Monthly Archives: May 2016

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Jump Start # 1608

Jump Start # 1608 Philippians 4:15 “You yourselves also know, Philippians, that at the first preaching of the gospel, after I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving but you alone”   Our verse today is interesting for several reasons. First, it shows that N.T. pattern that a […]

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Jump Start # 1607

Jump Start # 1607 2 Corinthians 5:8 “We are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.”   The end of 2 Corinthians four and the first part of the fifth chapter define the proper attitude that a child of God […]

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Jump Start # 1606

Jump Start # 1606 Psalms 45:1 “My heart overflows with a good theme; I address my verses to the King; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.”   Our verse is taken from one of the unusual Psalms. It is a song that was sung to celebrate the king’s wedding. It’s festive, poetic […]

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Jump Start # 1605

Jump Start # 1605 Philippians 2:4 “Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.”   One of my dearest friends, Rickie J., is with us for a couple of days. He is an amazing friend and an incredible preacher. He’ll be speaking for us tonight in […]

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Jump Start # 1604

Jump Start # 1604 2 Corinthians 4:5 “For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants.”   Our verse today could be summed in with a simple expression, “It’s not about us.” As simple as that expression may be, it’s harder to live by that principle. Our passage […]