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New Hope Shepherd: 5/10/15 - 5/17/15
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The heart and mind of New Hope's pastor for New Hope's people and her Master. Wednesday, May 13, 2015. The Gospel in Motherhood. Life as a Gift. Think on it, your whole existence is a gift! How kind our God is and how grateful we ought to be to Him! As wonderful as the process of pregnancy and delivery. Can be for a woman, it is universally understood that there will be severe physical discomfort and pain in the process. The just but awful words of the Creator echo in delivery rooms everywhere: ". Genesi...
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New Hope Shepherd: 8/25/13 - 9/1/13
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The heart and mind of New Hope's pastor for New Hope's people and her Master. Friday, August 30, 2013. From IF AND WHEN to BECAUSE. One of the most important shifts in attitude and thinking that can take place in the heart of a disciple of Jesus is the shift from IF and WHEN. Both ways are conditional: one is based on the condition of my own circumstances while the other is based on the condition of Christ's authority and command. The disciple with the IF AND WHEN. The time is right. May it never be that...
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New Hope Shepherd: 10/27/13 - 11/3/13
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The heart and mind of New Hope's pastor for New Hope's people and her Master. Monday, October 28, 2013. Love is Generous (part 2 of 2). Generosity is, in my estimation, the greatest signal of love that anyone can show. If love is the pursuit of another's best, generosity is necessary to exercise love. Generosity is the antithesis of self-interest and disdain. Consider the words of Elder James again:. Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. James 2:15-16, NIV). 1 John 3:16-18, NIV).
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New Hope Shepherd: Able and (Un)Willing
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The heart and mind of New Hope's pastor for New Hope's people and her Master. Monday, October 7, 2013. S I study the Gospel of Mark, my heart is moved and captured by the suffering that my Master underwent. As limited as Mark was in details, his narrative makes it clear that Jesus had the power to escape what He faced and that He chose not to use it. Let this 'Christ', this 'King of the Jews', come down from the cross. Then we'll see and believe! He can't save Himself.". Save Himself it meant He couldn't.
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New Hope Shepherd: 10/6/13 - 10/13/13
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The heart and mind of New Hope's pastor for New Hope's people and her Master. Monday, October 7, 2013. S I study the Gospel of Mark, my heart is moved and captured by the suffering that my Master underwent. As limited as Mark was in details, his narrative makes it clear that Jesus had the power to escape what He faced and that He chose not to use it. Let this 'Christ', this 'King of the Jews', come down from the cross. Then we'll see and believe! He can't save Himself.". Save Himself it meant He couldn't.
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New Hope Shepherd: 6/16/13 - 6/23/13
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The heart and mind of New Hope's pastor for New Hope's people and her Master. Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Coke, Castles and Crackers - Why Taking the Long View Matters. I have a confession to make: I've got a lot to learn. As much as my rabbi Jesus has taught me, shaped me and trained me, I have a lot of "old self" residue. How do I know? Coke, castles and crackers. You see, I've learned from Jesus and many of His faithful disciples that my body is needing to be retrained. My mortal body is. Lately He has ...
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New Hope Shepherd: The Gospel in Motherhood
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The heart and mind of New Hope's pastor for New Hope's people and her Master. Wednesday, May 13, 2015. The Gospel in Motherhood. Life as a Gift. Think on it, your whole existence is a gift! How kind our God is and how grateful we ought to be to Him! As wonderful as the process of pregnancy and delivery. Can be for a woman, it is universally understood that there will be severe physical discomfort and pain in the process. The just but awful words of the Creator echo in delivery rooms everywhere: ". Genesi...
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New Hope Shepherd: (Re)Starting from Scratch
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The heart and mind of New Hope's pastor for New Hope's people and her Master. Tuesday, September 2, 2014. Have we truly become like children who are "starting from scratch" in understanding God, His universe, others and ourselves, or are we just adding some good insights from Jesus onto our already-framed view of everything? This is one of the most pressing questions that we face as disciples of Jesus! Disciple, come to Jesus with the assumption that you're wrong and that you have to start from scratch&#...
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New Hope Shepherd: 8/31/14 - 9/7/14
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The heart and mind of New Hope's pastor for New Hope's people and her Master. Tuesday, September 2, 2014. A poetic expression of our hope in honor of the warriors, so weak and young (babes really! Compared to our ancient Enemy, who fight our Enemy with me as a part of New Hope Community Church and everywhere the battles are fought. See them there, the children fair,. They're gathering for war. Armor-clad, they must be mad! Those babes are bearing swords! Little ones, what have you done? It is you carry on.
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New Hope Shepherd: 7/1/12 - 7/8/12
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The heart and mind of New Hope's pastor for New Hope's people and her Master. Tuesday, July 3, 2012. I got a ticket. I rolled through a stop sign on the way to one of our church's monthly prayer meetings (a little ironic, huh? And the sheriff was sitting and waiting to bust me for it. I was guilty as charged, and there was no denying it. A very expensive mistake. I chose to do an online course, and it was a pretty painless process. A few hours of reading and some quick tests - no problem. Take time, brot...
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