Entries by Josh Rice

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Appetite for Perfection

September 9, 2018 Luke 6:24-26 24 “But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. 25 “Woe to you who are full now, for you shall be hungry. “Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep. 26 “Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, […]

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Called to the Stand

Investigators love eyewitness accounts. Secondhand knowledge and third-hand information is valuable and can often point the detective in the right direction, but intermediary accounts are never good enough to settle a matter. On matters and mysteries of utmost importance, we want to get the facts firsthand, the story from someone who saw it with his […]

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Soli Deo Gloria

September 2, 2018 Romans 11:33-36 33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! 34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?” 35 “Or who has given a gift to him that he […]

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Pennies On The Dollar

August 26, 2018 Matthew 6:16-18 16 And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18 that your […]

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Our Sunday Roundtable- Week 13

“People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced.”  Samuel Butler Ever since its release in October of 1971, John Lennon’s Imagine has been a lightning rod for the insecurities and indignations of the faithful.  For just as long, the song has remained the wistful ballad of […]