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Memorial Day – and the Saving Private Ryan character we struggle not to become
I hope that you’re all having a meaningful Memorial Day. As we observe holidays throughout the year there are movies that become associated with them. For Christmas, there’s an entire season of Christmas movies.At Thanksgiving, It’s a Wonderful Life is associated with the season. At Easter, it’s resurrection movies like Ten Commandments and the Passion of the Christ. One of…
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Sermon: The Last Breakfast – John 21:1-14
Jesus provides a miracle for a group of disciples by providing a huge catch of fish for the group and then hosting them for a meal. In John, the ministry of Jesus begins and ends with meals and in this passage, we see it pointing forward to the mission of the church and the work…
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He who comes from heaven is above all. Studying John 3:31-33
31 He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony. 33 Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal…
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Thoughts on keeping the Sabbath
The initial Old Testament commands about the Sabbath revolve around the idea of rest. In the gospels, Jesus gets into numerous Sabbath controversies for his activities. In his day, the Rabbinic teachings on how to keep the Sabbath had gotten very restrictive as to what could and could not be done on the day of…
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Scandal in the Southern Baptist Convention
Even though I’ve never been part of a Southern Baptist church, I have always loved the Southern Baptist Convention. I feel that this denomination is one of the leaders is spreading the gospel and teaching the Bible in America and through missions efforts across the world. On Sunday, a 288 page report was released related…
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Josh Benner has pastored churches in Connecticut, Illinois, and Minnesota. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Josh is passionate about preaching and teaching the Bible.
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