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As Jesus enters Holy Week, He finds Himself face-to-face with the religious leaders who question His authority. Through two powerful vineyard parables, Jesus exposes the difference between simply looking faithful on the outside and actually living a life of repentance, obedience, and transformation. These stories remind us that God isn’t primarily concerned with our religious […]
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God’s kingdom often looks very different from the world around us. In Matthew 19 and 20, Jesus reminds us that greatness isn’t found in earning, achieving, or being recognized—it’s found in receiving God’s grace, serving others with humility, and extending mercy to those around us. As followers of Christ, we’re invited to lay down comparison, […]
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Matthew 19 invites us into some of life’s most challenging conversations—marriage, singleness, children, and wealth—but beneath each topic is one central question: Where is your trust? Rather than settling for outward rule-following, Jesus calls us to a deeper relationship marked by dependence on Him. When our security is found in Christ instead of our circumstances, […]
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What if the life you’re longing for isn’t found in trying harder, but in staying closer to Jesus? This week, guest speaker Jordan Wong teaches from John 15:1–13, where Jesus invites us to abide in Him, the true Vine. Discover how lasting joy, peace, love, and spiritual fruit aren’t produced through our own effort, but […]
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Conflict is an unavoidable part of life, but as followers of Jesus, we’re called to respond differently. In this week’s message from Pastor Wayne, we take a look at Matthew 18:15–20, where we’ll explore Jesus’ clear and compassionate instructions for pursuing reconciliation, restoring relationships, and walking in humility. Whether you’re facing a difficult conversation or […]
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The world tells us that greatness is earned through success, status, and achievement. But in Matthew 18, Jesus turns that idea upside down. True greatness in His Kingdom is found in humility, dependence on Him, and faithfully following wherever He leads. In this week’s message, we’re reminded that Jesus calls us to take sin seriously, […]
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Jesus has already won the victory… but what do we do when we find ourselves asking, “Why isn’t it working?” In this week’s message from Matthew 17:14–21, we explore Jesus’ authority over darkness and His invitation to deeper dependence through prayer and spiritual disciplines. If you’ve ever felt stuck, weary, or in need of God’s […]
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This week we’re looking at the beginning of Matthew 17 and one of the most incredible moments in the Gospels—the Transfiguration. As Jesus reveals His glory to Peter, James, and John, we’re reminded that this moment wasn’t random, but part of God’s sovereign plan all along. Pastor Brad Noel walks through what this mountaintop encounter […]
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This week we’re diving into Matthew 16 and one of the most important questions Jesus ever asked His disciples—and really, all of us: “Who do you say that I am?” In a world full of competing voices, beliefs, and ideas about Jesus, this passage brings us back to the foundation of our faith and reminds […]
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How much evidence do we really need before we’re willing to trust God? In this week’s teaching, we explore Jesus’ warning in Matthew 16 and His reference to the “sign of Jonah.” Through the stories of Jonah, the Pharisees, and the disciples, we’re reminded that spiritual blindness isn’t usually a lack of information—it’s often a […]
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If you missed coming to the class, here is week 3 of the Prayer Lab with Pastor Brad Beers!
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If you missed coming to the class, here is week 2 of the Prayer Lab with Pastor Brad Beers!
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If you missed coming to the class, here is week 1 of the Prayer Lab with Pastor Brad Beers!
