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Sojourning with Christ

February 28, 2023
Jarrod Reed
Uncategorized

Redeeming the Food Pantry At Redemption Church in Jacksonville, FL, where I currently serve as pastor, for several years we had a partnership with a local food pantry that supplied groceries to those in need. This organization excelled...

What is the Abomination of Desolation?

August 7, 2022
Jarrod Reed
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Jesus said some pretty interesting things. He did not mind shocking his audience. After meeting a wealthy, respected, religious seeker, Jesus said, “Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for...

5 Lessons from 5 Years at a Church Replant

March 1, 2019
Jimbo Stewart
Replanting

This week I hit the 5 year mark of pastoring a replant. There were countless times in the last 5 years that I almost quit. Today I can say that I am glad I haven’t quit and I am truly excited about what God is doing and is going to do at...

Advent: Jesus Christ the God-Man, Phil. 2:5-11

December 23, 2018
Wesley Lewis
Christmas

Christmas is not a time that we typically associate with suffering. It’s a time that we celebrate abundance through gifts and food. We string trees and houses with lights and hang greenery around our houses. But for many people, a future...

Advent: “God is With Us” Luke 2:8-20

December 16, 2018
Wesley Lewis
Christmas

The story of Jesus’ birth is a strange one. It doesn’t seem strange to us modern day Christian who grew up with nativity scenes in our homes, churches, and even city parks. We all know the story: An angel tells Mary, a virgin, that she is...

Advent: No Better Family, Galatians 4:21-31

December 14, 2018
Andrew Thomasson
Christmas

Long ago, God promised Abram and his wife Sarai that they would bear a son. God promised Abram that he would be the father of a great nation and that all the nations of the earth would be blessed through him. God gave Abram a new name, Abraham,...

Advent: The True Meaning of Christmas, Galatians 4:4-7

December 14, 2018
Andrew Thomasson
Christmas

When we rejected our Creator, our once idyllic existence crumbled into decay. We were exiled from Eden and plunged into darkness and death after we willfully rebelled against our source of life. We who were once free, living in perfect communion...

Advent: “Jesus Became Flesh” John 1:1-18

December 14, 2018
Andrew Thomasson
Christmas

In the birth of Jesus, the immaterial became material; something we had never seen became tangible and visible. Concepts about God, which up to that time had only been heard of, took on flesh and dwelt among us. John 1 is packed full of assertions...

The Vineyard And It’s Owner

September 15, 2018
Andrew Thomasson
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Isaiah tells the story of a man who plants a vineyard. He did everything right. He chose fertile land, he cleared it of any obstructive debris, and he built a wine vat with the expectation of producing wine. He even built a watchtower to...

Worth It All And More

September 15, 2018
Andrew Thomasson
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If the call of Christ is too harsh or if what he requires is too much to ask, then I would venture to say that we have either never met him, or we’ve forgotten who he is. If our reading of scripture is riddled with “Did God really say…?”...