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Husband to Rebekah, father to Micah, Nathan, Chloe, Jane and Ian, son of the King, pastor of Emmaus Christian Church.
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Ruth 3-4: Ruth

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May 27, 2012 Emmaus Church Ruth 3-4 So we are at week 3 of our brief flyover study of the book of Ruth.  We spent a week looking at Naomi, a week on Boaz, and now we come to the character for whom the book is named, the character of Ruth. I hope that each of you has had time to read the book for yourself and study it and ask God to show you what he is doing in these people’s lives.  I can never stress enough how important it is for each of us to read through and … Continue reading Ruth 3-4: Ruth

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Ruth 2: Boaz

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May 20, 2012  Emmaus Christian Church Ruth 2: Boaz:  The redeemer is redeemed. Ok, we are now at week 2 of our 3 week series on Ruth.  if you weren’t here last week, what we are doing is taking three weeks and looking at the book of Ruth, and in specific, the three characters of Naomi, Boaz and Ruth.  We learned last week a little bit about Naomi and how God emptied her of herself, filled her with Himself and redeemed not only her life, but through her he brought forth The redeemer, Jesus Christ.  The big idea of this … Continue reading Ruth 2: Boaz

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Ruth 1: Naomi

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We have a lot to cover in this weeks message, so lets get to work. First thing I want to let you in on is that since I will be preaching here for the next three weeks, I thought I would do a little three week series with you.  I wasn’t sure what to do, there are so many possibilities in the Word, but the fact that today is mother’s day, I wanted to preach a passage that would relate in some ways to the cultural calendar, and bless the Mom’s among us, as well as anyone here who at … Continue reading Ruth 1: Naomi

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Speed Trap

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We live in a behavioral modification society. We are all about avoiding the consequences of doing the “wrong” thing. Our lives are filled with consequences to be avoided, pitfalls to go around, down sides to not to be seen. The thought occurred to me this morning as I passed a state trooper sitting on the side of the road. We don’t speed because we don’t want to get a ticket, not because we are convinced it is in our best interests. We, at our core most often believe that it is in our best interest to get where ever we … Continue reading Speed Trap

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This Liminal State

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A liminal state is defined as being in a between state, the already, but not yet. You are betwixt and between, in a threshold, not totally in one room or another. One foot in one place and the other in another. This is where Christians live their lives, in the between time of already justified but not yet glorified. We are returning prodigals, we have come home for forgiveness, and the father has already purposed to kill the fatted calf, and throw the party, but we have yet to taste the tender meat in our mouths and to feel the … Continue reading This Liminal State