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Romans Chapter 1
1. Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God. Paul – Just a tiny general note. People put their names at the beginning of the scroll. It saved the reader from having to scroll through the entire scroll to identify the sender. Some scrolls could be…
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Romans
We will start our study of the Epistle of Romans. Before we start, I want to share a few things with you. To show how we are going to study this letter. First, we will break the letter into a series of verses. It might be one, might be ten. But it will deal with…
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What is the Law?
Pastor Matney has been preaching through Galatians for the last month. The word Law is used by Paul multiple times in Galatians and Romans. Understanding this word and how Paul uses it in Galatians and Romans is necessary to understand Paul’s thought process truly. In three ways, Paul uses the word Law (Torah, Tora in…
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Progressive Revelation and the Trinity
Before we get started, I want to introduce you to the concept of progressive revelation. Progressive revelation is the concept that later Bible scripture contains a fuller revelation of the Godhead and its persons than earlier scripture. We can see the idea of Holy Spirit-led organic thought evolve from earlier writings to later writings in…
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Does a goldfish know anything outside of its fishbowl?
Back in the late 1990s up to 2010. I hauled produce and flowers from California and Arizona. Back to the Tulsa and Kansas City areas. Since I did not have satellite radio, the only type of radio that I had was a standard AM/FM radio. Since AM radio had the furthest range, I listened to…
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February Newsletter
I hope 2023 is off to a good start for you and your family. In the last few months our church has been Blessed. We have been able to see lives changed through Salvations and Baptisms. Our outreach has allowed us to feed neighborhood families through our “Food Pantry”. Youth and AWANA are having…
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October Newsletter
Is it Fall yet? Schools are back in session, football is back. Soon well be looking for chili and soups instead of BBQ and ice cream. The church is busy with AWANA, Youth, and other activities. As we prepare for weather and season change, we are busy in so many ways. The church has a…
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February Newsletter
I cannot believe we’re 2 months into 2022. God is so good; we have been very busy. Church activities are going full speed between AWANA, Youth, Bowling, Valentines Banquet, Food Pantry, and more! In our “State of the Church” message I shared some activities and priorities for 2022. They are highlighted in this…
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Happy New Year 2022
As we put the past two years behind us, we are excited to see what God will do in 2022. We can attempt to do so many things but without God’s guidance, nothing of value can be accomplished. God has continued to use our church to see lives changed, people fed spiritually and fed…
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Gospel of Mark
Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet? Is one of them, maybe trying to study the Bible more. But you don’t know where to start. May I recommend the Gospel of Mark?The Gospel of Mark has gotten short shrift in the studies of the Synoptic Gospels. St. Augustine saw it as an abbreviation of…
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