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Pure in Heart

  Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.  – Matthew 5:8 Many people today wonder why they can’t see God or the things that he does. The answer is in Matthew and it’s pretty clear. Jesus tells the people that those who are able to see God, whether in this life […]

  Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.  – Matthew 5:8

Many people today wonder why they can’t see God or the things that he does. The answer is in Matthew and it’s pretty clear. Jesus tells the people that those who are able to see God, whether in this life or the next, are the ones that continually cleanse their hearts.
Jesus wanted the people to focus on the interior not the exterior. The Jewish religious leaders focused on cleansing and washing the outward, i.e the instruments of worship, the hands before eating, the clothes, etc. Jesus wanted us to focus on the inward, the heart. It is not the outward appearance, but the inward that allows us to see God. If we are trying to find God in the things that we do, we are going to miss him. But it is when a person cleanses their heart that they can see God. When we are able to see God, we will know how blessed we are.

Community Connections

by | October 24, 2023 | Involvement Minister | 0 Comments

A couple of weeks ago, I shared two opportunities that we had to connect with people in our surrounding communities. We had booths representing the church at “Hay Hoover” and Pelham’s “Fall Fun Day.” By taking advantage of these opportunities, we were able to connect...
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Permission to Wonder

by | October 24, 2023 | Childrens' Ministry | 0 Comments

In the 6th grade classroom there is a large metal envelope hanging on a bulletin board, and the students know that during bible class, anytime they have a Bible / religious question pop in their mind (whether related to the topic of class, or not), they can go and...
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Kidmin 101

by | October 3, 2023 | Childrens' Ministry | 0 Comments

This past Sunday night, I shared five core values that our Children’s Ministry is founded on. These values are what helps keep each event, activity, and class in line with our overall mission. The core values are: 1. Know: Our children will learn to know God and the...
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Faith On a Shelf

by | September 26, 2023 | Involvement Minister | 0 Comments

I have this hat that my dad brought back to me from a business trip to Atlanta when I was 9 or 10 years old. You can see that I’ve worn it a lot. In fact, I wore it to just about everywhere I went during the summer when I was a kid. Church camps, grandparents’ house,...
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“Jesus Loves Me”

by | September 26, 2023 | Pulpit Minister | 0 Comments

After being led in this song by two of our young men Sunday night, I was reminded of a quotation from Karl Barth. On April 23, 1962, Karl Barth (the renown 20th Century Swiss-German, neo-orthodox theologian) spoke at Rockefeller Chapel on the campus of the University...
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That’s Not a Candle

by | September 19, 2023 | Involvement Minister | 0 Comments

Several years ago, there was story shared about a woman from Connecticut whose power had gone out during a storm. She left her house to go to a local hardware store to purchase some flashlights, but the store was closed. She returned home and found what she thought...
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The Post-Christian Problem

by | September 12, 2023 | Involvement Minister | 0 Comments

I attended the New Day Conference in Murfreesboro, Tennessee at the end of last week with a small group from Riverchase. It was a good conference and I left encouraged about the opportunities we have to fulfill the call of Christ to make disciples. On Friday evening,...
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Josiah’s Reform

by | September 12, 2023 | Pulpit Minister | 0 Comments

In the thirty-one years of his rule, King Josiah proved to be a faithful man of God and a great king of Judah. He served God from the beginning as a young king and grew into a greater understanding of God’s will and a determination to follow that will. He made a...
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You Are What You Eat

by | September 5, 2023 | Involvement Minister | 0 Comments

You Are What You Eat You’ve heard the phrase, “You are what you eat.” Simply defined, it means that you should eat healthy if you want to be healthy. This phrase can trace its roots back to the early 1800’s. It came from the 1826 work The Physiology of Taste, in which...
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It Is Well

by | August 15, 2023 | Involvement Minister | 0 Comments

Above the piano in our house is a large wood sign with the phrase, “it is well with my soul” on it. Kimberly and I purchased it during a season of our life together where we were not completely sure what the future had in store for our little family. Since then, the...
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