Author Archives: David

Worship: Temple, Priest, and Sacrifice, Part 2

Posted on July 1, 2012 by David

From the simple and small plank sided buildings painted white to the grandest cathedrals I thrill at church buildings (more the older than the modern). Their architecture often depicts the beliefs and social status of their builders. These “houses of … Continue reading →

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Worship: Offering Up Living Sacrifices to God, Part 1

Posted on June 30, 2012 by David

Worship is the praise, the devotion, and the reverence we give to that which is the center, the most important thing of our lives. Worship is the response of who we are, heart, mind, bodies, words, and actions. Worship is … Continue reading →

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The Depth of the God We Worship–Romans 11:33-36

Posted on June 17, 2012 by David

As the apostle Paul comes to the end of his discussion of God’s plan of redemption in Christ he breaks out into praise. Stott describes Paul’s words as “an astonished exclamation.”1 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom … Continue reading →

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The Grand Miracle–God with Us

Posted on December 26, 2011 by David

Since almost the beginning of time humankind “exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles” (Romans 1:23). Influenced by the nations around them and their time in … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Sovereignty of God

Posted on December 4, 2011 by David

The sovereignty of God, how he acts in his creation, is a subject with which I have wrestled during my forty-one years of ministry. My struggle with God’s sovereignty became more keen during my grandson Sully’s thirteen month battle with … Continue reading →

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Forgiving God?

Posted on October 20, 2011 by David

(This is the tenth and final entry of a series on forgiveness. The purpose is twofold. First to help us understand and be as patient as God with the grief, anger, and doubts of those who are going through a … Continue reading →

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Forgiving Yourself

Posted on September 30, 2011 by David

(This is the ninth entry of a series on forgiveness.) “Do you dare release the person you are today from the shadow of the wrong you did yesterday?                         … Continue reading →

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The Depth of God

Posted on September 28, 2011 by David

“Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? Who has ever … Continue reading →

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On The Other Side of Forgiveness

Posted on September 17, 2011 by David

(This is the eighth entry of a series on forgiveness. Repentance.) HONESTY. Forgiveness is honest, severely honest. None of us want to be on the other side of forgiveness. We do not want to be the target of the severe … Continue reading →

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Remember No More

Posted on September 14, 2011 by David

(This is the seventh entry of a series on forgiveness. Forgetting.) I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remember your sins no more (Isaiah 43:25). Forgive each other, just as in Christ … Continue reading →

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