Monthly Archive: July 2010

Modern Christian Martyr
Posted July 25th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard

The Bible contains stories of people who lived their lives for the glory of God and the outcome was that they were murdered for the cause of the Gospel.  Church history is also full of people whose lives were cut short because they chose to keep Christ at the center and they believed in the [...]

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Jonathan Edwards – 5 Ways to Know if you are really Christian
Posted July 24th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard

Examining one’s faith is one of the most important disciplines a follower of Jesus will undertake.  Way too many people wander through life believing church attendance, spiritual commitments, or a religious experience will cause them to find themselves in God’s eternal family.  Sadly, the Bible teaches that some of these people will find themselves hearing [...]

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Devotion – Proverbs 16
Posted July 23rd, 2010 by Mike Hubbard

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirit. Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established. (Proverbs 16:1-3 ESV) Remember those days in [...]

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Devotion – Proverbs 15
Posted July 13th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard

[15] All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast. [16] Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it. [17] Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it. Proverbs [...]

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Marks of a healthy church
Posted July 12th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard

The sermon yesterday dealt with the issue of denominations and the question as to why there are so many groups and churches.  The answer to this is a deep and complicated issue, but the core idea is that God is building his church, and in the end He has one people even though they meet [...]

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