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The Smile
The language barrier could not have been greater. But then again, she really had no need for words. Her smile said it all. She came from...
James Dickson
Oct 17, 20193 min read
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A Midweek Devotional - Be Still
Psalm 46 celebrates God. Most psalms do, but this one celebrates Him as our “refuge and strength.” Think about that. Most of the time,...
James Dickson
Oct 15, 20193 min read
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A Midweek Devotional - Treasure
Sometimes Jesus taught through exhortation. Sometimes He taught through parables, illustrating and sometime veiling His points. In...
James Dickson
Oct 1, 20193 min read
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A Midweek Devotional - Good and Angry
Do you struggle with anger? If so, you are not alone. There is a righteous anger, based in a jealousy for the glory of God. And then,...
James Dickson
Sep 17, 20194 min read
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A Midweek Devotional - UNION
A MIDWEEK DEVOTIONAL: TIME IN THE WORD TOGETHER Proverbs offers the wisdom of God on a variety of topics. But why were those particular...
James Dickson
Sep 10, 20194 min read
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A Midweek Devotional - False Teaching
This Sunday, Stephen Spanjer will be with us to bring God’s Word. Stephen is one of our mission partners who is church planting in...
James Dickson
Sep 3, 20194 min read
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A Midweek Devotional - Loving
In our continuing exploration of the Christ Church Vision Plan, this Sunday we will look to our desire to move more and more to an...
James Dickson
Aug 27, 20194 min read
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A Midweek Devotional - Letting Go
Some of us live by the seat of our pants. Some of us live by our calendars, totally dependent upon the plan for the day. Some of us are...
James Dickson
Aug 20, 20193 min read
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Questions regarding Human Sexuality and the Nashville Statement
During our recent General Assembly in Dallas, Texas, the Presbyterian Church in America voted to formally declare the Nashville Statement...
James Dickson
Aug 12, 20193 min read
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A Midweek Devotional - Childlike Faith
This Sunday at Christ Church, we will have a special children’s worship service. The children and youth will lead some of our music and...
James Dickson
Aug 6, 20193 min read
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A Midweek Devotional - Intentional Living
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah...
James Dickson
Jul 30, 20193 min read
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A Midweek Devotional - Spiritual Wisdom
In the middle of a Biblical study on wisdom, maybe it is helpful for us to take a look at where true Godly wisdom comes from. What is its...
James Dickson
Jul 23, 20193 min read
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A Midweek Devotional - A Glimpse of Glory
In Proverbs 3:3, the son is instructed to not forsake steadfast love and faithfulness. As we will continue to see, the wisdom of Proverbs...
James Dickson
Jul 16, 20193 min read
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A Midweek Devotional - Truth and Wisdom
This week, we will begin a new sermon series looking to The Wisdom of God in the book of Proverbs. In anticipation of our first week in...
James Dickson
Jul 9, 20193 min read
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A Midweek Devotional: An Unexpected Answer
Jesus was a deft communicator. He understood how to listen to what people were really saying, and in turn, how to speak to the heart. In...
James Dickson
Jul 2, 20193 min read
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A Midweek Devotional: The Victorious Warrior
Paul paints an elaborate word picture of the Armor of God in Ephesians 6, but where did he get the image? Was it because of his frequent...
James Dickson
Jun 18, 20193 min read
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A Midweek Devotional: Spiritual Power
In Acts 19, the Apostle Paul is ministering in Ephesus among the people to whom he would later write his Epistle to the Ephesians. There,...
James Dickson
Jun 11, 20193 min read
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A Midweek Devotional - Hope for the Oppressed
In Leviticus 25, several themes are highlighted. First among them is the truth that the LORD God reigns over all Creation, including His...
James Dickson
Jun 4, 20193 min read
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A Midweek Devotional - Loving Obedience
Does the Law of God still matter in the gospel age? How are we to understand the Law and how does that understanding impact the way we...
James Dickson
May 22, 20193 min read
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A Midweek Devotional - True Contentment
Where is our contentment to be found? Psalm 37 is a wisdom psalm which poetically declares our contentment is to be found in the Lord. As...
James Dickson
May 14, 20193 min read
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