Author Archives: PastorDave

Yahweh’s Delight in Obedience

JEREMIAH | Lesson 6 | Lesson Notes / Talking Points Read Jeremiah 35.1-19 [along with chaper 34] MAKING THE CONNECTIONS & SETTING THE CONTEXT 1/ As we discovered in our last lesson, the over-all ‘book of Jeremiah’ is a compilation … Continue reading

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Yahweh’s New Covenant: Reconciliation, Restoration, Renewal

JEREMIAH | Lesson 5 | Lesson Notes / Talking Points Read Jeremiah 31.31-37 MAKING THE CONNECTIONS & SETTING THE CONTEXT 1/ The focus of our lesson will be on ch 31.31-37 which is the definitive and clearest proclamation of the … Continue reading

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Yahweh’s Plans for His People: Bad News & Good News

JEREMIAH | Lesson 4 | Lesson Notes / Talking Points Read Jeremiah 29.1-23 Program note: Just in case you are following these lesson notes by the lesson number, there have been three weeks of interruption in my postings due to … Continue reading

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OTD, 1976 | “Someone like no one else came along and made life into something that would never be the same!”

[Pic from our 40th Anniversary bash our kids threw for us] Forty-nine years ago today, Debbie and I were married. She has been my faithful wife, companion, lover, friend, ministry partner, the Sweet Mother of our children, and wonderful ‘Grandy’ … Continue reading

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The Temple Sermon: ‘This is the Temple of Yahweh, the Temple of Yahweh, the Temple of Yahweh’

JEREMIAH | Lesson 3 | Lesson Notes / Talking Points Read Jeremiah 7.1-20 INTRODUCTION & MAKING THE CONNECTIONS 1/ When our autistic son, Jonathan, was probably 13-14 years old, he became displeased at some of the home’s rules we required … Continue reading

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Mary Fern Childers – A brief personal tribute to my friend

MARY FERN CHILDERS MEMORIAL SERVICE | 10 JUNE 2023 SCRIPTURE READING & MY BRIEF PERSONAL TRIBUTE The first time I saw and met Mary Fern was the first Sunday morning I walked into our Sunday School class as their new … Continue reading

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Yahweh litigates His case against Israel

JEREMIAH | Lesson 2 Read Jeremiah 2.1-37 INTRODUCTION & MAKING THE CONNECTIONS 1/ Go back to ch 1.9-10. Yahweh had called, commissioned, and sent the youth prophet Jeremiah with a six-fold charge: pluck up, break down, destroy, and overthrow. Also … Continue reading

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Yahweh Prepares His Prophet

JEREMIAH | Lesson 1 | Lesson Notes / Talking Points Read Jeremiah 1.1-19 INTRODUCTION: JEREMIAH 1/ We will begin a new course of study with this lesson. It will carry us through the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah and The Book … Continue reading

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FOLLOWING JESUS: through death into life

JOHN | Lesson 21 | Lesson Notes / Talking Points Read John 12.20-33 INTRODUCTION 1/ This lesson will serve two purposes: [1] it will conclude this summary survey/study of John we’ve been in for the past six months; [2] and … Continue reading

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I used to call them ‘interruptions’

Interruptions. We all have them…constantly…every day…of all kinds… Interruptions to what we are doing and working on at the moment. Interruptions to the agenda of the whole day. Interruptions sometimes to the very direction and course of our lives from … Continue reading

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