Author Archive: Pastor Carol Grace

He must become greater; I must become less

He must become greater, I must become less John 3 22-36 John the Baptist’s Testimony About Jesus 22After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized. 23Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were …

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For God so loved the world…

John 3:16-21 (New International Version) 16″For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,[a] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him …

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A new week–ushering in December

It is hard to believe how quickly this year has gone.  Thanksgiving saw 26 people here for lunch, and it was all good.  Now we get back into our routine of reading through the book of John. John 3 Jesus Teaches Nicodemus 1Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of …

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Give thanks with a grateful heart…

1 Thessalonians 5:17 says, “In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God.” For a long time, I had trouble with this verse.  After all, there is not one adult person whom I have met who has not gone through a difficult if not nearly impossible life event.  Whether death, divorce, illness, or …

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This is my Father’s house

Today we look at John 2:12-25. 12After that He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and disciples, and they stayed there only a few days.13Now the Passover of the Jews was approaching, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.14There He found in the temple [[a]enclosure] those who were selling oxen and sheep and …

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