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Paul and Barnabas part ways because of principles

What is godliness? Is being godly the duty of a Christian? How can a Christian want to do what is right?

When should I forgive someone? How many times should I forgive them? What are the different components of prayer? What is the proper attitude and actions for prayer?

Let’s start with a little quiz. What is the difference between a person who enjoys life and a person who doesn’t? What is the difference between a person who is a good worker and one who is a real chore to be around? What is the difference between the person who grows from tough times and those who are…

Today Pastor Ralph Green picks back up the “Growing Your Faith” series and today is about serving from Romans 12:1-11. May the Lord richly bless you.

It is always fun to sit down with a group of children and ask them what they would like to “be” when they grow up. Some want to be Doctors, some ball players, some want to be singers, teachers, movie stars, policeman, or even the President of the United States. Of course, saying you want to be these…

The Westminster Confession of Faith June 28, 2023 Season Eight | Edition 105: WCF 19.6 Part One

Jesus wants us... 1. To know He designed government for our good (vs. 21). 2. To recognize the dangers of ungodly government (vs. 15-18). 3. To fulfill our godly duties to government (vs. 18-22). 4. To be fully devoted to God (vs. 16, 18-22).

By Pastor Glenn Pease In his book Merely Colossal, Arthur Mayer tells of how he hired a stunt man to be buried alive as a publicity stunt for a film he was promoting. The stunt man knew how to breathe in such a way that he could stay buried for 24 hours and not suffocate. After the papers made a big…

On Memorial Day Cannon Falls Beacon One day, I waited for an elevator at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis to open. As I did, a fellow visitor walked up and stood beside me. He was about 20 years of age. Although he did not have crutches, it was clear by his gait that something was terribly wrong with his…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Epictetus, the ancient philosopher said, "If a man is unhappy, this must be his own fault, for God made all men to be happy." A Christian writer, St. Bernard, said something similar. "Nothing can work me damage except myself; the harm that I sustain I carry about with me, and never…

By Pastor Glenn Pease One of the enjoyable experiences of being a parent is the experience of exercising the gift of healing. Maybe you are unaware of the fact that you possess such a gift. I was until I noticed how effectively my wife was using it. I then became conscious of the fact that I had the…

“Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’? Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink’? Does…

By Pastor Glenn Pease In 1901 Andrew Carnegie sold his Pennsylvania steel mill to J. P. Morgan for 420 million dollars, and thereby became the richest man in the world. That fortune was made by the sacrifice of thousands of common laborers. He under paid them ruthlessly, and he forced them to work 12…

God’s Great Plan for Our Lives Jeremiah 1:4-10 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Sept. 9, 2012 *The second Sunday in September has been important to me for a long time. It took over 5 years for me to answer God’s call into the ministry. But when I said “yes,” He almost immediately started…

By Pastor Glenn Pease D. L. Moody has related a tradition concerning the sight of Solomon's temple. It seems that the land was occupied by two brothers. One had a family and the other was unmarried. One evening after harvesting the wheat, as they sat in their separate dwellings, the elder brother said…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary defines sex as "The character of being male or female, or of pertaining to the distinctive function of the male or female in reproduction." This sounds like a rather simple, harmless, little word with a clear and obvious meaning, but no one can…

Philemon #4 Luke 17:1-10 Me Forgive? Well in my plans for preaching Philemon, I accomplished the expositional goals that I had. I’ve shown the deeper issue in forgiveness that while Paul was exhorting Philemon to forgive Onesimus, Paul was showing him the bigger picture in what Christ did by forgiving…

Luke 15:11-32 Jesus told them this story: "A man had two sons. [12] The younger son told his father, 'I want my share of your estate now, instead of waiting until you die.' So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons. [13] "A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and…

Luke 2:39-52 And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth. [40] And the Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him. [41] And His parents used to go to Jerusalem…

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." We've just listened to people from our congregation quote this precious verse in over a dozen different languages. My thanks to Steve Kennedy and Susan…