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Rejoice Always!
In 586 BC, Jerusalem was in shambles. The temple had been ransacked and destroyed by Babylon under King Nebuchadnezzar. Many of the Jews...

Jim Hays
Aug 13, 20204 min read


Guilt Trips to Nowhere
Maybe you’ve been there. Two o’clock in the morning. You lie restlessly, random thoughts flying through your head. Worry. Anxiety. Guilt....

Jim Hays
Jul 30, 20204 min read


Who Do You Work For?
We’ve been talking a lot lately (sermons, devos, and ZOOM Bible classes) about “fulfilling God’s purposes in the world,” especially as...

Jim Hays
Jul 23, 20204 min read


Dead-End Scrolls
I hope you had a chance to watch Wednesday’s devotional on our church Facebook page. If you haven’t, please watch it here. The man...

Jim Hays
Jul 16, 20204 min read


Sweet Reunion
One segment of last night’s ZOOM Bible Class dealt with the reconciliation between Jacob and Esau in Genesis 33. Jacob is heading home to...

Jim Hays
Jul 9, 20203 min read


The Freedom to Love
Galatians 5:1-6 (MSG) 1 Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery...

Jim Hays
Jul 2, 20204 min read


Seek the Things Above
We began the year seeking to have 20/20 vision for the things of God. Hard to believe that we’re now halfway through 2020 and half that...

Jim Hays
Jun 24, 20204 min read


Convicted
One of the most frustrating experiences I’ve had as a minister involved my presentation of the gospel to someone who spoke very poor...

Jim Hays
Jun 18, 20203 min read


Pit Stop
“After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed….” (Genesis 41:1) Two. Whole. Years. In Genesis 41, it seems that Moses wants us to sense the...

Jim Hays
Jun 4, 20204 min read


Ministry in the Pit
You may have heard the story of Jim Elliot, a Christian missionary who was killed with four others while trying to evangelize the Hourani...

Jim Hays
May 29, 20204 min read
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