
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Category:
Missions
| Tags: Brandon and Krystle Leach, Missionaries, missions
What motivates a young couple with two young children to move to the mission field in Argentina? Four words - "Jesus is worth it"....
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January 5, 2017
by Stephen Freels
| Tags: New Year, Resolutions
New years do not give clean starts. But Jesus gives clean hearts. You will not be given a clean start so you can then try to make it to heaven. You will be given a clean heart that is fit for heaven....
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August 11, 2016
by Stephen Freels
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Category:
Discipleship
| Tags: scripture memory, Romans 8
We need to feel what the Psalmist wrote, "Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day" (Psalm 119:97). Memorize Romans 8 with our church family!...
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April 28, 2016
by Stephen Freels
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Category:
Theology
| Tags: security, apostasy, justification
“I’m so saved I could swing over hell on a rotten cornstalk”! Is it arrogant or presumptuous to exclaim such confidence? Not if I believe Jesus saves....
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