Archive for June, 2008
Monday, June 30th, 2008
"God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6).
Only the humble receive grace. And since nothing can be accomplished in the Christian life apart from the grace of God, that makes humility the most important character quality we can possess. It's the key that unlocks the door ...
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Sunday, June 29th, 2008
Here are some more of my favorite sayings...
* If you have problems, welcome to the human race; if you don't have problems, check your pulse.
* God is for you, not against you; He's your Advocate, not your Adversary.
* God rarely does it the way that we would do it, and He ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
This coming Sunday, I get a rare treat. I get to sit with the congregaation and listen to someone else teach. Our new youth pastor, Korey Mininger, will be teaching the Word. Korey has recently moved from Maryland with his wife Jen, and their four children, Zachary, Joseph, Justin and ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
I often point out that it's a lot easier to get in on what God's doing than it is to get God to bless what I'm doing. God's funny that way: He prefers to bless what He's doing.
I used to spend a lot of energy trying to convince God that my ...
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
It's time for another installment of "Pastor Ed's Sayings."
Every good teacher seeks to impart a body of truth and knows that the key to learning is repetition. Good teachers know that repetition is the key to learning. Repetition is the key to learning (OK, point made).
If you say something enough times, ...
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008
This upcoming Sunday, I'll be concluding my series What a Good God, God Is! In this series, I've been highlighting some of the key aspects of God's goodness--His love, His grace, His faithfulness. This Sunday, I want to focus on another important aspect of God's goodness--"God's Extravagant Generosity."
Have you ever ...
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
There has been a number of changes in our family, so I thought I'd give an update on what's happening.
My daughter Patti is still living in Jersey City and working in NYC at the National Center for Chilren in Poverty. She enjoys the work she does (research, evaluating childcare programs, ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
You've heard of the Serenity Prayer, right? But have you heard of the Senility Prayer? Here it is:
"God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference."
There's a prayer to try.
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Sunday, June 15th, 2008
The writer of the Book of Hebrews on at least one occasion says, "as someone somewhere has said..." Then he goes on to quote word for word a lengthy passage from the Old Testament! He knew the quote but he didn't knew where it came from or who said it.
I can ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
This Sunday, I'll be continuing my series entitled "What a Good God, God Is!"
We're going to look at another important expression of God's goodness--God's faithfulness. When God caused all His goodness to pass in front of Moses on Mt. Sinai, He included His abundant faithfulness as one of the aspects ...
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