Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself. 1 Cor 6:19 During my college days I can remember a funny scenario that helps set the stage for today’s more serious message.  There was […]

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Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.  Psalm 25:5 There are three types of anchors we would like to discuss today, and a fourth we encourage you to explore. The first anchor we know is the heavy metal one used to stabilize boats or ships.  A second […]

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Blessed are the Peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Matt 5:9 About 26 years ago, I found myself standing alone at the edge of the Pacific Ocean. Though it may sound a little strange, the magnificence of the scenery caused me to do something novel; I began to wonder at a […]

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To My Classmate Family, In a truly remarkable way, I belong to a special high school class. We graduated in 1964, 60 years ago, from Fairhaven High School and a group of us still connect through coordinated luncheons spearheaded by one of our dedicated classmates and his wife.  Many of my classmates have chosen to […]

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“And be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, ….” Rom 12:2 I was reviewing a sermon my Pastor shared a time ago, entitled, “The Upside Down Kingdom.” He compared, with great insight, several differences between the operating system of our corrupted world system and God’s Kingdom. Getting […]

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I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phil 4:13 In some ways, we are always living in perilous times. George Müeller was no exception. German born, George Müeller (9/27/1805 – 3/10/1898) was a Christian evangelist and Director of the Ashley Down orphanage in Bristol, England. He cared for over 10,000 orphans in […]

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Now we have this hope as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul.  Heb 6:19 The gifts that God has given us are beyond measure.  They come in all forms, shapes, capacities, sizes, and function.  One of the more delightful ways He blesses or strengthens us is through the inspired communication of His faithful […]

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He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. Ecc 3:11 Many years ago, when my children were in Rogers Elementary School in Fairhaven, MA, one of the great resulting memories was […]

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It is God who works in us both to will and to do His good pleasure. Phil 2:13 Here we see what almost everyone would initially imagine as a large gnarled tree branch ready for the dump or to be burned as firewood. The gifted eye of the artist, however, saw something valuable within the […]

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“Jesus said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.’” John 4:13-14 The founding Pastor of […]

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