Legitimate food fight in pizza restaurant

Today I took some of my youth group out for pizza. We had - no joke - a food fight. But it wasn't with peas, carrots, or other nasty (ehhm.... "I mean, healthy") food. We had a food fight with peanuts. The greatest thing about it was that it was totally legitimate. Now I know that everyone wants me to tell you the restaurant because you are on the edge of your chair waiting to find out so you can...

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Take pleasure and hope in God's Word

I'm studying this morning for my Acts 5 sermon on Sunday and as I was studying, I came across this quote from Piper in one of his messages on Acts 5. It's a great nugget of truth and encouragement. Do we find encouragement and hope from simple - yet pregnant - thoughts in Scripture like Piper does here?Last summer as I was finishing the book The Pleasures of God, one verse that guided a whole chapter...

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No Preaching on Hell = No Powerful Preaching

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PROBLEM KIDS

Doesn't this look like the coolest youth group you've ever see...

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Preach with Authority

As R. Kent Hughes concludes in his great article,Logos, Ethos, and Pathos are the key ele-ments of exposition. What youbelieveabout the Word is everything. As apreacher, if you believe theScripture iswholly inerrant, totally sufficient, andmassively potent,you will give yourselfto the hard work of biblical exposition.Suchbelief and hard work are not enough,however. You must let the Word ofGodcourse...

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The Need for Purity In the Pews

Many pastors fear that the practice of church discipline will drive peopleaway and ruin their churches. It will drive away those who love their sin, butattract those who hate it and seek repentance and righteousne...

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Anyone guess what I did last night?

Hint: I didn't even hit the target on...

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Do you really use your Bible as much as you ought?

You live in a world where your soul is in constant danger. Enemies are round you on every side. Your own heart is deceitful. Bad examples are numerous. Satan is always laboring to lead you astray. Above all false doctrine and false teachers of every kind abound. This is your great danger. To be safe...

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Saturday's Conference

Anyone wanna come with ...

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Back Home...

After a week of fun up at Humelake with our youth group, I am dead tired. I direct you to our youth group webpage so you can see a few pictures giving you an idea of what we did this week. Blessin...

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Fellowship on Earth Preparing for Fellowship in Heaven

Fellowship on Earth Preparing for Fellowship in HeavenOne of the worst things God could ever do would be to allow a person to enter into heaven while hating fellowship with other Christians. For one thing, God never makes a mistake. Second of all, God will never allow one to be miserable in heaven. No one ever stumbles into the eternal Kingdom of God. No one enters into heaven with a quasi excitement...

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The necessity for a holy, pure life

Here are some words from one of my heroes, Robert Murray McCheyne, to a young minister in Christian ministry:Do not forget the culture of the inner man - I mean of the heart. Howdiligently the cavalry officer keeps his sabre clean and sharp; every stain herubs off with the greatest care. Remember you are God's sword, His instrument -I trust a chosen vessel unto Him to bear His name. In great measure,...

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Are there really only a few saved?

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Hiking with my best friend

Isaiah 45:12 "It is I who made the earth, and created man upon it. I stretched out the heavens with My hands, And I ordained all their host. Isn't God gre...

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Prayer and the Sovereignty of God

So, let's just agree at the getgo that we shall not exhaust this study today. However, I found a great post over at the Pyromaniacs blog which I thought would be of help to the readers here. Here is the conclusion:Here, in one final enumeration, is what I take from this:God givesbelievers' prayers a...

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