Entries by Josh Rice

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Have a Seat

Good morning church family, Societies produce many points of tension for the people living in the honeycombed communities they create. Take the time we spend in public bathrooms, elevators, and waiting rooms, for instance. Complete strangers forced into tight, confined spaces are left with the difficult decision of either entering into pained conversation with one […]

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Happy Holy Days

December 1, 2024 Romans 9:30-33 What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law. Why? Because they did not pursue it by […]

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The Brush Pile

Good morning church family, Standing on his back deck; sipping his morning coffee and surveying the yard, Warren Butterfield was wondering to himself, “When is the best time of year for a family of red squirrels to go homeless?” Warren was in his pajamas but had put his coat on before stepping outside. Steam poured […]

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Fishers of Men

November 24, 2024 Matthew 4:18-22 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Immediately they left their nets […]

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Why Churches Burn Out

November 17, 2024 Revelation 2:1-5 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands. I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but […]