November 21, 2021
by Pastor Doug Hornok
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Spiritual Life, Spiritual Life
| Tags: love, God, eternal life, Jesus, freedom, Abraham Lincoln, slavery, slave trade, ever lasting peace
At the time the Apostle Paul wrote his first letter to Timothy, half of the population of the Roman Empire - about sixty million people- were slaves.
Many of them had been taken as prisoners of war by the Roman legions. Some were taken away out of their own countries, while others were kept captive within their own lands. Some slaves were highly educated, literate men a...
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July 4, 2021
by Pastor Doug Hornok
| Tags: love, God, Jesus, 4th of July, Honor, freedom, George Washington, Independence Day, Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Founding Fathers
This Sunday July 4th we will celebrate our nation's birthday. 245 years ago this Sunday the signers of the Declaration of Independence met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and declared themselves a free nation.
Their actions led to war, and to many they are considered to be God fearing men, men of honor and integrity and to others, bad men, who owned slaves, and were no b...
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March 30, 2021
by Pastor Doug Hornok
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Category:
Next Sunday's Message
| Tags: 9/11, love, God, eternal life, grace, Jesus, salvation, redemption, freedom, occupation
Dear Friends,
In 1941, when the Nazis began brutalizing the Jews of France, the parents of Maurice, 12, and Joseph Joffo, 10, told them they would be sending them to live with relatives in unoccupied France. Each was given 5,000 francs, or about 10 dollars, to pay his way on the train. They would travel to the border town of Dax, and then find a way to cross the border ...
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March 3, 2020
by Pastor Doug Hornok
| Tags: love, God, Jesus, salvation, freedom, payment, paid debt
Dear Friends,Welcome to Midvalley Bible Church. We are always grateful to be able to meet on the Lord's Day, to fellowship with one another, to sing God's praise and to hear God's Word. This morning as part of our worship celebration, we gather to remember what Jesus did for us on the cross of Calvary.Have you noticed that we live in a love starved world? Maybe, you have p...
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September 22, 2019
by Pastor Doug Hornok
| Tags: love, God, Jesus, Christ, free, freedom
What does it mean to be free in Christ?...
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September 15, 2019
by Pastor Doug Hornok
| Tags: love, God, Jesus, Christ, free, Galatians, freedom
The acid test of mature Christianity is not how much liberty one exercises, but rather how much love one exhibits. Before you think that sounds too pious, stop and read 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 or Romans 14:13-21 or 1 Peter 2:16-17.
Again and again in Scripture, we are exhorted to guard against two extremes uncontrolled expressions of liberty and unbending demands of leg...
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September 1, 2019
by Pastor Doug Hornok
| Tags: love, God, Jesus, Christ, freedom, Crucifixion
Why did Jesus have to die for us? Is it true his death paid for my sins?...
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June 30, 2019
by Pastor Doug Hornok
| Tags: God, Jesus, salvation, sin, freedom, slave to sin, sinful, human nature
Why do we believe in Christ? Are we truly forgiven? Do we think we are tied to a religion or The Truth?...
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May 19, 2019
by Pastor Doug Hornok
| Tags: love, God, Jesus, salvation, freedom
We need to be grounded in God;s Word so we are deceived by false teachings. Our beliefs are under attack, and so are we!...
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May 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!...
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