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12:00:AM by Reverend Dr. Stephen Melton
Celebrating Pentecost - May 19, 2013
This Sunday we are encouraging everyone to wear RED to worship to celebrate Pentecost. We wear red to recall the day when the Holy Spirit rested upon the disciples. They were so filled with God people saw what appeared to “tongues of fire” above them. Some believe the “tongues of fire" was THE miracle, but once we read the story in Acts, we realize the genuine miracle was the ability - for them and for us - to fully understand...
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12:00:AM by Reverend Dr. Stephen Melton
35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. 37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” 38 He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39 Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 40 Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, ...
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12:00:AM by Reverend Dr. Stephen Melton
The psychiatrist, Carl Jung, once said, “There is no better therapy for an unhappy person than to find someone else to make happy.” In some ways, it is no magic. But if we can step away from thinking about what we have done wrong and simply do something right, we are going to feel much better.
A few years ago there was a member of my church who went through a divorce. He was understandable sad, but also frustratingly stuck. He didn’t seem to be able to move on. He just keep ...
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