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There Is A Mountain on the Other Side of the Valley

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When standing in the valley of difficulty, we many times only see the trials and tribulations that surround us and…

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The Other Side of the Tracks

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Pastor Norman Gartin Not long ago, I stopped and gave pause to the phrase “the other side of the tracks”,…

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Sliding Down Sin’s Slippery Slope of Ruin

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Sin’s unrelenting temptations often push one into a position that often cannot be escaped. Romans 1 details a terrible, downward…

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If You Give What You Have

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I was reminded by Pastor R. King’s sermon that if we trust Christ by faith, He will do wonderful things…

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Giving: Then and Now

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Giving was important to God in Old Testament days, and it still is today. Today’s giving is often through tithing,…

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The Wrong Place

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It does not always make spiritual sense where and why people attend the churches they do. Sometimes the Christian’s enemy,…

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The White Suit and the Painted Closet

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Wiggling Willie was known to wiggle or jiggle just about every part of his body — constantly.  There was seldom…

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The Moravian Revival

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One of the greatest revivals of God’s people occurred at the Saxony estate of Count Zinzendorf. The young, Christian noblemen…

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The Good, the Bad, and the Unhappy

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“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be…

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The Covetous Son

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The two sons were quite different from each other.  The oldest was a faithful, hard worker.  Seldom did he miss…

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Your Words

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God’s words, as preserved in the Bible, are always honest and can be trusted (Prov. 30:15). Our words, however, are…

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