Tag Archives: Pastor

September 16 – Learning to Give Joyfully and Freely

Posted on 09/16/2018 by rockyfort

Proverbs 25-26 2 Corinthians 9 “Each of you should give as you have decided in your heart to give. You should not be sad when you give, and you should not give because you feel forced to give. God loves … Continue reading →

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February 28 – Living As A Two-Handed Christian

Posted on 02/28/2018 by rockyfort

Numbers 17-19 Mark 6:30-56 “But Jesus answered, ‘You give them something to eat.’ They said to him, ‘We would all have to work a month to earn enough money to buy that much bread!’” (Mark 6:37 NCV) It had been … Continue reading →

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September 20 – Doing the Twist

Posted on 09/20/2017 by rockyfort

John 20:1-18; 2 Chronicles 31; Psalm 87 I was talking to my pastor about my fiction writing, and he asked me if my stories had a twist. “I always love it when a story has a good twist at the … Continue reading →

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January 29 – What Really Matters

Posted on 01/30/2017 by rockyfort

Luke 21; Genesis 38; Psalm 29 How many times have you heard the old adage that “There’s no such thing as a stupid question?” Countless times. In the education field we repeat this constantly so our students will not be … Continue reading →

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January 10 – Being The Answer

Posted on 01/10/2017 by rockyfort

Luke 10:1-20; Genesis 17; Psalm 10 I don’t know what it’s like at your house, but at our house, the dishes have to be done every day. For some reason, they don’t do themselves. I’m going to be honest with … Continue reading →

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October 26 – They Should Know Better

Posted on 10/26/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 84:8-12; Daniel 5:13-31; Matthew 21:28-32 My pastor began his ministry at our church by talking about the past. One of his remarks was that if there were issues in the past, it was time to build a bridge and … Continue reading →

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October 21 – Telling “Them”

Posted on 10/20/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 84:1-7; Jeremiah 9:1-16; 2 Timothy 3:1-9 There is a story of a pastor who began to be annoyed by one of his parishioners. After every sermon, the farmer would say, “You sure told ‘em, pastor,” as he shook the … Continue reading →

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October 9 – Gratitude

Posted on 10/09/2016 by rockyfort

2 Kings 5:1-3 7-15c; Psalm 111; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19 The story is told that New Yorkers, during a strike by sanitation workers, would wrap up their garbage like Christmas presents and leave those packages in unlocked cars hoping … Continue reading →

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September 5 – Time for Church

Posted on 09/05/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 101; 2 Kings 17:24-41; 1 Timothy 3:14—4:5 The pastor was coming over to comfort the family in a difficult time, so the whole family worked hard on making the house presentable. He came in, they had a good time … Continue reading →

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July 15 – I’ll Pray For You

Posted on 07/15/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 15; Genesis 13:1-18; Ephesians 3:14-21 My pastor has encouraged our church members to adopt a new habit. When we go to restaurants and eat, he has suggested that we ask our waiter/waitress if we can pray for them. Now, … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Pastor

September 16 – Learning to Give Joyfully and Freely

February 28 – Living As A Two-Handed Christian

September 20 – Doing the Twist

January 29 – What Really Matters

January 10 – Being The Answer

October 26 – They Should Know Better

October 21 – Telling “Them”

October 9 – Gratitude

September 5 – Time for Church

July 15 – I’ll Pray For You

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