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October 4, 2020 by Pastor Doug Hornok | Tags: 9/11, love, God, Jesus, vote, Trump, president, United States of America, elections, election
Dear Members and Friends, I trust you are doing well and looking forward to our service this coming Lord's Day! We are just one month out from what may very well be the most consequential election in our life time. We say that each election cycle but in this case it's not an exaggeration. There are a great many issues at stake! These are truly stressful times. So i...
Keep ReadingJune 10, 2020 by Pastor Doug Hornok | Tags: 9/11, love, God, Jesus, giving, acceptance, Coronavirus, Covid-19, isolation, alone
Dear Precious Saints of MBC, I trustyou are doing well and looking forward to this comingLord's Day. I'm getting weary of not seeing people. Phone calls, emails, cards, texts are no substitute for a face to face meeting with people. For that reason, I'm looking forward to us opening up soon. When that will be is unknown,but we are working on it. As I was think...
Keep ReadingJanuary 20, 2020 by Pastor Doug Hornok | Category: Spiritual Life | Tags: love, God, Jesus, forgiveness, past, forgive, 9/11, Debt, Finances, loans, financial freedom
Dear Precious Saints of MBC, I trust you are doing well and looking forward to this Sunday with Matt Wilder. During these first few weeks of the New Year I've been suggesting some New Year challenges. The first challenge was to move from being a victim of circumstances to being a learner about life. Two weeks ago I suggested the challenge of mastering a gos...
Keep ReadingDecember 23, 2019 by Pastor Doug Hornok | Tags: 9/11, God, David, Jesus, Moses, Psalm 90, Oldest Psalm, Psalms
The oldest psalm recorded in the book of Psalms was written by Moses, the man of God (Joshua 14:6, Ezra 3:2). God chose and groomed Moses for the task of leading the children of Israel out of Egypt to the promise land. The problem: they refused to believe the promises of God and were destined to wander in the wilderness for 40 years while a generation of more than 1.2 mi...
Keep ReadingOctober 6, 2019 by Pastor Doug Hornok | Tags: 9/11, love, Jesus, Witness. God
July 28, 2019 by Pastor Doug Hornok | Tags: 9/11, love, God, Jesus, work, Pay, pay it forward, scholarship, Iowa, Des Moines
What are we doing with our blessings? Do we try to help others or do we keep it all to ourselves?...
Keep ReadingJuly 14, 2019 by Pastor Doug Hornok | Tags: 9/11, love, God, Jesus, No, Rejection, denial, denied
July 13, 2019 by Pastor Doug Hornok | Tags: 9/11, love, God, Jesus, hurt, kindness, ignore, people
Do we know how to recognize those who are being ignored by society? Do we truly treat others with the same love God treat us?...
Keep ReadingJuly 9, 2019 by James Thacher | Tags: 9/11, love, God, Jesus, over-achiever, task master, schedule, calendar, driven
Do you set goals and achieve them? Are you driven by your goals or do you drive to achieve your goals? Is your calendar so full, you need to set time for you and your family?...
Keep ReadingJuly 7, 2019 by Pastor Doug Hornok | Tags: 9/11, love, God, grace, Jesus, salvation, faith, law of Moses
Are we redeemed by faith alone? What about The Law given to Moses? Are we saved by grace also?...
Keep ReadingJuly 2, 2019 by James Thacher | Tags: 9/11, love, God, Jesus, deadlines, time, responsibility
What happens if we missed a deadline at work? Do we understand the complication and consequences of missed deadlines and the effect they have on others?...
Keep ReadingJune 9, 2019 by Pastor Doug Hornok | Tags: 9/11, love, God, Jesus, father, Father's Day, Happy
June 2, 2019 by James Thacher | Category: Mud Pies and Memories | Tags: 9/11, love, Patience, fog, distance, waiting, courtship
I will seek the one I love. (Song of Solomon 3:2 NKJV) Ealry on in my carrer I worked the evening shift in a chemical engineering plant in Wilmington, Delaware. During this time I was also courting Pauline, who became my wife, I know, I am a romantic! and one night she borrowed my car and was going to pick me up when my shift was done. A deep fog had settled over the ar...
Keep ReadingMay 18, 2019 by Pastor Doug Hornok | Tags: 9/11, love, God, Bible, Jesus, The Bible
This is not a trivial question but a real, has consequences question, how well do you know The Bible?...
Keep ReadingMay 14, 2019 by James Thacher | Category: Mud Pies and Memories | Tags: 9/11, Life, graduation, military, service, United States Army
Are you an over achiever? Do you know when to stop? Do you know how to delegate tasks to others?...
Keep ReadingMay 12, 2019 by Pastor Doug Hornok | Tags: 9/11, love, God, Jesus, salvation, redemption, free, freedom, Crucifixion
Can I earn my salvation by doing good deeds or works? Some will have us believe we need to do certain jobs or works to earn salvation, but God through Jesus, gave it to us as a gift. WE are redeemed by the old rugged cross!...
Keep ReadingApril 30, 2019 by James Thacher | Tags: 9/11, God, Life, Jesus, Goal, SMART Goals, track, running, run
March 30, 2019 by Pastor Doug Hornok | Tags: 9/11, love, God, Jesus, forgiveness, sin, repentance, Justification
Justification, What does this mean for me that I've been justified by Jesus' sacrifice? ...
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