Author Archives: salooper57

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About salooper57

Husband, father, pastor, follower. I am a disciple of Jesus, learning how to do life from him. I read, write, walk, play a little guitar, enjoy my family.

“People Have Forgotten God”

Posted on May 25, 2019 by salooper57

It seems unbelievable, but even in worship people are in danger of forgetting God. Continue reading →

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Plan-A, Plan Only

Posted on May 24, 2019 by salooper57

God had a plan to undo the consequences of the Fall, to heal and restore humanity, and that plan began with one man: Abraham.  His line would lead to a point: the Point-of-it-All.  And God would get from Abraham to … Continue reading →

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Take Advantage of Second-Chance Opportunties

Posted on May 23, 2019 by salooper57

I wonder what the failure rate of Jesus’s people is? My guess would be 100%. The question is not whether we will fail but what we’ll do after we’ve failed. Because of God’s grace, there is an “after.” Continue reading →

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If Shakespeare Were Writing from Washington

Posted on May 18, 2019 by salooper57

The power-hungry devour those around them. The truly powerful do just the opposite: they nurture and empower them. Continue reading →

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The Point of it All

Posted on May 14, 2019 by salooper57

What is God going to do to fix things? … Will God do anything? And, if so, what will he do? The rest of the Bible is the answer to that question … but it starts here. It starts with one man. It starts with Abraham. Continue reading →

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Key # 2: No Turnovers (listening time: 22:19)

Posted on May 14, 2019 by salooper57

http://lockwoodchurch.org/media Families can allow “turnovers” – losses of opportunities that take away their chance of achieving something for God. In this sermon, we learn five causes for “turnovers”: when we get lazy; when we’re just going through the motions; when … Continue reading →

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The Tricky Thing About Mother’s Day

Posted on May 11, 2019 by salooper57

They come to church with a feeling of rejection and failure, and the Mother’s Day tribute only serves to increase their pain. Continue reading →

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Blackmail-proof: A Life Without Secrets

Posted on May 4, 2019 by salooper57

My wife Karen got an email from a scammer this week, blackmailing her and demanding a payment of $1,000 in bitcoin. The scammer claimed to be a hacker who had accessed her email account, embedded a keylogger and had taken … Continue reading →

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Return to Sender (James 5:13-20)

Posted on May 1, 2019 by salooper57

http://lockwoodchurch.org/media In James 5:13-20 we see that the life that is “finished and whole” (James 1:4) is one where God is our center. Whatever’s going on at the periphery of our lives – whether really bad or really good, calm … Continue reading →

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What You Don’t Know Just Might Hurt You

Posted on April 27, 2019 by salooper57

God promises to be found by those who seek him, not by those who don’t care to look. Continue reading →

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