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Unhindered: Children’s Sunday

Everyone knows what it means to be a child because at one time we all were.  Children are the unique creation of the Lord. In fact, God tells us that they are His “Inheritance” meaning, “A legacy, bequest, endowment, bestowal, provision; birthright, heritage, patrimony; Law devise.”

Somebody tried to write down what Art Linkletter meant [...]

A Tribute to Dr. Claudio Manuel Moiteiro Nascimento (1958-2010)

The town of Carcavelos, Portugal is in mourning, literally. All who knew Claudio are shocked and saddened when they hear of his sudden death. It is still hard for us, even though we have seen his body laid out in viewing at the Third Baptist Church in Lisbon, his beloved home church. [...]

The Monkey on My Back

It is really interesting to me that some people think that the giving of the tithe (10% of our income to God as the starting point of giving) is an albatross around their necks. Some might even admit that they consider it “the monkey on my back.”
In this message, I want to get this “monkey” [...]

The Family Depot, Pt. 5: RE-STORE: Peace

Over the past five weeks, we have tried to respond to five questions that you, our congregation, have been asking about your lives personally, marriage, family, vocation, and ministry:
We talked about:

RE-VISION – balancing our lives.
RE-ACTION – handling peer-pressure as adults and children.
RE-CREATE – working creatively in our families.
RE-FRESH – using media before it uses us.

In [...]

The Prodigal’s Father

Father’s Day brings many memories to all of us.  Our minds and hearts turn and recall our own personal experiences growing up with father, or the absence of him in our lives.
I have to personally give a tribute to my Dad, who epitomized for me what a father should be. It has constantly challenged me [...]

THE FAMILY DEPOT, Pt. 3 – “RE-CREATE: Innovate”

Over the past few weeks, we have been inviting you to come to The Family Depot at Gateway, just across the road from The Home Depot.  We have been looking at how we can build stronger lives, marriages, families, ministries, and businesses.
RE-VISION – “How do we balance our lives between family, work, church, and personal [...]

THE FAMILY DEPOT, Pt. 1 – “Revision: Balance”

No institution is more threatened by radical, unbiblical., ungodly thinking than the family as we have known it for over 6,000 years.  Take a drive with us to the FAMILY DEPOT for help.
We want this to be one of the most helpful series we have ever done to build the Family (traditional family, single parent [...]

THE MONSTER WITHIN: Addiction

The subject of ADDICTION reveals a wide world of perceptions and opinions…

THE MONSTER WITHIN: Dark Night of the Soul – Depression

In his writings, St John of the Cross, coined the phrase the “Dark Night of the Soul. “There comes to all souls, at least once in life, a severe test. It is known as the Dark Night of the Soul.

ERUPTIONS: An Easter Trilogy (Pt. 3) – Life Over Death

“Christ is Risen, He is Risen indeed”, is the call of Christ-followers all over the world on this Easter Sunday.  No other religion celebrates a Resurrection day, because claims a founder or leader that has ever been resurrected.  Only Christianity has a day to say, “Christ is Risen, He is Risen indeed,” because He is!
If [...]

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