Tag: redemption
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It’s Been A While, But I’m Finally in a Healthy Frame of Mind
Hurt is hard. I realized in the last month that it has been more than a year since I have done any serious writing. I had given up on ministry and started my own business because, frankly, I was done being hurt. At the beginning of 2023, a friend of mine (a couple, actually) told…
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Daily Devotional: Exodus 15:1-21
Moses and all of Israel sing a new song about what Yahweh has done. There are no gods like Yahweh, who actually acts and does wonders. All other gods are silent as if they do not exist. The fame of Yahweh goes out to the nations because of what He has done in Egypt. Yahweh…
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Daily Devotional: Exodus 13:1-16
God not only institutes the annual observance of Passover as a reminder of His work in Egypt but also commands Israel to sacrifice the firstborn from every womb as a reminder to Israel throughout her generations that Yahweh killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt. It was a serious matter and it is not…
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Law vs. Gospel: An Unnecessary Conflict
There is a church I know that is still meeting even though it’s bad for the people in our current COVID-19 season. What’s worse, they are making people feel bad about not going. They preach and teach that a person is saved by grace, but must do something. Every Fundamental Baptist Church I have engaged…
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Compassion for the Unlovely
We have taken the last four months to remind ourselves of our local church’s foundation. My goal as the new pastor here is not to come in and change everything but to build on the foundation that has already been laid by Christ and through the faithful work of the previous pastor. That is why…
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What is Redemption?
We are drawing to an end to this series as we walk through our local church’s belief statement. We’ve taken the time to look at the foundation of ministry at The Church at Sunsites and have prepared the way for this new chapter in the local church’s life. I am excited and hopeful about the…
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On Adam and Eve
Click here to download On Adam and Eve Introduction Many today read the account of Adam and Eve, as they lived before the fall, as a second creation story. Either it fills in blanks or provides a different perspective on the events in the first chapter of Genesis. I find it particularly difficult to believe…