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And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And […]

By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in […]

Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. | 2 Corinthians 13:11 We finished the book of 2 Corinthians Sunday, and pastor Andrew led us through the salutation of this letter to the church in Corinth. […]

    “What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices?     says the LORD;     I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams     and the fat of well-fed beasts;     I do not delight in the blood of bulls,     or of lambs, or of goats. | Isaiah 1:11 At our men’s breakfast on Saturday, I […]

But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. If all were a single member, where would the body be?  As it is, there are many parts, yet one body. | 1 Corinthians 12:18–20 I had a number of people comment to me over the last […]

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. […]

At our pastor’s meeting yesterday, there was a general consensus that the Christmas season didn’t have its usual feel. There were a lot of different reasons for this around the room: one guy just had a wedding for his daughter, another is dealing with health issues, and one (me) just moved is unsettled in the […]

For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete. | 2 Corinthians 10:4–6 On […]

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever […]