A réponse to a sermon that states it was just want the listener wanted to hear, can mean that the listener hasn’t really comprehended God’s Word. An encounter with the word of God that is truly heard evokes a response that it was just what the listener needed to hear. From Will Willimon: When the …

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Jesus is better than any of God’s other messengers, both in his quality as a messenger and in the fact he is literally the message himself. For those unable to join us at MGPC, the service will be live-streamed. The video is available at our website and youtube channel. Song: Glorious Day Welcome: Call to …

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Started out as a cauliflower fried rice, but trended more Mediterranean in the end, so pilaf. (I guess) Roasted cauliflower rice, baked mushroom, zucchini, onion, and capsicum. Some snow pea, green olives, along with water chestnut (instead of slivered almonds) and pickled cucumber for crunch. There may have also been some prawns, and other minor …

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This isn’t the first time that Ray Ortlund’s expression for Christian discipleship has been shared here; but he’s posted it again recently, so why not? Listening to conversations about how churches can produce and measure spiritual growth is wearying; especially conversations devoid of mention of Holy Spirit, grace, corporate worship, and assurance. Those sorts of …

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