Random reflections from a modern day pastor.
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Where are you headed?
FACT: Where you are from does NOT have to be where you are headed TO! Many people questioned Jesus’s origins because it may not have been the best neighborhood, or the most influential city, or even the brightest spot on the map … but that doesn’t mean it tells the whole story! In the closing…
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Would you follow?
Remember when you first heard about Jesus and what He could do for you? What was your initial response? In John 1 we see the response of two men, devoted to following John the Baptist, willingly leaving to follow Jesus because they knew they must! It was almost as if something within their soul told them that…
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Behold!
John’s confession that Jesus is the Lamb of God was one of the most dramatic utterances in scripture that truly shook people’s perception of their knowledge of God. Why? Because it made them consider WHO they were following, in light of the truth of scripture, and that they (or WE) are not the center and purpose of…
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Go into the wilderness
The words of John the Baptist really could be a battle cry for all of us today! We are all to be voices in the wilderness (in the world), telling others about the goodness and grace of God (through Jesus) if they will repent of sin. The fact is that in our everyday experiences we…
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God’s Personal Investment
The love of God, seen in His Son, Jesus, could never be overstated or over-discussed. Believers today have amplified this message (sometimes good & sometimes not so good) time and time again to all who might hear, obeying the command to “go and tell” (ref Matt 28:19) – but have you ever wondered why? It…
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Will you tell?
The truth of who Jesus is (the Son of God, the promised Messiah, etc.) becomes abundantly clear in the Gospel of John even during its opening sentences! However, as we will see, humanity resisted Him as being from God, and thus turned their backs on Him and refused to believe in Him. The unique comparison…
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Pastor T.J. Conwell 