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Money Talks – and it is talking about you!

Posted on April 9, 2019 by salooper57

It’s a blabbermouth, really; always talking about the person who has it and, for the most part, telling the truth. In that way, it is like a child, talking about his or her parents. Continue reading →

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What’s Your Pleasure

Posted on April 2, 2019 by salooper57

(James 4:1-12; listening time: 26:09http://lockwoodchurch.org/media) For some family members, church members, and co-workers, spats and verbal conflicts are a part of life. When things get so bad they can’t take it anymore, they leave – the family, the church, the … Continue reading →

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Irrefutable Evidence of the Reign of Death

Posted on March 29, 2019 by salooper57

The Apostle Paul wrote: “. . . just as sin entered the world through one man [Adam], and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned – for before the law was given, … Continue reading →

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Wise Guy: The Two Kinds of Wisdom in James 3

Posted on March 27, 2019 by salooper57

http://lockwoodchurch.org/media (listening time: 25:24) Who is wise? Who’s got the answers? Who knows how to live the good life? Before you can answer the question “Who is wise?” you need to clarify which kind of wisdom you are talking about. … Continue reading →

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Tongues of Fire

Posted on March 21, 2019 by salooper57

James 3:1-12. (Listening time: under 24 minutes.)http://lockwoodchurch.org/media

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The Difference Between Failure and Success: Learning to Pay Attention

Posted on March 2, 2019 by salooper57

I was driving on a primary north-south route before dawn. A half-mile away I could see a car coming toward me with his bright lights on. When he went down a hill and disappeared from sight, I turned my bright … Continue reading →

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Playing Favorites (Sermon from James 2:1-13)

Posted on February 27, 2019 by salooper57

Here is a link to the latest sermon from the James series titled Wise Up. (Total run time is 24:35.) http://clovermedia.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/store/79806b0d-0c80-4d63-83ea-040d8666d19a/7b390a18cb/audio.mp3

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Slow to Anger (James 1:19-21)

Posted on February 15, 2019 by salooper57

Is anger negatively impacting your life? This 26-minute sermon may help. Just click and listen. http://clovermedia.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/store/79806b0d-0c80-4d63-83ea-040d8666d19a/5830061f93/audio.mp3

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Wide Angle

Posted on February 14, 2019 by salooper57

On the plains of Peru there is a network of strange lines made by an ancient people known as the Nazea. Some of these lines cover as many as ten square miles. For years archeologists assumed that the lines were … Continue reading →

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A Horror Story

Posted on February 12, 2019 by salooper57

But sin not only follows us; it follows us with a hatchet. Sin commits patricide and matricide: it kills the people who brought it into existence. Continue reading →

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