Author Archives: Pete

He Will Surely Do It

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Pete

Sometimes you just need some bottom line assurances. You know you gotta fight the good fight . . . and you gotta run the race . . . and you need to walk in a manner that’s worthy. And by … Continue reading →

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Cave Prayers

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Pete

Sure, he had known the thrill of victory . . . many times! David could have thought back to all those occasions where God had shown Himself mighty on his behalf . . . before wild animals . . . … Continue reading →

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Ho-Hum Holiness

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Pete

Sometimes the will of God is kind of hard to know for sure. And sometimes, it isn’t. Paul, writing to the Thessalonian believers says this, “For this is the will of God, your sanctification . . . ” (1Thess 4:3). … Continue reading →

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Yes!!!

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Pete

Not to be irreverent . . . not, in any way, to lower Jesus to my level . . . but in the spirit of Jesus taking on full humanity and of being made flesh and blood like us . … Continue reading →

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Singing Songs in a Foreign Land

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Pete

We finished dinner last night, read the last half of Romans 1, and then had a brief discussion about the state of the world we live in. Dark! And then, as we prayed, we asked that we might be light … Continue reading →

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Theos Martus

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Pete

That I would encounter similar themes across my readings in the morning probably isn’t too unusual. But that I would notice them . . . that I would see them coming together . . . that, progressively, as I encounter … Continue reading →

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Good That We Are Here

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Pete

Seems like maybe there was a bit of a pattern forming. Jesus retreats with His disciples to pray . . . and, while He communes with the Father, they sleep. I know it will happen in the garden (Matt. 26:36-45), … Continue reading →

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He Will Build A House

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Pete

The story never grows old for me. The story of a king, David, who has ascended to the throne through the calling and favor of God. And, as he looks about the surroundings of his palace, he takes note of … Continue reading →

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Take Care How You Hear

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Pete

We are starting a new preaching series for the summer . . . Kingdom Stories. Going to take the next number of weeks to look at some of the parables. Last week, I was asked to kick off the series … Continue reading →

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Hidden Treasures

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Pete

That Paul was working up a sweat is clear. He makes a point of letting his Colossian readers know that he was working himself to the point of exhaustion for their sakes . . . that he was contending as … Continue reading →

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