” The Christian life will be hidden to this world and inexplicable to it. Sometimes - perhaps most of the time - the Christian life will appear to follow quite ordinary, unspectacular courses, no doubt too ordinary for the world. But sometimes it will appear to go quite contrary to what the world would deem [...]
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Today is a very blessed day indeed, in the life of one Miss Claire O’Connor.
Claire, the daughter of Mark and Mary Margaret O‘Connor and sister of Garrett O’Connor, will be making her 1st Communion and recieving the body and blood of our dear Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
The importannce of this occassion cannot be overstated as it [...]
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The following article is by Pastor Mark Anderson, Lutheran Church of the Master Corona del Mar, CA
The religion of accommodation is everywhere today, and it shows. Seeker-friendly churches allow those who couldn’t care less about the church to define the church, jettisoning everything that resembles historic Christian worship in favor of the latest pop fad. [...]
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“The law is spiritual.” What does that mean? If the law were physical, then it could be satisfied by works, but since it is spiritual, no one can satisfy it unless everything he does springs from the depths of the heart. But no one can give such a heart except the Spirit of God, who makes [...]
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Many say you must be immersed to have a valid baptism. Many say sprinkling, or pouring a bit of water over the head is all that is needed.
Are there good biblical arguments to be made on both sides?
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I cannot tell you how many times I have heard this in response to the critiqing of some other churches on the way they handle the message of the gospel…
“You shouldn’t judge others! Who are you to say if they are Christians or not?”
Well, I want to make this pefectly clear to those of you that feel [...]
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Do you know anyone searching for meaning? It’s got to be out there..somewhere in the universe.
Do you know anyone that is trying to figure all this stuff out?
Do you know anyone that is trying to find the true God?
Have them listen to this message… Searching?
If they don’t have time to hear the whole thing, have them [...]
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My hope and prayer for all of you this 5th Sunday in Easter, is that you get Christ handed over to you, fully and freely. The crucified and risen Christ. The One who forgives real sinners… not those half-righteous, half-sinful type sinners…but the full blown variety of mega sinner. The kind we know we are.
If you get [...]
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Have you ever fallen in love with someone, but they didn’t love you?
You tried everything possible to get that person to fall in love with you. You told funny jokes, you gave them gifts, you complimented them, you adorned yourself as much as possible. All to no avail. The love you were seeking from the [...]
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“It’s not your worst that you do that should bother you…but rather your best.
For it is not good enough, either.”
- Pastor Mark Anderson
The theology of Glory takes God’s Law and works it.
It heats it and bends it, and softens it, then fashions a ring out of it , then places it in your nose so it can lead [...]
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