Let’s notice how Boaz uses his power and influence in a God honouring way. It’s all for the good of others. The takeaway for us in this idea is that […]
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Tragedy and pain have the tendency of reshaping a person’s outlook: on life, on themselves, and on God. In this sermon I want to look at how Naomi, Orpah and […]
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How do we deal with circumstances that are not what we had planned or hoped for? The story of Ruth is a story of hope and promise but it begins […]
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As Pastor David prepares to leave for his sabbatical, he looks at the biblical roots. Sabbatical is not for pastors alone. Each of us is called to a rhythm of […]
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Is it a warning or a promise? Yes, both. To those who have been trying to keep one foot in the world and on foot in the kingdom, it’s a […]
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The world and its systems seem so large and powerful. We’re all familiar with the phrase, “That’s just the way the world works.” It suggests permanence. In the face of […]
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There are times when the opposition to who we are is so significant it feels like David and Goliath. The enemy seems too powerful. So, we are given a vision […]
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Hallelujah means let us praise God! This imperative to praise is born out of the certainty that God will judge his people’s enemies justly and take his people to himself [...
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Know your enemy. This is the most basic rule of warfare, but one we too often forget. Behind all the hate of God’s people, there is one real enemy. He […]
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Some days it can feel like the world is spinning out of control. We can struggle, not just our place in it, but with our role. However, our role has […]
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Envy isn’t about not having enough stuff. Rather, it is the sense that I am not enough. Seeing things in others that I wish for myself. But, I need to […]
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Greed moves beyond having what we need to live. Instead, if focuses on accumulation to define our self and status. It is ambition gone wrong. We are called to practice […]
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Food and drink are good and necessary for the health of our bodies, but we can easily overindulge those appetites, placing our physical desires over our spiritual good. To comba...
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Men and women are designed for one another. Therefore, sexual desire isn’t sinful. But, lust is desire disordered. Rather than fulfilling our longing, it leaves us empty and sep...
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Anger over injustice is good. We even see Jesus become angry in several places. But, we’re not Jesus and our anger can too easily give way to wrath. God is […]
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Rest and leisure are good and important things. However, we can slide into spiritual laziness. When we do we do not take time to worship God or attend to our […]
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The sin of pride puts us over others: our fellow human beings and God. We want to put our will in the place of God’s will. When the two do […]
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The world has taught us and continues to teach us that we do not have enough…and we never will. That poisons our thinking about offering our finances to God. We […]
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The whole kingdom seemed to be against the Hebrew people, after all the king just signed an edict to put them all to death. Now Esther had to decide if […]
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Her heart continued to break year after year because she was not able to give her husband a son. Hannah’s life, despite her husband’s love, had become a torment. She […]
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