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This week, Pastor Jesse picks up in Matthew chapter 3, where John the Baptist prepares the way for Jesus by calling people to repentance in the wilderness. Pastor Jesse reminds us that our own wilderness seasons are often where God does His deepest work, humbling us and making room for renewal. This passage invites us […]
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In this week’s message from Matthew 2, Pastor Jesse shows us how God’s promises are unfolding through Jesus’ birth. We see Joseph caught in a crisis, choosing to obey God even when it was costly, and the Magi traveling from far away to honor Jesus with their worship and gifts. This teaching invites us to […]
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This week, Pastor Jesse continues through the opening of Matthew’s gospel, showing how Jesus’ genealogy points to God’s promises fulfilled in Christ. We also see Joseph’s example of trusting God in the middle of personal and cultural turmoil—choosing costly obedience when everything felt uncertain. His story reminds us that our trials, when met with faith, […]
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This week, we’re beginning our new series in the Gospel of Matthew! In this first message, Pastor Jesse takes a look at the genealogy of Jesus and we see Him as the Son of Promise, the Savior of sinners, and the fulfillment of all history. Our hope is anchored in Christ—the one who redeems every […]
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This week, Pastor Jesse unpacks 1 Corinthians 11 and the meaning of communion. He shows how it calls us to deeper fellowship with God and one another, invites us to self-examination and gratitude, and points us to the hope of eternal celebration with Christ. How can you prepare your heart this week to come to […]
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What does real fellowship look like? In this week’s message, Pastor Jesse teaches from 1 John 1 about koinonia—true connection with God and with each other. Discover how honesty, shared life, and giving and receiving in community help us experience the transforming power of the gospel together.
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This week, Pastor Brad Beers invites us to wrestle with a simple but life-changing question: what is the gospel? Looking at Luke 11, we see how Jesus’ disciples recognized the power of His prayer life and asked Him to teach them. Together, we’ll explore how understanding Jesus’ gospel shapes the way we approach prayer and […]
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This week, Pastor Brad brings us through 1 Corinthians 9, where Paul dives into the perks of being an apostle, and talks about the right to receive support for his work in sharing the Gospel. Yet, he’s all about giving the Gospel free of charge, sidestepping any barriers to reaching people with the message. He […]
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This week Pastor Jesse continues in Part 2 of “A Community-Centric Life”. Paul talks about whether it’s okay to eat food that’s been part of a religious ceremony for a different religion, explaining that while some people get that these rituals don’t mean anything, not everyone’s on the same page. He points out that if […]
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This week, Pastor Jesse dives into the topic of eating food sacrificed to idols in chapter 8 of 1 Corinthians, highlighting the knowledge that idols represent nothing in the world and that there is only one God. However, Paul cautions that this knowledge must be tempered with love to avoid causing weaker believers, who may […]
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This week, Pastor Brad Beers teaches from Paul’s address to the questions about marriage and celibacy, advising believers on how to lead a life that’s faithful to God’s teachings in these areas. Paul suggests that marriage is good for preventing sexual immorality, but both marriage and celibacy are gifts from God, and one should live […]
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WARNING – As we continue in 1 Corinthians, the topic again adresses some adult concepts, so please be advised if listening with your kids This week, Pastor Jesse dives into chapter 7, where Paul addresses questions about marriage and celibacy, advising believers on how to lead a life that’s faithful to God’s teachings. Paul suggests […]
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Warning – today’s message out of 1 Corinthians discusses adult material, if you are listening with the family, please be advised This week, Pastor Jesse discusses the concept of freedom in Christ laid out by Paul. He cautions believers in Corinth that not all permissible actions are beneficial, and warns against behaviors that can dominate […]
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This week, Pastor Brad Beers walks us through Exodus 16, which describes how the Israelites, journeying through the desert after their exodus from Egypt, grumble against Moses and Aaron due to the lack of food. In response, God promises to rain down bread from heaven (manna) for the people to gather daily, testing their obedience […]
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Pastor Caleb Deiro and the team returned from a 10 day Mission Trip to Chiang Mai, Thailand a few weeks ago, and this Sunday, we got to hear from a few of them about the trip. Take a listen here to what they did, how they were blessed, and their challenge to us to share […]
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This week, Pastor Jesse teaches out of 1 Corinthians 6, where Paul advises Christians against taking their disputes with other Christians to secular courts, suggesting they should rather resolve their differences within the church community. It emphasizes the importance of not wronging or defrauding each other, reminding believers of their transformation and inheritance of God’s […]
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This week, Pastor Jesse picks it back up in 1 Corinthians 5, where Paul is addressing the issue of immorality within the church, specifically focusing on a case of sexual immorality that was being tolerated among its members. There is an emphasis on the importance of church discipline and the need for purity within the […]
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This week, Pastor Brad Beers continues in chapter 4, where Paul uses irony to address the arrogance of some Corinthians who believe they have achieved spiritual superiority. He contrasts their self-satisfaction with the apostles’ hardships, illustrating true discipleship through humility and suffering. Paul then expresses his fatherly concern for their spiritual well-being, announcing his plan […]
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This week, Pastor Brad Beers starts us off in chapter 4 of 1 Corinthians. Paul is encouraging the Corinthians to view him and other apostles as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God, emphasizing the importance of faithfulness in their roles. He discusses not judging prematurely, as only the Lord’s judgment is […]
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This week, Pastor Jesse dives into how Paul addresses the divisions within the Corinthian church, emphasizing the immaturity of believers who align themselves with specific leaders, such as Paul or Apollos, rather than focusing on unity in Christ. He employs a metaphor of planting and watering to show that while human leaders may have different […]
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Hey SBC Fam! This week Pastor Jesse picks up where Pastor Caleb left off last week. Covering verses 6 through the end of the chapter, we focus on some key words repeated throughout the verses: mature, wisdom, age, secret, and glory. Take a listen, and we hope to see you soon!
