Tag: John
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We Gather Together
Perhaps you know the Thanksgiving hymn, “We Gather Together.” Look to the lyrics of the hymn of thanks and give thought to them: 1. We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing; he chastens and hastens his will to make known. The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing. Sing praises to his name, he forgets…
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A Higher Presence, a lower self
I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. – 2 Corinthians 12:2 I have let the scripture speak for the most part in this series of posts. In one brief summary from…
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Growing into Christ
The Christian community is built with fellowship, the Christian heart with prayer. Let’s consider the community of believers we call ‘church’ for a moment. Paul addresses some of the ‘issues’ of worship style in his letter to the Corinthians [ch.14] and his first direction of guidance instructs: “Pursue love… agapē.” 1 Corinthians 14:20 Brothers, do not be children…
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