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On Seeing God

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Joe Chambers

Persons rarely become present where they are not heartily wanted. ~Dallas Willard Do you remember the time when Moses was tending sheep in the wilderness of Sinai and saw a flickering fire off in the distance? Moses said, “What’s going … Continue reading →

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A Good and Beautiful God

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Joe Chambers

All the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD. ~ King David Once there was a lovely autistic boy named Joseph who attended our church and after a song was sung or a prayer offered in … Continue reading →

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Broken In All The Right Places

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Joe Chambers

The world breaks everyone and afterwards many are strong at the broke places. ~ Ernest Hemingway He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.  Psalm 147:3 I have so many chips and cracks in my soul it is amazing … Continue reading →

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Is God Good?

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Joe Chambers

In a church I belonged to years ago the person who opened the service always opened with these words: God is good ALL THE TIME; All the time GOD IS GOOD. Do you know deep down, rock-solid, for dead sure, … Continue reading →

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How Big is Your God?

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Joe Chambers

Parents often ask their young children a very important question.  Grandparents ask it too.  “How big are you?  Soooo big!” I’m deeply convinced that the way we live is a consequence of the size of our God and the problem … Continue reading →

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Easter Sermon

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Joe Chambers

After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came … Continue reading →

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The Wounds

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Joe Chambers

For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 1 Cor. 5:21 “…You were bought at a price.” I Cor. 6:20 One day a little girl … Continue reading →

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The Lord Reigns In Zion

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Joe Chambers

‘Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.’”   Matthew 21:5 On July 22, 2013, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and his wife Kate, had … Continue reading →

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People Get Ready

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Joe Chambers

Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming…Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour. ~ Jesus We’re so sorry Uncle Albert But we haven’t … Continue reading →

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When Your Pastor Lets You Down

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Joe Chambers

I stand 6’4” and weigh over two hundred pounds but felt physically insignificant standing next to David.  He weighed north of four hundred pounds and was one of my first baptisms in my first church—almost three decades ago.  When we … Continue reading →

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