Category Archives: I’ve been thinking

‘Deconstruction’ = ‘The Way of Cain’

Posted on February 29, 2024 by PastorDave

I fear that so much of what is nowadays called by the self-exalting and self-vaunting ‘deconstruction’ or ‘ex-vangelical’ is nothing other than the age-old ‘way of Cain’ (Jude, verses 8-11): willful rejection and rebellion against what they know in their … Continue reading →

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PRAYING: OUR TRUE EXERCISE OF OUR TRUE FAITH IN GOD

Posted on February 27, 2024 by PastorDave

And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him. ~Hebrews 11.6 You have to exercise faith to really, truly pray. … Continue reading →

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Don’t be the pesky little gnat

Posted on February 18, 2024 by PastorDave

I came across this quote by Pastor Mark Dever the other day, and it got me to thinking…“So many times I’ve seen men, particularly young men, act as if real leadership is shown in correcting others. That’s why young men’s … Continue reading →

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No ‘self-made’ men

Posted on January 31, 2024 by PastorDave

God does not call, choose, or use a ‘self-made’ man. Anyone who seeks to be a ‘self-made’ man has only a mess with which to work to begin with, and only a bigger mess to make for all his efforts. … Continue reading →

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A ‘FAREWELL’ TESTIMONY TO OUR PASTOR HERSHAEL W. YORK

Posted on January 27, 2024 by PastorDave

28 January 2024 Dear Pastor York, Here on the day of your final sermon and service with us as our Senior Pastor, please allow Debbie and me to once again express our deepest love and gratitude to you for the … Continue reading →

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“I have gotten a man with the help of Yahweh!”

Posted on December 25, 2023 by PastorDave

Genesis 4.1: “Now the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, ‘I have gotten a man with the help of Yahweh!’” And thus, with the arrival of this first child born … Continue reading →

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Intrigue, Conspiracies, & Assassinations

Posted on August 12, 2023 by PastorDave

JEREMIAH | Lesson 8 | Lesson Notes / Talking Points Read Jeremiah, chapters 37-44 MAKING THE CONNECTIONS & SETTING THE CONTEXT 1/ I told you in our last lesson that this section we’re going to survey now is called by … Continue reading →

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I used to call them ‘interruptions’

Posted on May 26, 2023 by PastorDave

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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“SUCCESS” vs. “EFFECTIVENESS”

Posted on March 3, 2023 by PastorDave

The older I get, the more I think about where all I’ve been over the course of my life and ministry and what all I’ve done – or not done – and if I’ve done it well. I always seriously … Continue reading →

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The Old Testament: pre-enactment of Christ

Posted on November 25, 2022 by PastorDave

Here’s a good rule to remember any time you are reading anywhere in the Bible … and especially the Old Testament. In the Old Testament, every time you read about and see: …every one of these is a pointer, picture, … Continue reading →

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