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Dec 28, 2015
6 min

Getting Back To The Cross

Ac.5:12-16 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in...

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To Christmas or Not To Christmas? That is the Question

Michael Jakes

Dec 16, 2015
5 min

To Christmas or Not To Christmas? That is the Question

Rudolph. Santa. The elves. The lights. The tree. The toys. The songs. One popular song touts it as being ‘the most wonderful time of the...

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Michael Jakes

Dec 15, 2015
4 min

What To Do While You Wait

Have you ever noticed some of the things people do while they wait? For instance, when waiting on an elevator, we keep pressing the...

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Michael Jakes

Dec 14, 2015
6 min

Authentic Worship

Worship. Underrated and undervalued. How does it happen? Can anyone engage in it? Is there a wrong way to do it? One thing is for...

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Michael Jakes

Dec 5, 2015
3 min

Too Much Church And Not Enough Jesus

Pizza parties. Game nights. Movie nights. Seemingly clever little ideas to draw youth into the church or keep them in. It all sounds...

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Michael Jakes

Nov 27, 2015
2 min

Bye Bye Mr. Flesh

A short open letter to the flesh based on selected scriptures from Romans Chapter 8. Dear Mr. Flesh, How are you? Not well I presume....

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The Art of Sight: Not Looking at What You Can See-And Seeing What You Can’t

Michael Jakes

Nov 14, 2015
3 min

The Art of Sight: Not Looking at What You Can See-And Seeing What You Can’t

While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the...

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Excuses, Excuses, Excuses: Do You Have One?

Michael Jakes

Nov 13, 2015
4 min

Excuses, Excuses, Excuses: Do You Have One?

In spite of the bumps and bruises along the way, and the ups and downs, some of which I have been personally responsible for, giving my...

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