September 30, 2021
by James Thacher
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Mud Pies and Memories
| Tags: love, God, David, eternal life, Jesus, salvation, suffering, Crucifixion, Psalms, King David, Passion of Christ
He also brought me out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps (Psalm 40:2 NKJV)
As we all know, and believe The Bible is God's inspired word for us. We also believe all throughout the scriptures the coming of the Savior, Jesus was prophesized. We also believe Jesus is a direct descendent of King David and there for h...
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September 2, 2021
by James Thacher
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Mud Pies and Memories
| Tags: love, God, David, Jesus, worship, Psalms, King David
Now David himself says in the book of Psalms", Jesus (Luke 20:42a, NKJV).
In the last post we explored the beginning of the Book of Psalms, today we conclude our study by reviewing some of the events that led to the writting of some Psalms.
We also need to understand the characteristics of Hebrew poetry
Religious lyric poetry expressing emotions
Evocative language wi...
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August 29, 2021
by Pastor Doug Hornok
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Next Sunday's Message
| Tags: love, God, Jesus, redemption, soul, The Bible, worship, Psalms, hymns, special songs, Psalm 34, Horatiro G. Spafford
This Sunday we continue looking at the back story of some of the great hymns of our faith and the scriptural bases for that hymn.
We all have our favorite hymns and worship songs, and many times; particularly with hymns we don't always know the origin or meaning behind that hymn. Many are based on scripture and have a special meaning to the writer.
Among the most belov...
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August 26, 2021
by James Thacher
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Category:
Mud Pies and Memories
| Tags: love, God, Jesus, salvation, worship, Psalms, King David, praise
Now these are the last words of David. Thus says David the son of Jesse; thus says the man raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel(2 Samuel 23:1, NKJV)
The book of Psalms is full of wonder, praise and love for God our creator, In the Psalms you can read about worship, lament, desperation, despair, creation, humanity, all of th...
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September 22, 2020
by James Thacher
| Tags: love, God, music, Jesus, worship, Psalms, King David, instruments, joyful noise
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord; come before His presence with singing.
Psalm 100:1 KJV
I love music, and I love to worship just like David did. When I worship I feel closer and connected to God. In my youth my parents and I agreed I should take piano lessons. Our goal was for me to appreciate great music. The problem was that I was tone deaf and could not decide wheth...
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December 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...
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