About the only thing that never changes is the fact that eventually everything changes. Most of us don’t like change. Some of us might say we love change, but study after study finds that those that say that only really enjoy change when they themselves are the ones controling the changes. And then Jesus enters [...]

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If you were to list out the top three or five problems that you face today, what would they be? Maybe you are experiencing money problems and can’t figure out how to make ends meet. Perhaps there is a person you know who is going out of his or her way to make life hard [...]

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“If you are willing you can make me clean“ That’s what the leper says to Jesus in today’s reading. What is Jesus’ reply? “I am willing” Of course He is! Why would He not be willing? God’s greatest desire for each of us is that we be clean. Clean of selfishness, clean of dependency on [...]

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Jesus said that He came to bring “Good News,” and when we get good news we need to give it the attention is deserves. That’s why last Sunday I encouraged our church family to develop a practice of listening to Jesus. Listening doesn’t come naturally: it is a developed skill. That means we have to [...]

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