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Apr 2018
11 While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened. 12 After the priests had assembled with the elders, they devised a plan to give a large sum of money to the soldiers, 13 telling them, “You must say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14 If this comes to the governor’s ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” 15 So they took the money and did as they......
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Comfort Those In Trouble
I get together with a group of guys every week. What draws us together isn’t politics. I venture to guess that we differ quite widely on a number of issues. We don’t all share...
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Your Life Matters
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. (1...
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From Heaven above to Earth I Come
From Heaven above to Earth I Come (LBW #51) From Heaven above to earth I come, To bear good news to every home; Glad tidings of great joy I bring, Whereof I now will...
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A Season of Joy
As a kid, I was introduced to the smells coming from the kitchen when the holidays came around. The various combinations of butter, cream, eggs, sugar, flour and the heat of the oven did...
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The Small Catechism
“Lord, break my heart for what breaks yours.” I don’t know who first prayed that prayer. I know it’s an old one. As we celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, I believe it...
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500th Anniversary of the Reformation
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace. (1Peter 4:10) How often do you get a chance to celebrate a 500th Anniversary? Well,...
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The Fear of the Lord
How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver! (Proverbs 16:16) This summer has brought one challenge after another to us as Christians – the latest being the Charlottesville...
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Operation Arctic VBS 2017
OPERATION ARCTIC ADVENTURE BEGINS SOON! VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2017 Grab your parka and snow boots! This year’s Vacation Bible School at Union Grove Baptist Church, we’re headed deep into the stunning Arctic Circle that...
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Be Fed
Today, if only you would hear his voice, do not harden your hearts . . . Psalm 95:7b-8a Does God really talk to us? Can we really hear the voice of God? Wouldn’t it...
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