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Hope and Your Calling

June 4, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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God is doing a great work for his people and Satan is using every possible temptation and snare to distract the servants of God from the work they have been commissioned to do. At a time in American history when those who can make a difference seem devoted to…

Small Groups and the Church

June 3, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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In the General Conference Church of God (Seventh Day) Southwest District, GC COG7 SWD, the pandemic has “opened our eyes” to the need to use new methods to fulfill the Great Commission, to glorify God, edify the Church and do the work of the gospel. It has also taught us…

Turning Failures Into High Yield Investments

June 2, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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Greetings and peace friends and family in Christ Jesus. Today my mother went to the dentist to be fitted for new dentures. While there, we discovered my mother’s Doctor is the son of a high school classmate with whom I graduated in 1970. And this is not his first year…

The Most Uncommon Commonsense

June 1, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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So often the high-tech-complex-world in which we exist seems to demand extra-ordinary measures of ways and means to produce any meaningful result. The message consistently rings through the corridors and byways that “You” could have the success “John” and “Jane” have, if you were super-human like them and willing to…

The Mechanics of Productive Gatherings

May 31, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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Greetings and peace in the name of Jesus, Ministry Partners, family, and friends. The focus of today’s blog post discusses the Mechanics of Productive Gatherings. If you have not heard this term before, do not fret, neither have I. For the moment it is the best term I have found…

“Only What’s Done For Christ Will Last”

May 30, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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Greetings friends and family in Christ. Back in March a dear friend, former Church of God (Seventh Day) Minister and Pastor, and great Local Church member died at the age of 85. His name is Garland “Guy” Brunson. Having done the committal service back in March, Pastor Brian Franks, Pastor…

Personal Leadership And Its Development

May 29, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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Greetings and peace in the name of Jesus, friends, and family in Christ. Today, the focus is back on personal leadership and its development. Oftentimes I write notes to myself. It is a necessary function for me to be able to return to previous thoughts and meditations for continued personal…

The Resilient You

May 28, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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Or Avoiding the New Normal of the Holding Pattern Blahs If you are reading this, I know you are a leader and speak to you as to a leader. As a leader, it is important to keep yourself free of this life’s burdens, entrapments, and baggage, so you can…

Sabbath – Does It Really Matter These Days

May 27, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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If So, To Whom Seldom do I speak about Sabbath observance in the Church age. But today, for reasons soon to be shared, I have chosen to focus on one of the relevant points for weekly Sabbath celebration. In the General Conference Church of God (Seventh Day), GC COG7,…

The Pastor

May 26, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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One of the Strongest Links in the Chain of Ministry Partners in the Church Greetings and blessings in the name of Jesus, friends. It would be possible to continue indefinitely I suppose on the various roles of individuals in the Church of Jesus Christ, besides all those servants already…

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