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Have You Lost Your First Love?

Posted on December 10, 2016 by pastormike

Revelation 2:4-5 (NKJV) 4  Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 5  Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and … Continue reading →

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Do You Know What You Believe

Posted on December 10, 2016 by pastormike

This is a short video by J.I. Packer on Faith. To the point and thought provoking and spot on!

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Is This Blog Just For Men?

Posted on December 9, 2016 by pastormike

Not at All. The name of the post comes from a quote from C.S. Lewis; “We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise.” C.S. Lewis, “The Abolition of Man” (New York: Touchstone, 1996), pp. 35. The point … Continue reading →

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The God of the Universe and You

Posted on December 8, 2016 by pastormike

Galatians 4:4-5 (ESV) 4  But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5  to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as … Continue reading →

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A Prayer for all Seasons

Posted on November 23, 2016 by pastormike

 “For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,” Eph 3:14 “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend … Continue reading →

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How Deep is Your Faith?

Posted on November 19, 2016 by pastormike

Hebrews 11:17-19 (ESV) 17  By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, 18  of whom it was said, “Through Isaac shall … Continue reading →

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A Test Of Fidelity – Part 2

Posted on November 17, 2016 by pastormike

1 John 4:1 (NKJV) Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This admonition in our day falls on the deaf ears of the … Continue reading →

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Strangers and Exiles

Posted on November 16, 2016 by pastormike

Hebrews 11:13 (ESV) 13 These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. Hebrews 11:16 (ESV) 16 … Continue reading →

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We are moving to a New Web Host

Posted on November 14, 2016 by pastormike

We will be moving our domain, menwithchests.com, to a different web host shortly. Once we start this transfer we will post on our Facebook page, “menwithchests” the move, and then let you know once the domain has repopulated the Internet … Continue reading →

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My Pastor Has been in … book for Three Years. Whew!

Posted on November 8, 2016 by pastormike

It is hard now days to find solid churches where expositional preaching is the norm in the pulpit.  The  move to messages that address felt needs, or shorter surveys of books of the Bible are far more common.  And to add … Continue reading →

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