November 23, 2022
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
| Tags: Counter Cultural, Worship, Culture, Thanksgiving, family, American Holiday, Christian Thanksgiving, Patriotic Thanksgiving, Giving thanks to God, Coggins Church of Lexington, Pastor Scott E. Slaughter, Pilgrims, William Bradford, Plymouth Rock, Christian Parenting, American Puritans, First Thanksgiving Feast, Teaching Children to Give Thanks
My intention here is not to prop up the American holiday of Thanksgiving but to encourage Christians to grasp their calling to be the people in this fallen world who are characterized by giving thanks to the true and living God (1 Chronicles 16; Luke 17:18; Philippians 4:6). ...
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October 18, 2022
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
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Spiritual Growth
| Tags: Unity, Life, Discipleship, Spiritual Growth, Blessings, Hardship, Mission, Life-purpose, Success, Wisdom, Knowledge of God, Adventure, Life-mission, Winning, Spiritual Knowledge, Navigating Difficulty, Conflict
Many things in life are beyond the scope of thrill seeking or material possessions. There are things that cannot be bought with money such as the birth of your child, a baby’s first words or steps, a rare sunset, the appreciation of true and pure beauty, unity in a family, or the forgiveness of sins, just to name a few. Scripture tells us that wisdom is priceless....
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August 2, 2022
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
| Tags: parenting, family ministry, Sunday School, Senior Adult Ministry, Children's Ministry, Grand Parents
Freshly out of graduate school, I briefly served as Associate Pastor to Lena Baptist Church. Located in Lena Illinois, LBC is a small church in a small town. In fact, it was the only Baptist church in town. While at Lena Baptist, I met some very special people, one of whom was a dear elderly lady known to the congregation as Grandma Olney. Mrs. Olney taught the only presch...
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August 2, 2022
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Worship and Music
| Tags: Worship, Biblical Worship, Contemporary Worship, Traditional Worship, Blended Worship, Reformed Worship, Unified Worship, Church Music, Worship Music Preferences, Worship Wars
In the coming days, as we worship our Lord together and as we spend time with each other outside of scheduled services, let us continually look for ways to build each other up in the faith and to pursue a lifestyle of worship that is willing to set aside personal preferences for the sake of unity in the body of Christ.
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July 27, 2022
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
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Bible Study
| Tags: Epistle of James, James the Lord's Brother, Introduction to the Book of James, Bible Study Materials
James’ piety and devotion to God through Jesus Christ were recognized and served the church well through the early persecutions of believers in Jesus mostly by the Jewish leaders of the time. He was recognized by Christians and non-Christians as an exceptionally devout man. His wise leadership and godly character later earned him the unofficial title among those who resp...
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July 2, 2022
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
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Biblical Manhood
| Tags: parenting, family, Fatherhood, Masculinity, Marriage, Husband, Manhood, Proverbs 31:10-31 for men
The godly father should be honored because when he fulfills his responsibilities he raises the level of life for everyone around him. If he is attempting to live out the biblical pattern for manhood, his is a role of life-long, sacrificial, loving leadership with the aim of presenting everyone around him mature in Christ at the judgment seat of God. What are the character ...
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April 7, 2022
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
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Children
| Tags: parenting, family, family ministry, Prayer, Children's Ministry, The Church, Education, Christian Education, CRT, Public Schools, Private Schools, Home Schools, Child Evangelism
Christian parents, are you okay with God not being a part of most of your child's day? Are you okay with your children being taught sex education, Critical Race Theory, homosexuality, to hate their country, race, and religion? Are you okay with children learning, playing, and living in isolation because of a virus that has a 97% survival rating? Are you okay with your chil...
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April 7, 2022
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
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Culture & God's Word
| Tags: Worship, Sin, God, Sacrifice, Spiritual Growth, Pride, Trust, Knowledge of God, Transcendence of God, Arrogance, Apathy, Understanding God
Why do Christians gather for worship? What are they to do when they gather? What purpose does it serve? What meaning does it have? Why is worship so important? If we tried to reduce biblical worship to a single word, it would be impossible. We would use words like “praise,” “giving thanks,” “prayer,” and “adoration.” But there is a word that we would have t...
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July 3, 2021
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
| Tags: children, parenting, Fatherhood, Fathering, Christian Home
Modern times have looked skeptically upon the role of fatherhood. Historically, the father was the leader of the home and mother was his right hand. Dad brought home the bacon and mother cooked it, as the saying went. These days are a bit different. Now, we are taught that mom brings home the bacon and dad better cook it! To think otherwise, or even question this, makes us...
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June 30, 2021
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
| Tags: Resurrection, Resurrection of Christ
Do you believe in the resurrection of the dead? I mean a person who died in faith who will someday be raised again in the likeness of Christ. Do you live in the hope of the resurrection? These believers in Corinth were like many today. They were saved out of a culture that is anti-God and anti-Christ thus they were confused about many of the Biblical teachings of their own...
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