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The Foolish The Wise And The Cross - 1 Corinthians 1:18-24

Today's Message is titled: The Foolish, the Wise and thee Cross and I'm taking Scripture from 1 Corinthians 1:18-24.Today I'm going to reminisce a bit about some driving we did as support volunteers for new-comer church-plants. I'm going to look at one of our daughter's pets and of course I'm going to look at some things around the Cross.And as the title says, I'll look at some foolishness, some wisdom, the cross and how all this might impact us.

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The One Who Never Dies - 1 Timothy 1:12-17

In his letter to TImothy, Paul recounts how he was the worst of sinners, the worst of Jesus' enemies, yet God "changed" him and gave him a second "chance". Those two words really stood out to me here: Change and Chance. So I have to wonder, are you looking for second chances? Are you looking for change? And if you got either, how would you react?

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The One Who Never Dies - 1 Timothy 1:12-17

In his letter to TImothy, Paul recounts how he was the worst of sinners, the worst of Jesus' enemies, yet God "changed" him and gave him a second "chance". Those two words really stood out to me here: Change and Chance. So I have to wonder, are you looking for second chances? Are you looking for change? And if you got either, how would you react?

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Hope And Dignity - Philemon 1-21

Have you ever watched yourself when you received a letter? OK, so admittedly some of us don’t receive letters anymore, it’s all digital… but for those of us who do receive letters, how do you react, what do you do? Especially a handwritten letter. What comes to mind first? Well, here’s what I most often do: first I check who sent it. Then I check if it really is addressed to me. Then I open it and quickly scroll through the content, just to catch a phrase or key words, that give me a clue, of what the content of the letter might be about. But, every once in a while, when I actually read such a letter carefully and in detail, I find that it contains a different story than I first assumed when I scanned it. I wonder how Philemon felt when he received his letter?

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Hope And Dignity - Philemon 1-21

Have you ever watched yourself when you received a letter? OK, so admittedly some of us don’t receive letters anymore, it’s all digital… but for those of us who do receive letters, how do you react, what do you do? Especially a handwritten letter. What comes to mind first? Well, here’s what I most often do: first I check who sent it. Then I check if it really is addressed to me. Then I open it and quickly scroll through the content, just to catch a phrase or key words, that give me a clue, of what the content of the letter might be about. But, every once in a while, when I actually read such a letter carefully and in detail, I find that it contains a different story than I first assumed when I scanned it. I wonder how Philemon felt when he received his letter?

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I’ve found that hospitality doesn't always need to be as extravagant as a gourmet meal. Sometimes you see hospitality in a simple smile, or lingering for a few minutes with a friend to catch up, or helping someone in need. These are all simple ways we can show hospitality. Maybe think of hospitality simply as making people feel loved.

Think of someone who in such a simple way showed you hospitality.

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Don't Refuse To Listen - Hebrews 12:18-29

Today's message is really all about listening. In particular as I focus on Hebrews 12:25 where it says: 25 Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. That sounds like a warning if I’ve ever heard one. Of course if you look closely, you can see, that when you shorten "don't refuse to listen" and take out the implied double negative, you get: "LISTEN!" and grammatically it seems to be in the imperative!

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Don't Refuse To Listen - Hebrews 12:18-29

Today's message is really all about listening. In particular as I focus on Hebrews 12:25 where it says: 25 Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. That sounds like a warning if I’ve ever heard one. Of course if you look closely, you can see, that when you shorten "don't refuse to listen" and take out the implied double negative, you get: "LISTEN!" and grammatically it seems to be in the imperative!

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Thinking about Moses here -have you ever wondered how his parents must have felt, putting him into a little reef basket and floating him down the Nile? Those parents must have been believers who had incredible faith that God would take care of their boy Moses. I believe God has a plan for every person, and I believe that our most important task as parents is to pray for our children and prepare them for the work God has planned for them to do.

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What is faith? Well:

First, faith provides a guarantee, the peg on which we hang our hopes and second faith is that it moves us forward. Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. DO you agree?

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