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Motivation

by Gayle Jackson | Feb 6, 2017

The thinking is, I am going to Heaven and it looks like there is no downside to indulgences on my part, Christ work has saved me and He isn’t going to take it back. Christ loves me no matter what. Why not just live my life in harmony with the people around me?

Now and Then

by Ed Allen | Jan 16, 2017

John 6: 26 Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. 27 “Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal.” 28 Therefore they said to Him, “What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.”30 So they said to Him, “What then do You do for a sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work do You perform?

(Observation) The passage follows Jesus’ feeding 5000 with 5 loaves and 2 fish. When Jesus left by boat, the crowd followed him Capernaum where He tells them to work not for “food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life.” Ready to do the “works of God” they ask what it is. Jesus answers that it is to believe in Him. They respond by asking for a sign.

Seeking Counsel

by Walt Henrichsen | Dec 12, 2016

Most decisions people make and later regret involve not seeking counsel. A businessman once remarked, “The best bargain in the marketplace is the counsel of experts.” People do not want to be opposed; they wish to be affirmed. Fearful that they may be opposed rather than affirmed, they do not ask.

Believing What You Want

by Walt Henrichsen | Nov 28, 2016

There are many ways that God forces people to admit who He is and their need of Him.

Making Your Time Count

by Gayle Jackson | Nov 14, 2016

The question we must ask ourselves is…”If God met with me and told me I had 5 years left on my life”, what would I do with these years?

It Is Well

by Ed Allen | Oct 20, 2016

What do you think? When God chooses to take your most dear one from you and you suffer with no cure in sight, where will you turn; to your hope in Jesus, or something else?