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Hello! Pastor Caleb Deiro spoke this week out of chapter 2 of First Corinthians! Wait well, friends, not passively, and not without love! Take a listen to what Pastor Caleb had to say, and we hope to see you soon!
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Hey Family! Welcome back. This week, Pastor Jesse picks it back up in the book of First Corinthians. We’ve all heard the phrase “Keep It Simple Stupid”, but let’s re-phrase a bit. “Keep It Simple Saint”. Let’s see what Pastor Jesse has pulled from the start of chapter 2!
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Travis Owen joins us from SOW Ministries down in Mexico. Travis teaches out of Matthew on Fear & Stewardship, and what it means to Not Play it Safe. His wife Amber also joins us to give an update on what has been happening at SOW Ministries!
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Welcome back! Pastor Brad Noel spoke this week on our calling as Christians. We have been given a new identity – one that Christ Himself gives. Consider this – would a caterpillar turn back from a butterfly into it’s former state?
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Welcome back to the SBC Truckee Podcast! We missed you! This week, Pastor Jesse gives us an insight into wisdom. To those outside of the church, the word of the cross seems foolish, but to those of us in the Body, we know it is the power of God Himself! Take a listen, and we […]
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1 Corinthians 1:10-17 – Undermining Disunity – Jesse Richardson Welcome back to this week’s Sunday message from Pastor Jesse Richardson. Disunity was running rampant among the Christians in Corinth, as it so often can in the Church today. Listen in to what Pastor Jesse had to say this week, it’s a good one!!
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1 Corinthians 1:4-9 – You’re Richer Than You Think – Pastor Jesse Thanks for joining us! This week, Pastor Jesse continues through our same verses from last week, adding some points to the riches we as believers get from God! Take a listen, and we hope this blesses you!
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1 Corinthians 1:4-9 – Filthy Rich – Jesse Richardson Welcome back to the SBC Truckee Podcast! We are continuing our series through Paul’s first letter to the Corinthian Church. Pastor Jesse hit us with a question this week – If you had $100,000, what would you do with it? Take a trip? Invest? Help a […]
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We are kicking off our new series through the Book of First Corinthians! Join us each week as we take a deeper look at this letter from Paul to the Christians in Corinth, and how those truths still relate to us today. Pastor Jesse kicks us off this week, let’s take a listen!
