J.Hill
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The Gospels
The Gospels and Acts have always fascinated me. While all of the scripture is interesting, I am always drawn to these four witnesses and Luke’s second volume. When I was in seminary, I thought I wanted to focus my attention… Continue reading
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A Service of Worship ~ Heritage
Call To Worship Make your way home. All you raised in the church but not active in church, Make your way home. All you searching for truth and joy that lasts more than a day, Make your way home to… Continue reading
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Godly Heritage
Back in the late sixties, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young came out with a favorite song called, “Teach Your Children Well.” It was addressed to the freewheeling generation, which had tried to cast off all the rules of their parents’… Continue reading
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A Service for Lenten Worship
Call to Worship (Based on Joel 2:1, 12-17) Leader: Blow the trumpet in Zion! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, People: For the day of the Lord is coming, it is near. Leader: Yet even now, says God,… Continue reading
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Today’s Challenge of “Family”
I am deeply troubled by the challenges that face today’s families. It seems that marriages fall apart as commonly in the Church as outside of it, and the best anyone has to offer is a boxed program to run on… Continue reading
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The Communion of the Saints
According to the Holy Scripture, in Ezekiel 10, the people’s apathy and hardheartedness were so great, that the “glory of the Lord” departed from the Temple, over the Eastern Gate of Jerusalem. However, in chapter 11, Ezekiel comforts the people… Continue reading
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Mary and the Women of Christmas
The Christmas story is one of, if not the, most beloved stories in the scripture. We set up the “manger scene,” and some additional pieces as the story unfolds. The stable, the manger, and the hay. For years we read… Continue reading
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Work and Life
Other than sleep, working claims a majority of our life’s energy, passion, and pain. In fact, the bulk of your living is with your coworkers, bosses, and clients; but isn’t there more than this? The reality is that you (those… Continue reading
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Evangelism
What is Evangelism? The root of the word evangelism comes from the Greek that means “good news” or “gospel.” Therefore, it begs the question, then “What is the Gospel?” What is so good about this news? First Corinthians 15:3-6 summarizes… Continue reading
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War and Peace
Many years ago I struggled through the literary work, Tolstoy’s War and Peace. The work centers on Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three important characters—Pierre Bezukhov, the son of a count fighting for his right to inheritance… Continue reading
