Author: Pastor Tubbs
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Should I Just Read the Bible?
The Book of Proverbs couldn’t be clearer that we need to dedicate ourselves to continual learning: “But aren’t we just supposed to read the Bible?” No. The Bible doesn’t say […]
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“Don’t Judge Me! You’re Not Perfect!”
One of the most quoted commands in the Bible is “Judge not.” Yeah, people love that one. And the reason should be obvious. It erects a barrier to accountability and […]
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Are There Degrees of Sin?
It’s a common belief among Christians that all sins are the same. This is true in one sense (as we will soon see) but it’s an incomplete understanding of sin. […]
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Do We Care When We Weary or Grieve God?
I’m in the middle of a two-part sermon series on the prophecy found in Isaiah 7–a prophecy to which Matthew refers in his account of the birth of Jesus. Even […]
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Don’t Sulk and Grumble
In life, we often encounter disappointments, difficulties, and moments that test our patience and resilience. Sometimes, those situations can be serious, and shedding some tears or getting frustrated is understandable. […]
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What Part of “Thou Shalt Not Kill” Do We Not Understand?
Let me start by making a statement that shouldn’t be controversial (but, sadly, is): Life is precious and murder is wrong. It’s both astonishing and depressing that many people today […]
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Are You Content?
In his first letter to Timothy, Paul declares: “But godliness with contentment is great gain” (1 Timothy 6:6, KJV). Don’t dismiss this as a mere pithy saying. Paul is laying […]
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Book Review: Killing The Witches by Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard – Disjointed, but Informative
In Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard pull back the curtain of history to showcase the harrowing saga in a colonial-era Massachusetts village […]
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Choose Gratitude Over Grumbling
Thanksgiving is a time to…well…give thanks. Yes, it’s also (for many people) a time to gather with loved ones, eat a lot, play games, and watch football. But the main […]
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Never Forget: Your Church is Your Family
God’s plan and design for the local church is that it be a localized presence of the universal body of Christ. Every true follower of “the Way” (as the Christian […]
