Pastoral Ponderings
What is the Gospel? by Pastor Chandler
What are we sharing when we share the Gospel?
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The Joy of Serving the Body by Jim Nelson
How can you practically show love to your brothers and sisters in Christ today?
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Should We Weep? by Rene Milner
Should we weep to see Jesus on the Cross? Do we feel sorry for Jesus? Wait for a minute, don’t crucify me yet. What is it about the Cross that is so horrid? Well there is the pain and the suffering. A man taken to the absolute limits of physical and emotional suffering. Was that […]
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For to us… by Greg Mattson
”For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 I want to start this out by saying Merry Christmas! This is the time of year Christians […]
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Tis the Season by Zack Fugate
“I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season…”-2 Timothy 4:1-2 Without question, when you, the reader, began reading this pondering, I am sure that […]
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Themes in the Bible by Paul Gilbertson
I have been listening to Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology class, and he encourages students to look for themes when reading their Bible. I knew of some but there are others that may not jump out at you without doing a little digging. Some of the themes that jumped out at me have to do with […]
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Prepare Him Room – by Pastor Chandler
The season is upon us. Are we ready to exalt the Savior?
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Why Repentance Is Important In Our Faith Walk by Jim Nelson
Recently, I was reading Psalms 51, David’s wonderful psalm on repentance, it made me think how seriously broken David was of his sin. David clearly understood that his sin dishonored God. This also made me think about our western culture and the very low view we have of sin and of pursuing holiness in our […]
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Pondering the Pastorate by Tony Minell
New Life is far from a perfect “church.” In fact, the number of our imperfections is a multiple of the number of names who call New Life home. We are a people, like every other people, who struggle. Our struggles are both universal and diverse. Some are wrestling with the pain of loss. Others struggle […]
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