January 2, 2020
by James Thacher
| Tags: love, God, Jesus, problems, not alone, help
For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you. (Titus 1:5, NKJV)
Why do we think we can do everything ourselves? Do we not trust our team members? As the Engineering Design and Analysis Supervisor in the solid propulsion industry, I realized I couldn't do projects includin...
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January 1, 2020
by Pastor Doug Hornok
| Tags: New Year, 2020, God, love, Jesus, happiness,
Dear Precious Saints of MBC,
I trust you are doing well and looking forward to the New Year.
Every year brings with it challenges and difficulties. 2020 will be no different. One of the most important lessons to learn is that when hard times come, be a student, not a victim.
Sadly, some people go through life as professional victims, always talking about how th...
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January 1, 2020
by Pastor Doug Hornok
| Tags: love, God, Jesus, living by the Spirit
Before we move on to the final chapter of the book of Galatians, we need to look at the last 3 verses of chapter 5. Paul has reminded his Christian readers that all of us are engaged in mortal combat with the flesh. The desires of the regenerate nature are waging war against the passions of the sinful nature.
In this war there can be no truce. Paul closes out this sectio...
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December 25, 2019
by James Thacher
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Mud Pies and Memories | Tags: love, God, Jesus, instructions, directions, guide
What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8b, NIV)
My lovely wife, who is also a registered nurse, had a serious operation on her back a while back. After the surgery and when she left the hospital, I became responsible for her post-operative care. I'm not a nurse nor do I have the basic knowledge to be ...
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December 23, 2019
by Pastor Doug Hornok
| Tags: love, God, Jesus, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Mary, Joseph, Virgin Mary
Dear Precious Saints of MBC,
I trust you are doing well and looking forward to the Lord's Day.
Imagine a nationwide evangelistic campaign that invites tens of millions to an outreach event who would not ordinarily attend. Imagine a campaign that for the most part, others do the advertising for you. Imagine having tens of thousands of churches participati...
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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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December 17, 2019
by James Thacher
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Mud Pies and Memories | Tags: love, God, Missionary, Jesus, death, Acua, tribes, Ecuador
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most high shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. (Psalm 91:1, KJV)
From this Bible verse Elisabeth Elliot chose the title Shadow of the Almighty for a book that profoundly affected my life. She compiled a biography in 1958 of her husband, a missionary to the Indian tribes of Ecuador. You may remember the movie "End of the...
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December 15, 2019
by Pastor Doug Hornok
| Tags: love, God, grace, Jesus, errors, overblown, mistakes, Wasatch county, Deseret News
Do we have a recovery plan for when we make major mistakes? Aren't you glad God doesn't make mistakes?...
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December 15, 2019
by Pastor Doug Hornok
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Next Sunday's Message | Tags: God, Jesus, Christmas, Simeon, Luke 2, Merry Christmas
Successful events of history are seldom a solo act: There are always key and supporting people behind the event. The birth of Jesus is no exception. Joseph and Mary clearly get top billing for the birth of Jesus, but behind the scene are numerous people: One such person is Simeon.
We don't know much about his personal life but what we do know is significant. Simeon was...
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December 10, 2019
by James Thacher
| Tags: love, God, Bible, Jesus, Hunger, Hungry
How hungry are we for God's word? Do we feed our souls with God's Word?...
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