John Stott – Death of a Guy Who Lived Like Jesus
Posted July 30th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
John Stott has been a very influential writer and thinker for me. The first book of his I read was Basic Christianity, a short explanation of the reason Jesus came and the simplicity of the Gospel. I’ve read other books he wrote, but none has shaped my thinking more than his book The Cross of […]
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Devotion – Judges 17
Posted July 27th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
Does it matter HOW you worship God? A lot of people believe that as long as you worship God, it doesn’t matter how you do it? As long as you come to church and sing the songs. As long as you have a good feeling in your heart, and think about God in some way, […]
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Self-Esteem, Pride, and Humility
Posted July 25th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
“God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” – James 4:6 Most of us would not associate self-esteem with pride. In a very real way, our culture has told us that self-love is the key to happiness, achievement, and worth. Our children are often told that the problem is that they do not […]
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Marriage, Divorce, & Remarriage – Position Paper from the Elders
Posted July 20th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
This past Sunday the sermon from Mark 10 dealt with the topic of Marriage and Divorce. We know that this topic will raise a lot of questions, and there is not enough time in a sermon to deal with all of these. So the Elders have composed a position paper and published it here to […]
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Devotion – Judges 16, Part 1
Posted June 29th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
I’m going to break the reading of this chapter into two devotions. The first part will focus on Samson’s spiral down. The second will show the beauty of God’s grace. Sin will keep take you farther than you wanted to stray, keep you longer than you wanted to stay, and cost you more than you […]
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