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Resolved to be Devoted to God

Resolved to be Devoted to God January 30, 2019 This past Sunday I preached Psalm 76. At the end of the Psalm we were reminded to commit ourselves to God based on the salvation that He gives to us. I read a quote from Jonathan Edwards on his desire to be completely devoted to God. This quote has motivated me throughout my Christian life. I wanted to share the quote wit...

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Pastor Andrew’s Top 5 Books of 2017

Pastor Andrew's Top 5 Books of 2017 Click on each title to purchase: 1.Dynamics of Spiritual Life by Richard Lovelace Lovelace examines revivals (which are often called renewal movements) in the Bible and also throughout history. I believe that many theologically sound believers are suspect of spiritual renewal, and sometimes for good reason. There are two major reasons...

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Advent Resources

Below are two links to recommended posts for the Advent Season: Click here to read The Top 40 Most Helpful Messianic Phophecies. These are "...40 of the most helpful messianic prophecies along with their New Testament fulfillments," which has been curated by Rich Robinson. During Sunday's (12/3) sermon, Pastor Andrew referenced John Piper's Good News of Great Joy: Daily ...

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Recommended Resources on Church History

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The following are several recommended resources for further study on church history. Using meal time temrminology, we will designate which of the resource are appetizers (introductory reads), or which are entrees (more substantial reads). You can also click on a book image to link for purchase: Trial Triumph: Stories from Church History: Richard M. Hannula Type of Rea...

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What I Have Read in 2016

Recently Pastor Jason encouraged me to write a blog post highlighting what I've read in 2016. In one of our recent "Elder's Roundtable" discussions, the four of us shared some of our thoughts on reading and highlighted some of our own personal practices. You can find that discussion here. As a young Christian in my early 20's the Holy Spirit created in me an appetite to ...

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State of the Union Book Recommendations

Recommended reading on the topic of government, politics, and the gospel. ...

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The Sin of Recreational Marijuana Use

The Sin of Recreational Marijuana Use At the time of this writing (September 2016), Proposition 205 is yet to be voted on in our state of Arizona. Proposition 205 would legalize recreational marijuana use if approved by the voters in November. The purpose of this document is to show the sinfulness of recreational marijuana use according to the Scriptures. Regardless of wh...

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Need to Count the Cost

The Most Oft-Neglected Element of Our Gospel Presentations No, I have not done an "official" study of what doctrinal truths we most leave out of our gospel presentations. And since 98% of statistics are made up on the spot, I'll say that a majority of gospel presentations leave out this crucial element. What do we often leave out of evangelism? The necessity of telling pe...

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Starbucks and Ingratitude

"I'll Take a Grande, Soy, 1-Pump Caramel Latte Without the Gratitude Please" Starbucks. (Insert forceful positive or negative reaction to that word here. Done? Ok, good. Let's move on). Regardless of what you think about the Seattle-based company, a recent decision from the coffee giant has people up in arms. Sadly, the angst over this new policy is a window into the ...

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Book Recommendations

Books which Pastor Andrew has recommended in sermons in the last few weeks...

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I Am A Disciple of Christ

Anonymous poem about what it means to follow Christ. ...

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