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James Dickson
Aug 11, 20204 min read
A Midweek Devotional - Humility and Prayer
I offer this midweek devotion largely because I’ve needed it myself. I’ve needed to process something deep within my own heart. Maybe...
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James Dickson
Aug 4, 20203 min read
A Midweek Devotional - Self-Righteousness
We often hear, or speak of, the Christian’s struggle with hypocrisy. We recognize it in others yet rarely acknowledge it in ourselves....
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James Dickson
Jul 21, 20203 min read
A Midweek Devotional - CERTAINTY
This year has and continues to be one of uncertainty. Will we find a vaccine? When will life be normal again? What is normal? Will we...
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James Dickson
Jul 14, 20203 min read
A Midweek Devotional - Listening
I’m not sure if it is a physiological or psychological issue. The older I get (and I still consider myself young!) the more I struggle to...
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James Dickson
Jul 7, 20202 min read
A Midweek Devotional - Approval
In our weekly devotions, we examine a variety of passages. At times they connect with where we are going in the upcoming sermon. At...
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James Dickson
Jun 30, 20203 min read
The Joy of Jesus
“But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.” John 17:13 Maybe...
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James Dickson
Jun 16, 20204 min read
A Midweek Devotional - Reconciliation
Zechariah 1:18-21 presents a picture of the Lord providing justice for His oppressed people. It is a message we need to hear today. It is...
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James Dickson
Jun 9, 20202 min read
A Midweek Devotional - God's Goodness
In Zechariah 1:7-17, Zechariah received a vision from the Lord. He saw angels on horseback reporting back from their journeys that the...
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James Dickson
Jun 2, 20203 min read
A Midweek Devotional - Majesty
Our nation has been in turmoil of late. We’re under attack, not merely from an invisible virus, but more recently from an all too visible...
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James Dickson
May 27, 20203 min read
A Midweek Devotional - Christian Hospitality
This week in John’s 3rd Epistle, we will come to a passage that encourages Christian hospitality. It will have a particular point of...
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James Dickson
May 19, 20203 min read
A Midweek Devotional - What's in a name?
I don’t know about you but I’ve been sensing my limitations lately. It’s nothing new really, other than the degree to which I am feeling...
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James Dickson
May 12, 20203 min read
A Midweek Devotional - Motives
In his classic book, The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis creatively captures what he imagines is the subtle and cunning work of the devil...
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James Dickson
May 5, 20203 min read
A Midweek Devotional - Humble Dependence
In 1 John 5, we find both a reminder of the gift of belief and a call to actively believe. It is a call that brings life eternal, and...
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James Dickson
Apr 28, 20203 min read
A Midweek Devotional - Delighting in Jesus
This week, we will come to a passage in 1 John 4 which calls us to love one another, but it roots this call to love in our being born of...
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James Dickson
Apr 21, 20204 min read
A Midweek Devotion - Debtor to the Spirit
You may not have known it, but last week I was gone. Our elders have given me the privilege of taking a study week to get away, prepare...
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James Dickson
Apr 10, 20203 min read
Easter Week 2020 - Friday Devotional
This Friday, let us look back in on Peter, and more importantly, on Jesus. We’ve heard about Jesus’ prayer for him. Here, the story...
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James Dickson
Apr 9, 20203 min read
Easter Week 2020 - Thursday Devotional
Thursday Evening of Easter Week brought the Passover meal and the Lord’s Supper. After the Supper, the pace of events seemed to quicken....
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James Dickson
Apr 8, 20204 min read
Easter Week 2020 - Wednesday Devotional
In the early part of Easter Week, the gospel accounts indicate that Jesus spent the majority of His time teaching and preaching. Under...
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James Dickson
Apr 7, 20203 min read
Easter Week 2020 - Tuesday Devotional
On Tuesday of Easter Week, we find Jesus doing battle, confronting the religious leaders who could not see His true identity and who...
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James Dickson
Apr 6, 20204 min read
Easter Week 2020 - Monday Devotional
This Easter week, together we’ll read Luke’s account of Jesus’ week leading up to and including His death, burial, and resurrection. As...
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