Jim Hays
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...
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Jim Hays
- Jul 30, 2020
- 4 min
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....
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Jim Hays
- Jul 23, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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Jim Hays
- Jul 16, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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Jim Hays
- Jul 9, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Jim Hays
- Jul 2, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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Jim Hays
- Jun 24, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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Jim Hays
- Jun 18, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Jim Hays
- Jun 4, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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Jim Hays
- May 29, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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