April 18, 2022
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
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The Death and Resurrection of Jesus
| Tags: Miracles, The Death Of Jesus, The Crucifixion of Jesus, The Resurrection of Jesus, Angels, The sacrifice of Jesus
What is Easter to you? Is it just another religious holiday to you? A time when you wife, mother, or family member pressures you to attend church with them? Perhaps for you, it is a bit more meaningful, to you it is a time for tradition. At Easter the family attends church, has a festive meal, or perhaps, a family reunion. For some, it about the children. At Easter the chi...
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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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Category:
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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March 13, 2021
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
| Tags: family, Salvation, Knowing God, Church, adult children
The Patriarch Jacob was like many who grew up in the church. He knew about God. He'd watched his parents worship and build their lives around the biblical faith. He wasn't opposed to it. He kind of believed it too. But in reality, Jacob had not really come to God himself. If the truth were told, he was simply coasting off his father's faith....
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February 25, 2021
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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February 10, 2021
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
| Tags: Spiritual Growth, Christian Service, Endurance
Starting well has its challenges but continuing takes perseverance. Pastor John MacArthur, a former college track runner, illustrates this truth well. ...
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February 1, 2021
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
| Tags: Fellowship, Sanctification, Salvation
Can Grace Be Seen? Is there evidence of God's grace in you? Can we know if someone is a believer? ...
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January 15, 2021
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
| Tags: Spiritual Growth, Bible Reading, The Bible, Discernment, Spiritual Warfare, Success
If we desire to grow spiritually, we must do as Christ’s apostle tells us and earnestly desire the pure milk of the Word. In this second part, we will discover two more important reasons that the Bible itself tells us to be Bible students. ...
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