Category: Undivided

Quotes

Confession

In the service this morning, we talked about the importance of honestly identifying sin in our lives and hating the sin.  But, God doesn’t leave

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Sunday Service Extras

Unexpected Humbling

The following AP picture of this year’s Indiana vs. Louisville college baseball game is an unexpected humbling for someone (can you find it?)…hopefully our “humblings” aren’t as

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Sunday Service Extras

Jesus’ Words of Love

From the sermon on Sunday, following are the words of love and healing that Jesus was speaking to the “Tamars” of our congregation. Jesus says, My dear child.  I am so

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Questions

Is God Male?

During the sermon on Mother’s Day, I made the point that God is neither male nor female. Therefore, it is appropriate to think about the

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Sermon Insights

Saul in Heaven?

Can a person who commits suicide end up in heaven? The most provocative and perhaps troubling statement from Sunday’s sermon on suicide for some people

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Sunday Service Extras

Optical Illusion

I received a request to post the 8 things that people view incorrectly in 1 Samuel 16.  They are: Samuel sees death in Bethlehem because

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Sermon Insights

Did God Practice Deception?

In our passage this morning, 1 Samuel 16, Samuel expresses fear when God commands him to go to Bethlehem to anoint a new king for Israel.  Samuel is

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Christian Life

Insecurity and Arrogance

On Sunday (Nov. 25) we revisited the issue of insecurity and arrogance during the sermon.  I said because insecurity and arrogance come from a reliance on self,

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Movie Clips

Roar

When I was putting together the sermon this week, I thought about using this clip from the Disney movie, The Lion King, but it didn’t

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Prayer

Prayer Suggestions

Sunday was an important reminder about the power of prayer from the life of Hannah in 1 Samuel. Some people have asked me how they could get

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