Category Archives: faith

Be Courageous – The Lord is with you

Posted on August 10, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I was blessed to spend some quality time with the granddaughters the other day and Avery the 4 year old informed me that next week she was going to Disney World.  This was news to me and to others in … Continue reading →

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Mission Minded – It only takes a few funerals

Posted on August 7, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I have been praying about and researching the topic of church revitalization a great deal in recent months.  There is a great need for revival in our country and there should be a sense of urgency and spiritual unrest felt … Continue reading →

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Keeping Promises

Posted on August 3, 2014 by pastorpstephens

There is a story told of three little girls who are playing one afternoon after school at one of their homes and decided to see which one had the most money. The first little girl counted thirteen pennies and the … Continue reading →

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Grow in Grace and Knowledge

Posted on July 31, 2014 by pastorpstephens

 The granddaughters came over the other day and we spent the afternoon doing the usual, playing hide and seek, singing songs and coloring and drawing.  While we were drawing I noticed that Haley who is two and a half years … Continue reading →

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Words Matter

Posted on July 22, 2014 by pastorpstephens

The preacher of a little country church had just finished hammering a sign into the ground by the side of the road next to the church that read, “Da end is near!  Turn around now afore it’s too late!”  About … Continue reading →

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Putting Your Prayers to Work

Posted on July 19, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I visited with someone the other day that I had not seen in a while. We talked about how things were going and they were excited about the fact that this year was better than last year. The prior year … Continue reading →

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The Lord will not Unfriend You

Posted on July 10, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I saw a friend the other day I had not seen or heard from in a while. After a few minutes of catching up my friend mentioned that they had not heard from me on Facebook in a while. Come … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July – I’m Free!

Posted on July 4, 2014 by pastorpstephens

A man recently freed from prison danced down the street shouting, “I’m free, I’m free!” A small boy observed him and said, “So what, I’m four.” Sometimes we fail to fully grasp and appreciate all that is included in the … Continue reading →

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An Encouraging Word – Don’t Give Up

Posted on June 27, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I took off last Friday to repair the fence in the back yard.  A couple of panels had been blown over by a recent storm and one of the fence posts broke off just below ground level.  I did a … Continue reading →

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Small Cherry Tomatoes

Posted on June 20, 2014 by pastorpstephens

The other day at work in the break room I saw some small cherry tomatoes that someone had grown and brought for lunch.  Seeing those home grown cherry tomatoes reminded me of my grandfather.  He had a garden that he … Continue reading →

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