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Ted Haggard says the world understands restoration better than the church (Video)

Take a look at this snippet from Ted talking about “restoration”. I’m gonna have to break this down in bites below. Everybody knows everyone sins. The differentiation between the church and everyone else is that we should respond with restoration, healing, hope life to people’s sin condition. Ehhhhh not quite. Everyone knows that everyone makes [...]

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Why do you follow Jesus?

I was sitting on my porch talking Jesus with a dear friend of mine who’s in a real life struggle. He turned and asked me a simple question that struck me as deeply profound, he asked “Why do you follow Jesus? Why?” See my friend, let’s call him Steve, knows how hard this life is [...]

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Letting the congregation write worship songs…literally

At Life Connection Church we very much value songs written specifically for the local congregation. That doesn’t mean that they won’t have any relevance outside of our church, but just that it was written with our body prayerfully in mind. I believe that’s not only how the best songs are written musically, but spiritually I [...]

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Exposition of Come Thou Fount (Part 7)

This morning’s blog hour of power brought to you by Mark…   “O to grace how great a debtor, daily I’m constrained to be” This is a powerful line speaking on how we are compelled every day to be in Gods debt because of his grace. In Eph 2:8-9 it says: “For by grace you [...]

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Exposition of Come Thou Fount (Part 4)

“Hither to thy love has blessed me, thou hast brought me to this place And I know thy hand will bring me, safely home by thy good grace” The opening lines to this read like a David psalm although not nearly as whiny and scared, much more at rest. These lines remind me of Hebrews [...]

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Exposition of Come Thou Fount (Part 3)

 “Teach me some melodious sonnets, sung by flaming tongues above. Praise His name I’m fixed upon it, name of God’s redeeming love”    I’m amazed how this song mixes a psalmist sense of poetry with a strong declaration of doctrinal truth. The author, Robert Robinson, comes from a place I think we can all relate. [...]

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Exposition of Come Thou Fount (Part 2)

Yesterday we explored line one of Come Thou Font. Today I’m going to look into the second line which proclaims: “Streams of mercy never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise” The same Hebrew word (hesed) used for mercy is also translated as love. I have a much easier time comprehending God’s unending love than [...]

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Exposition of Come Thou Fount, in view of God’s mercy (Part 1)

Come Thou Fount is one of the greatest songs of God’s grace I’ve come across. It’s lyrics are challenging, thought provoking, honest, desperate, vulnerable, humbling and encouraging. I’ve probably listened to the E-Pop version about 100 times the last few months. I literally cry every time, it is gut wrenchingly sweet and full of truth. [...]

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