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5 More Days to CHRISTmas! How to Make these Days Matter the Most

By lisa rippy / December 20, 2016

Only 5 more days!! Jesus’ birthday is in only 5 more days…and here’s a little family checklist for all of us as we draw our hearts nearer to the true Reason for the season – the birth of our Master and Messiah – JESUS. It’s so tempting to get consumed…

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Love Is Patient

By Rene' Collins / May 16, 2016

One of my favorite every day situations where patience is a choice is at the railroad tracks. Y’all know what I am talking about. You’re in hurry,  cruising down the road when you see ahead of you a line of cars waiting for a train to pass on by. This…

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Are You Fruit-bearing or a Fruit Cake?

By Rene' Collins / May 13, 2016

On May 1, my Pastor,  Dr. Stephen Anthony, preached a message for our graduating seniors. In his message from Philippians 3:12-17, he gave our seniors 3 tips from the apostle Paul. He told them to prepare to be faithful, prepare to be forgetful and to prepare to be fruitful. All…

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Shalom

By Rene' Collins / May 11, 2016

Shalom. As we continue our series on The Fruit Of The Spirit  today I want to talk about a word that I was not familiar with until a few years ago.  I had heard it before and knew it was a Hebrew greeting but I had no idea of the richness…

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Christ's Peace by Rene' Collins

By Rene' Collins / May 9, 2016

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, PEACE, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,  gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22 (ESV) This verse should have been featured to help introduce you to our new series on The Fruit of the Spirit. One of our newest…

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Day Four: Ministry Trials and Restoration

By Rene' Collins / April 18, 2016

Read today’s Inspiration from Rhonda Love:  Holding hands around the bed of our beloved brother-in-law. We prayed, sang his favorite song, “Sweet Home Alabama” and celebrated his life during his eight days in hospice. The 2 ½ years prior had been a long journey of hospital visits, treatments and illness…

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Breathe Again

By Rene' Collins / November 2, 2015

Well, it happened again tonight. That ride home from Church, a song on the radio. God repeats things with me from time to time. Repetition is good, He speaks in repetition. So, I am on my way home just like I was last week (see last Sunday nights post) and…

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That's When Beauty Happens

By lisa rippy / October 8, 2015

If there were ever times in my life when I felt the tapping of God’s finger on my shoulder, it was when He had to stop me in a moment and remind me, “You are worrying. That makes Me look bad.”  And He’s right. He’s always right. When I allow…

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A Peaceful Relationship Cannot Be One-sided

By lisa rippy / September 14, 2015

Good morning! Hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend and are up and at ’em on this new Monday! One of my favorites verses is Romans 12:18 – “If possible, on your part, live at peace with everyone.” When I first read this verse, the words that jumped off the page…

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Do you have a little Thomas in you?

By Rene' Collins / July 10, 2015

“So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into His side, I will never believe.”  John 20:25…

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