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Refreshing People
Have you ever met someone or a group of people that you connected with almost immediately? Have you ever met anyone who has enough similarities to understand you, but enough differences to bring out the best in you? Have you ever met people who are so refreshing that...
Bad News and Good News
The Gospel is the Good News. But this news isn't really that good until you know the bad news. The bad news offends people. The bad news is that all people are wicked. We're all naturally evil, no ifs, ands, or buts. Why do you need to know the bad news before the...
Jesus, and Peter’s Mother in Law
Last night in the sermon, one of the things mentioned was Jesus healing Peter's mother in law. (Luke 4:38-39) This scene looks somewhat humorous in my mind. Peter's mother in law was dying of a fever, so Jesus rebukes the fever and it leaves. The fever is immediately...
Taste and See
In Psalm 34:8, it says to taste and see that the Lord is good. Taste and see. What if I have found, tasted, and eaten the most delicious food in the entire universe, and I know for sure that anyone who tries it will love it? I'm going to tell everyone about how...
God Knows, But You Still Choose
If God knows everything that is going to happen, then do we have any choices in any matters? Yes. We do have choices. God just knows which ones we'll make. For example, if I leave a plate of cookies in plain reach of a child who loves cookies, do I know what is going...
Whose Opinion Matters?
When you are making a decision, you have a tendency to think about what others will think about your decision, and how it will affect those around you. This is good, but only to a point. When taking the opinions of others into consideration, you will need to decide...