Posted at 16:50h
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Church Life
by Tim Hatch
Paul writes to a church he started in the first century the following words: 2 Thessalonians 1:3 We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you...
Posted at 19:36h
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Church Life,
God
by Tim Hatch
Scarier words from Jesus you will not find: Mark 3:28–29 (ESV) “Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an...
Posted at 15:07h
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Church Life,
God
by Tim Hatch
He is “I Am.” God’s existence as described in the Bible is truly set apart from all other ideas of God or “gods” humans have ever comprehended. Other religions have conceived of god in a way that makes him temporary, caused or created. The ramifications of...
Posted at 15:24h
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Church Life
by Tim Hatch
I always try to tweet and post scientific research that confirms what the Bible already says. It happens often. For many years in the 20th Century historians denied the existence of the Hittites from the Bible. Then further evidence confirmed they did exist at the...
Posted at 19:28h
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Culture
by Tim Hatch
I want to begin this New Year with this passage from Exodus. Exodus 3:3–4 (ESV) And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” 4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called...
Genesis 46:1–4 (ESV) So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2 And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said,...
I have bad news, Waters Church. We didn’t make Outreach Magazine’s list of “The 100 Fastest Growing Churches in America.” While we are a growing church, it appears we aren’t one of the greats. That could be for a few reasons. Perhaps we are doing something terribly...
I grew up in Church. I was taught to let my light shine. I thought that meant listening to Christian rock instead of Secular “devil worship” music. I thought it meant wearing Christian T-Shirts and refusing to swear. I thought it meant the things that we...
Posted at 03:40h
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Uncategorized
by Tim Hatch
Genesis 13:1–4 (ESV) So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb. 2 Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he journeyed on from the Negeb as far as Bethel to...
Posted at 00:58h
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Personal
by Tim Hatch
Acts 1 presents us with the disciples seeking determine Judas’ replacement in their number. Peter proposes a solution: They will pray and cast lots, leaving the decision in the hands of God. If you only read the Bible occasionally you will most likely question why the...
