Pastor Jim Bradford shares on the importance of fruit from Luke 8:15.

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Pastor Jim Bradford shares on the importance of guarding against distractions from Ephesians 5:15-16.

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My wife and I are huge fans of Deadliest Catch.  In fact, it’s one of the only shows we watch.  This season is different than the other ones in the past, mainly due to the death of long-time Cornelia Marie captain, Phil Harris.  He was one of the main guys that my wife & I liked.  Of course, we did not know him personally, but the last episodes of this season are really difficult to watch as we’re reliving Captain Phil’s last days.

Contrary to what you may have heard, death is not a natural part of life. We were not created to experience it – that’s why it’s so hard for us to deal with.  God created mankind to be in an unending relationship with Him, filled with joy, peace, and purpose.  Of course, that was messed up when humanity decided that we’d rather “be” god than serve God.  (You can read more about this in Genesis 1-3).

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Here are some thoughts that I shared at our Bible Study last night at church.  I wanted to put them online in order to be a blessing to you.

Love for Christ changes everything!

• God showed us love through the cross
  • 1 John 4:9 – 11 (NLT) ⁹God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.  ¹⁰This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.  ¹¹Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other.
• The love of Christ must be reciprocated… – see v. 11 above
  • back to Christ
    • 1 John 4:19 (KJV) We love him, because he first loved us.
  • to the church
    • 1 John 4:11 (NLT) Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other.
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I love to share articles that will help others.  I found the following brief article from “All Pro Dad” to be a very good reminder.  You might want to go to their website to receive their free daily email.  Enjoy!

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“Your Sarcasm Tears Up Your Children”

According to Webster, the word “sarcasm” derives from a Greek verb that literally means “to tear flesh.” Anyone who has suffered from sharp, cutting, or wounding sarcastic remarks probably wasn‘t surprised to learn that.

You know, it’s easy for fathers to be sarcastic with their kids and to unintentionally wound them deeply.  The father who pokes fun at his daughter for her weight gain… or who chides his son for showing emotion… he may think it’s all in good fun, but it can have devastating and long term consequences.

Asking yourself the question, “Is what I’m saying ultimately building up my children?” will go a long way in curbing unnecessary jesting.

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