12/02/24 Giftedness

READING: One-year plan: Ezekiel 29-32, 1 Peter 4-5 Two-year plan: 1 Chronicles 9-10, John 17:20-18:11 ———-  All of us who are Christ-followers have been…

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Sunday Prayer Challenge

As you prepare for church today, quickly read this blog post about praying for pastors and use its prayer prompts to intercede for your…

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11/29/24 Already Winning

READING: One-year plan: Ezekiel 26-28, 1 Peter 2:18-3:22 Two-year plan: 1 Chronicles 8, John 17:6-19 ———- Ezekiel 28:11-19 is a debated text. Some scholars…

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A Covenant with My Eyes to Deal with Lust and Pornography

It happened again this week – I talked with another man who is losing the war with pornography. If you’re losing this battle, too, maybe this covenant (“I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman”—Job 31:1) will help you. 

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11/28/24 Believing without Seeing

READING: One-year plan: Ezekiel 23-25, 1 Peter 1:1-2:17 Two-year plan: 1 Chronicles 7, John 16:25-17:5 ——— I have a non-believing friend who wrestles with…

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10 Words of Gratitude from a Preacher

More than 41 years ago in September of 1983, I began my second pastorate. I had previously served as a pastor for 2.5 years, and I’d been preaching for several more years. Today, those memories have made me a deeply grateful preacher. I’m thankful to the Lord . . . 

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11/27/24 Yes, Yes; No, No

READING: One-year plan: Ezekiel 20:32-22:31, James 5 Two-year plan: 1 Chronicles 6:48-81, John 16:1-17:4 ———- Let your word “yes” be “yes” and your “no”…

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