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Monday, September 14, 2020 - Join Pastor John for a Devotional

"Exit Interview" I don't know what the ratings were for yesterday's NFL games, or the game in prime time last night.I also have no idea how they will be for the Giants Steelers game on Monday Night Football tonight.They will have at least one viewer, -- me!What I do know is that the ratings for the opening game last Thursday night were not good, and down from last year...

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Sunday, September 13 - Worship Schedule Change

Just a reminder, this Sunday, September 13th, we will resume our normal fall worship schedule: 8:00 A.M. - On the lawn weather permitting 9:15 - A.M. - Sunday School for all ages 10:30 A.M. - Indoor worship in the Family Life Center. This service will also be broadcast live via Zoom and Facebook. Masks are required at all indoor activities. We sure to use the new Zo...

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Friday, September 11, 2020 - Devotional from Pastor John

"9/11" Today is September 11.It is hard to believe that it has been 19 years since that beautiful Tuesday morning in 2001, when our lives were changed, and nothing has been the same since.As we relive that day in our minds and through the many pictures and images on television this week, I am sure that every one of us remembers where we were and what we were doing when ...

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Wednesday Night Bible Study - The Parables of Jesus

Join Pastor John and his guest co-leader, Dr. Bill Slater, from Wake Forest Baptist Church each week as they co-lead a Bible Study on the parables of Jesus via Zoom. See link below. Everyone is welcome to join us for this study and discussion! Click on the link below to join! Talent for September 9, 2020: "The Talents" Matthew 25:14-30 Join Zoom Meeting ...

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Friday, September 4 - Devotional from Pastor John

"That's a Wrap!" When the filming of the final scene of a movie is completed, the director will often yell, "Cut!Print it!That's a wrap!"Today concludes my summer series on the Ten Commandments.I sure hope you have enjoyed listening to them (or reading about them) as much as I have enjoyed sharing them with you.Just make sure it doesn't end there.Don't tuck them away ...

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Wednesday, September 2 - Devotional from Pastor John

"The Greener Grass Syndrome" As I continue my series of devotionals this week on the tenth commandment, to be clear, God forbids that we have a "covetous mindset."Did you know that in the original draft of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote that all people had the inalienable rights of"life, liberty, and the pursuit of possessions?"The committee l...

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Monday, August 31 - Devotional from Pastor John

"No Coveting!" I finished up with my sermon series on the Ten Commandments yesterday, preaching on the ninth commandment against lying, "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor."As I will be away for the Labor Day weekend next Sunday, I will not be able to preach on the tenth and last commandment, which is inExodus 20:17, "You shall not covet your neigh...

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Friday, August 28 Devotional - Pastor John Hartman

"To Tell The Truth" A few months ago, I watched the movie,"Richard Jewell."Richard Jewell was the security guard who discovered a bomb in Atlanta's Centennial Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics.The bomb exploded killing a woman and injuring over 100 people, but not before Jewell had alerted authorities and personally directed scores of visitors away from the bomb si...

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Monday, August 24 - Devotional from Pastor John

"Faith in the Fog" It was great to be back outside for worship at 8:00 am yesterday.I was a little nervous making the early morning ride to church from Kirkwood, because it was so foggy and hard to see very far in front of me when I was driving.And even though it didn't rain this week, and we were able to remain outside at 8:00, it was still foggy throughout most of t...

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Friday, August 21 - Devotional with Pastor John

"Yours, Mine, God's" There's a famous story that St. Augustine tells in his Confessions about a time he and his friends snuck into an orchard one evening and stole a bunch of pears.Later on as he reflected on it, Augustine admitted that he stole those pears simply for the thrill of it.His family wasn't rich.In fact, he had everything he needed.He even said he had bette...

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