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Marks of the Followers – Matthew 28:16-20 – Jesse Richardson
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Easter – Not Just an Event, But a Message! Luke 24:1-9 – Jesse Richardson
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Palm Sunday: Do You See Him as King? – Jesse Richardson
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John 11 – Love, Glory, Death, and Life – Jesse Richardson
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Welcome back for the final week of our Holy Spirit Class taught by Wayne Hoag! If you haven’t had a chance to check out our first 4 podcasts, take a listen to those first before joining us back here for week 5. We are diving back in to what Jesus’ own words say about the […]
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Clearing the Way to Refuge – Bill Giovannetti
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Our House: A House of Apprentices – Brad Beers
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Our House: Our House is a House of Gifts – Jesse Richardson
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Ephesians 5:1-14 Pt. 3 Rejection of Sinful Conduct – Jesse Richardson
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Ephesians 5:1-14 Walking in the Light, Like Little Children Pt.2 – Jesse Richardson
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Ephesians 5:1-2 – Walking in the Light, Like Children – Jesse Richardson
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Ephesians 4:25-32 – Brad Beers
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Ephesians 4:17-24 – Living Like Everything Is New! – Jesse Richardson
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Ephesians 4:11-16 – Doing the Work of the Ministry for Maturity – Jesse Richardson
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Ephesians 4:7-13 – He Gave Gifts to His Church – Jesse Richardson
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Ephesians 4:1-6 – Brad Beers
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Ephesians 3:14-21 – Brad Beers
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Ephesians 3:1-13 – Jesse Richardson
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Ephesians 2:15-22 – Christian, Preach It! – Jesse Richardson
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Ephesians 2:11-22 – The Wall That Divides and The Cross Unifies part 2 – Jesse Richardson
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Ephesians 1:15-23 – Truth Leads Us to Pray for the Church Part 2 – Jesse Richardson
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Ephesians 2:1-10 – Brad Noel – Who You Were, Who You Are, and To What Purpose
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Pastor Jesse – Ephesians 1:15 – Truth Leads Us to Pray for the Church
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Ephesians 1:11-14 – Brad Beers
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As one who has spent much of his ministry life proclaiming the 29 One Another Admonitions that are found in the New Testament, I am always thrilled when I find a kindred spirit in these matters. For 25 years I have begun my day reading My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. And today, […]
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Pastor Jesse – Ephesians 1:7 – In Him, Redemption
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“Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction” (I Corinthians 10:11). For several years now, my daily Bible reading has consisted of 2-3 chapters of the Old Testament, 2-3 chapters of the New Testament, 2-3 Psalms, and a Proverb. Something that has surprised me is that […]
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Ephesians 1:3-6 – Pastor Brad Beers – Blessings
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On Monday mornings, I join four of my grandchildren for a Zoom Bible Study. We are presently studying the Gospel of Mark. In this week’s study we read the following words, spoken by Jesus, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away” (Mark 13:31). Simon Peter reiterated this when he […]
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“For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep” (Psalm 127:2). According to the Palmist, God’s good and gracious watch care covers not only the waking moments of our day, but He continues to give even when we are sleeping. Years ago, I became aware that a day in the Jewish culture extended from […]
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Access to God’s Assets
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“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was […]
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Easter Service 2023
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In his song Breathe, Michael W. Smith speaks of two elements that are vital to the Christian life, The Holy Spirit, our spiritual breath; God’s Word, our daily bread.” Concerning God’s Word, he wrote the following lyrics, “This is my daily bread, Your very Word spoken to me. And I, I’m desperate for You.” Early […]
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Treasure Jesus Together
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“Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word. It was good for me that I was afflicted, that I may learn Your statutes” (Psalm 119:67 & 71). As Christians, God’s Word, The Holy Bible, is our rule for life. Its laws, its precepts, and its commandments, provide the framework in […]
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The Court Transcript
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When I was thirteen years old, I was a member of Boy Scout Troop #62 in Southern Idaho. We met every Monday night in a rural Grange Hall. At one of those meetings we heard the firsthand account of Jim Whitaker, a world renown mountaineer who was the first American to successfully climb Mount Everest. […]
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Serve Series Part 4
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“ I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe” Ephesians 1:18-29). This prayer of the Apostle […]
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“ Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’ God created man in His own […]
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Marks of Christ Like Service
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”What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things?” (Romans 8:31-32). The verse quoted above is one that I […]
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In the past week, I have read John Mark Comers The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry. It seems as if overstimulation and a life of hurry blocks out our awareness of the unseen world. The Psalmist said, “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). The Hebrew word raphah which is translated “be still” means relax, […]
