“Son, your sins are forgiven.” Pretty powerful words, huh? I had learned the story of the paralytic from Mark 2 many times since my childhood, and somehow missed the great lesson on God’s forgiveness embedded in the text. Chris’s sermon on Sunday revealed the richness of this interaction with Jesus. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t miss that the paralytic’s sins were forgiven. I was able to glean AT LEAST that from the text on …
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In the beginning of his sermon on Sunday, Chris asked us whether we needed to work more on pursuing grace or pursuing truth in our relationships. I knew instantly which one I needed more of: grace. I knew because Chris said one indication of where our hearts are is how we deal with those we see as having incorrect doctrine. I had just had a conversation about a famous pastor of another church and my …
December 6, 2011
by Julie Cudney
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I am so thankful for Jesus’ sinless life, aren’t you? This time of year, many are celebrating the birth of Christ, and in the spring we will celebrate His death and resurrection. It seems to me that there should be a third holiday between those two to celebrate the 30-plus years that Jesus walked the earth as a man. In his sermon on Sunday, Chris offered another glimpse into Jesus’ earthy ministry, through Mark 1:32-39. …
November 30, 2011
by Cindy Campbell
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Just the other day, I was thinking about one of my accomplishments and how well it had turned out, and I found myself in a familiar place. I once again caught myself sliding down the slippery slope of pride. Truthfully, it takes very little accomplishment in my life for my flesh to perk up and think grandiose thoughts of myself. As much as I despise this insatiable appetite for notice and acclaim, there lurks in …
“G-g-g-g good night mommy,” the words pierced my heart. How could my precious little girl suddenly fumble to say things she was saying clearly last week? At first it didn’t faze me, but then people started to notice and ask about her “condition.” Suddenly I felt defensive; I wanted to scream, “Nothing is wrong with her!” A speech pathologist said it was too early to be classified as stuttering and would probably resolve itself, but …