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You Will Never Be Your Best Self…Unless

Ephesians 2:10 “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Chapter 3 in Crazy Love is all about Pastor Chan trying to get us to realize … Continue reading

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Choices

When a friend left town, he called me over to his house and gave me a job or two.  He asked me to deliver a children’s Bible to the church so it could be used. I brought it home and … Continue reading

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Wasting our Energy

I am an Adult Sunday School Teacher. Every Sunday I teach I see a variety of views expressed in my class. That’s ok.  My goal as a teacher is not to manipulate their viewpoints in my class as much as … Continue reading

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Where is God’s Greatest Good?

What is the greatest good you can think of; the greatest good thing that you could ever get? A new car? How about the gift of health? What about all the money you will ever need for your whole life? … Continue reading

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“How Much More Will Your Father in Heaven Give…”

“If you, then though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask Him.”  Matthew  7:11 I came late to the show. … Continue reading

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“God Loves You”

I have heard it; you have heard it. Maybe you have heard the phrase coming from the pulpit.  Maybe you have heard it one-to-one from a pastor, an elder in your church, a member who has a strong relationship with … Continue reading

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I’m Getting Personal Now…

One of the most common things that I have heard over the years from teachers, professional and volunteer [as a Sunday School teacher], is that I get more from the teaching than the students do. I have to add something … Continue reading

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Would Pastor Chan Hold You in High Regard?

After commenting on Chapter 2 in Crazy Love for a week, one thing I can say with certainty,  Pastor Francis Chan does not hold Christians who are wasting their lives in very high regard. Some of his comments from Chapter … Continue reading

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“All these people were still living by faith when they died”

Ephesians 2:10  “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” You know a major theme of chapter 2 is that we live our lives as if … Continue reading

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Rejoice!

“Rejoice in the Lord always.  I will say it again: Rejoice!” Did you catch the way Paul writes these lines in Philippians? Always [my wife gets upset when I use that word but always means “in every instance, for all … Continue reading

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