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Find Your Happy Place
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Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future” (Proverbs 19:20). For several decades, reading through the Proverbs once a month has been part of my morning devotional routine. Since there are thirty-one Proverbs, I simply read the Proverb that corresponds with date of month in which I am reading. […]
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No Substitution No Freedom
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”And Christ gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son […]
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Overcoming Grief and Loneliness
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Every time I read about the heroics of the Book of Acts Christians, my adrenaline flows! You talk about high adventure; they really shook up the status quo and turned the world around them upside down. (Acts 17:6) A few bars of praise and POW! An earthquake unlocks prison doors and shackles fall to the […]
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Brad Beers New Year’s Day
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I remember the first time, as a young boy, that I stayed up until midnight on New Year’s Eve. In all honesty, I was expecting something mystical to happen. But the hour came and went and one day became another. We make much ado over the passage of time. We mark life’s milestones by celebrating […]
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The Light has Come Into the World
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I don’t know of a season more gloriously robed in music than the Christmas season. The sounds of Christmas songs, both sacred and secular, have a way of transporting us, one and all, to the days of our childhood. Mingled with the words of the songs are memories, memories of people and sights and smells and wonder. […]
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Many, many years ago I read the following story, I don’t remember who wrote it or where it came from, but it put a smile on my face then and it still does. Little Sharon was five years old. She was sure of all the facts of the story. She stated them slowly and solemnly, […]
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Biblical Prophecy Advent
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Revelations of the Passover
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For many years now, Black Friday has signaled the start of the Christmas shopping season. By being so publicized, so in your face, so loud, it has overshadowed the beginning of a quieter season, the season of Advent. Advent signals the coming of Christ into the world. Advent is a season of anticipation. Of this season, […]
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Big Love Big Worship
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Of all the holidays on our calendar, only one has not lent itself to being exploited by the merchants. Perhaps this explains why Thanksgiving is barely a speed bump between Halloween and Christmas, why stores go from orange and black to red and green with no pause in between. What do you do with a […]
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End Times Stay Awake
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Outside of my love for my Lord and my family, I have no greater love on earth than Body of Christ. And with each passing year, I come to appreciate evermore, the pure genius of God in establishing His Church as well as the growing realization of just how desperately I need Body of Christ […]
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It’s that time! Time for that every six-month exercise where we tear an hour off of one end of the day and paste it on the other end. Somehow, the falling back of Daylight Savings Time seems a bit less stressful since we get an extra hour of sleep to make up for the one […]
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God’s Promise to His Family
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The Valleys “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff they comfort me” (Psalm 23:4). One of the facts of the Christian life, is that, in it we experience both joy and sorrow. The writer of […]
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Lessons of the Cursed Tree
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What do you think is the primary method established by God that causes us to grow in intimacy with Him, remove obstacles to His work going forward through us, and changing the spiritual lay of the land out before us? The Apostle Paul said, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication […]
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What Will the Gospel Make of Us
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In my walks through the meadows of the Sierra Nevada Mountain valleys, I often find myself surrounded by wildflowers. As I walk through them, I feel as if God has created them and placed them in my path for my pleasure. What comes to my mind is that it is quite possible that my eyes […]
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Ever had one of THOSE days? You know what I mean. A day in which everything was going so well, that is until you got out of bed. I had one of those days this week. It started off with a failed smog test on my car, for which I would have to return for […]
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May Your Eyes be Open
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“Now, faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). My dear, departed friend, Dr. John Edmund Haggai, once encouraged his audience to ponder the following anecdote, “The residents of a certain village, gripped in a season of drought, decided it was time to pray for rain. On […]
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A Peak into the Region of the World
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“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not onto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path” (Proverbs 3:5-6). As has been my practice for more than twenty years, a daily reading from My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers, is part of my […]
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“The very spring of our actions is the love of Christ. We look at it like this: if one died for all men then, in a sense, they all died, and now His purpose in dying for them is that their lives now should be no longer lived for themselves but for Him who died and […]
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A Seat at Jesus Dinner Table
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“For the Word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart” Hebrew 5:12). The above verse gives to the child of God in Christ, […]
