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Giving … People?
We are in the early stages of an exciting ministry journey at the church where I serve. God has been leading us to begin taking steps toward planting a church in our region. And that is where we are: the beginning. I have challenged our congregation to join me in praying for God to…
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Enquiring of God in Prayer: When Your World Comes Crashing Down
I Samuel 30:1-8 Never is our faith put to the test more than when we face tragedy (tornados, fires, death). And the more unexpected the tragedy, the more it exposes what is truly in our heart, where we immediately turn. We certainly see that in the life of David. During the time of David’s…
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Easter: The Gospel’s Seal Of Authenticity
Acts 17:16-34 We live in a day and age where people want proof for everything. They are tired of being lied to, scammed, or taken for fools. This is true of government, education, science, entertainment, even religion. Today we celebrate a historical event that was God’s seal of authenticity for the Gospel message. In our…
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Facing The Financial Instability Of Missionary Life
Here’s an article from the Missionary’s Corner archives: As I recently stood before a group of fellow preachers (mostly pastors), I presented a few biblical principles to help us face the often inconsistent, unstable and uncertain income that many ministers live on. These are realities that affect pastors, evangelists, missionaries, and many Christian workers. But…
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The “Coincidence” Of Twelve Years
Here is the conclusion to Pastor Rick’s message: Learning A Lesson In Faith (Mark 5:21-43). There is something fascinating about these two stories: both make reference to twelve years. Jairus’ daughter was twelve years old when she got sick and died. The woman on the street became sick with her blood issue twelve years…
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Keys To Reaching Others For Christ
The vision of our local church is to build bridges to knowing Christ, maturing in Christ and reaching others for Christ. This third “ministry bridge” is the ultimate bridge we want to cross as Christians. But how? 1. Nurture your own relationship with Christ. If you are not in love with Jesus, passionately obeying and following Him, connected with fellow believers in…
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Sent Out By Christ
Excerpt from Pastor Rick’s message: “Called and Empowered” (Series: If God Could Use Peter) “These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And…
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Empowered By Christ
Excerpt from Pastor Rick’s message: “Called and Empowered” (Series: If God Could Use Peter) “And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease” (Matthew 10:1). It is important to notice that…
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Cross-Cultural Ministry
It is a new day in ministry. Actually, the day has long been here, but many of us are just beginning to realize it and respond to it. The classic mindset in ministry has been that cross-cultural ministry is for missionaries, single-cultural ministry is for pastors. That is how we have trained people for ministry…
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Why Sunday Evenings Matter
I recently posted a question on Twitter and Facebook: “Why do you go to church on Sunday evenings?” It was fascinating to read the comments that kept coming for several days. Some had to do with obedience to, and love for, God’s Word, others to merely a habit or routine. The Sunday evening service is…
Rick Washburn, Jr.
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