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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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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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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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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March 17, 2020
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
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Prayer
| Tags: Prayer, Spiritual Growth, Godliness, Spiritual Disciplines
In John 17:1-5 we see that our Lord and Savior prayed first for himself. We should note that if Christ Jesus, who was God incarnate and without sin, needed to pray, how much more do we need to be given to prayer? We should never think that we can live for God with our prayer. Jesus prayed. He taught the disciples to pray (Luke 11:1-4). God’s house was to be a house of pr...
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January 11, 2019
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
| Tags: Books, Reading, Spiritual Growth
Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the great 19th Century Baptist preacher, and pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle once said, “Visit many books, but live in the Bible.” With such profound counsel as a guide, before I mention a few of the more helpful books that entered my study in 2018, let me first emphasize the importance of Holy Scripture in life.
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