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“…and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near” (Hebrews 10:24-25). Our world is full of discouragers. We are not living in a […]
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One of the most remarkable pictures of intercessory prayer, in all of the Bible, is depicted for us in Mark 2:1-12. I don’t have the space to share the text with you, so I invite you to open your Bible and read it for yourself. This story has filled me with wonder since I was […]
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Living in the Face of Rejection
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“But God demonstrates His own love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” Romans 5:8. I have been pondering once again the great grace that God has poured out upon this world through the birth, the life, the death, and the resurrection of His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. […]
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Faith or Fear in the Storms of Life
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“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourself; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others” (Philippians 2:3-4). My, O my, how this verse cuts across the grain of the culture in which we […]
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“The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous runs into it and they are safe” (Proverbs 18:10). Well, it happened again, I went to my favorite online news source yesterday and read how inflation and rising prices are going to impact my life and the life of my family. To go along […]
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A song from the Jesus Movement of the early 1970’s has been running through my mind. The lyrics go like this, “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning, new every morning. Great is Thy Faithfulness O Lord, great is Thy faithfulness.” If the words […]
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“Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord’ and not do what I say?” (Luke 6:46). While attending Bayside Church’s Thrive Conference this past week, I had the privilege of hearing some incredible Christian preachers and teachers. One was Bob Goff, lawyer, speaker, and author of the New York Times bestseller Love Does. I could have […]
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Astonished by Jesus
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A Declaration of War
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For the past 31 years I have been a part of The Christian and Missionary Alliance, and as a result have had quite a bit of exposure to the life and writings and sermons of A.W. Tozer. Recently, the President of the Alliance, John Stumbo, gave a tribute to Tozer, on what would have been […]
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John Prepares the Way for the King
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Easter 2022 Mark Overview
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“And Jesus also told this parable to certain ones who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer. The Pharisee stood and was praying thus to himself, ‘God, I thank Thee that I am […]
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“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you the day […]
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Cleaning Up Your Life
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In March of 1985, I was traveling by train from Moab, Utah to Albany, Oregon, for a speaking engagement. Traveling by train gave me two days to study and collect my thoughts, it also gave me a chance to catch up on some reading. One of the stops enroute to Oregon was Truckee. I had […]
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Prescribed Worship for Your Soul
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“Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added to you” (Matthew 6:33). I was preaching a sermon to my congregation from Matthew chapter six which tells us that God knows what we need and then promises to provide what we need. The list of needs includes the […]
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“Now as they were traveling along, Jesus entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word. But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, ‘Lord, do […]
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A Repentant Remnant Response
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“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul” (Psalm 23:1-3). This past week, Sandy and I got out of the snow for a few days and traveled to Tomales Bay for some much-needed R&R. We had […]
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Haggai Introduction. What are your Investments?
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On the face of the grandfather clock that stands in my living room are the Latin words, Tempus Fugit, which translated into English means Time Flies. Someone has added to that, “Time flies when you’re having fun.” The fact is time flies whether you are having fun or not. I was reminded just how fast […]
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“And this is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another” (I John 3:23). I’m a country boy, for the most part, I process the world around me on a very basic level, according to the commonsense values that I was taught as a child. I […]
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Marks of the Disciple
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King David’s son, Solomon was given the wonderful privilege of building a temple for God in Jerusalem. II Chronicles 5 records that on the day of the temple’s dedication, “…the house of the Lord, filled with a cloud, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of […]
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Reasons We Follow Jesus and Make Disciples
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“For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we (Christians), who are many are one body in Christ and individually members one of another” (Romans 12:4-5). In his letters to the churches in Rome and Corinth, the Apostle Paul compared the body […]
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Time and time again, we are exhorted by the scriptures to forgive one another. Scripture sets out a very clear standard of the kind of forgiveness that Christians are to offer, “Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you” (Ephesians 4:32). We are called to […]
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I begin many of my days by reading from The Valley of Vision: Puritan Prayers and Devotions. The last two days I have been pondering the following words of introspection. “Have you sought joys in some creature comforts? Look not below God for happiness; do not fall asleep in Delilah’s lap. Let God be your […]
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