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Imitators

Ephesians 5:1-2 “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” I’m trying to imagine being an imitator of God, and my normally racing mind is at a standstill because…

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Video Licensing

Frequently Asked Question: What license permits churches to use film clips and pre-printed information during worship and other events? How do you obtain the license? Churches are permitted to use film clips by securing a MPLC (Motion Picture Licensing Corporation) license. An umbrella license covers all end-user needs for motion pictures and is typically issued…

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Born again and again…

Director’s Notes: I’ve known a number of people who have become a Christian a dozen times. Well, they think they have. When someone comes to know Christ, it’s  a joyous experience but following Christ is a long distance run (as I previously mentioned.) What happens when we ‘lose that feeling’ we had when we first became…

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Focus

Psalm 95:1,2 “ Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.” You read the real estate ads that say: LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! Maybe the watchword of the Christian needs to…

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Trust Him

Psalm 56:4 “In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?” Such easy words to read quickly, but not so easy to fall back on in the heat of the battle. It’s not that hard to trust God implicitly when things are…

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The Name

Philippians 2:9-11 “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”…

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Family

Ephesians 2:20 “Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.” Recently I went on a mission trip to Rome, Italy. On one memorable day, Rome had won…

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Da Friends

Director’s Notes: Remember the Saturday Night Live skits that featured the guys that sat around talking about Ditka and “Da Bears?” Well this is a fun, light drama about 2 buddies who are having “extreme fellowship.” 🙂 BTW, you’ll have to update the players on the teams… Cast: John: A guy Dave: John’s buddy Peggy:…

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He Knows

2 Samuel 22:7 “In my distress I called to the Lord; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.” I remember well the sleepless nights during the first few weeks of life with my children. Every cry resonated the night causing light sleep and…

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Preserving Tapes

Audio recording is an essential part of most ministry’s outreach. It is also a means for documenting business meetings and sermons. Most churches that record sermons have used cassette tape recorders for decades. Cassette tapes were “the standard.” The average full time pastor might have as many as 150 tapes per year going into the…

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