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Good Theology/Bad Theology – Outline of Sermon 9/27/09

Sep 27th, 2009 by pastorjohn | 0

Saturn:  Seen from almost a billion miles away, through the ice and dust particles of the rings, Earth appears as a tiny, bright dot to the left and slightly behind Saturn.
 Quote from a New York Times Article:  “To my mind.” Dr. Porco said, “most people go through life recoiling from its best parts.  They miss [...]

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Good News

Sep 11th, 2009 by pastorjohn | 0

Proverbs 1:32-33 “For waywardness kills the simple, and the complacency of fools destroys them; but those who listen to me will be secure and will live at ease, without dream of disaster.”  Yes, bad things do happen to good people! Proof of the righteous suffering is found throughout the Pslams, the Old Testament narratives, Book of [...]

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Good Cop/Bad Cop, Education, & It’s Too Late Baby

Sep 11th, 2009 by pastorjohn | 0

Proverbs 1:28-31
“Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but will not find me. Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord, would have none of my counsel, and despised all my reproof, therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way [...]

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Wisdom, Sonny and Cher, Jefferson Starship, and Jesus

Sep 10th, 2009 by pastorjohn | 0

 Proverbs 1:20-23
Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares she raises her voice.  At the busiest corner she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:  “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?  How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?  Give heed to [...]

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Wisdom is Plentiful

Sep 9th, 2009 by pastorjohn | 0

“Wisdom cries out in the street;in the squares she raises her voice.”Proverbs 1:20 
“Get your Gladiolas folks! Only four dollars for a bunch, or you can get three bunches for ten dollars – what a deal!”  I heard this loud refrain from a grower every Saturday morning at the farmers market back in Dayton, Ohio.   It [...]

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Tahiti Waves – Beautiful California – I won’t last a day without you!

Jul 28th, 2009 by pastorjohn | 0

Photo by John Jackson, July 23 2009, Point Mugu ©
I normally have a sunny, fun, optimistic, curious, bold and imaginative view of life.  Yet there are times when I can get feeling cranky, a little sad, and maybe even go on a rant.
Usually this happens when I have been trying to do too much, sometimes [...]

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Tahiti Waves – Living a Life of Praise – Jeremiah Was a Bull Frog!

Jul 27th, 2009 by pastorjohn | 0

Photo by John Jackson, taken at Point Mugu on July 23, 2009 ©
Psalm 31:1-3
I will praise the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul makes its boats in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad.
O’magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
There is [...]

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Tahiti Waves – Eat and Fly

Jul 26th, 2009 by pastorjohn | 0

This Seagull is trying to eat lunch on the rocks.   Some kind shell organism is attached to the rocks and the Seagull is feasting on the slimy center.
Unfortunately this lunch is for the birds because the Seagull’s lunch is being interrupted by the Tahiti waves (These waves have traveled 4,000 miles from Tahiti to [...]

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Tahiti Waves – The Information Age

Jul 25th, 2009 by pastorjohn | 0

Photo by John Jackson   ©
The Information Age can overwhelm us like the giant Tahiti wave pictured above.   This wave was generated over 4,000 miles away in Tahiti before it slammed into the rocks of Point Mugu, California.  In our world today information travels across the globe and crashes right on us! 
Our pride leads us to think [...]

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Tahiti Waves – After The Splash

Jul 24th, 2009 by pastorjohn | 0

A storm near Tahiti sent waves across 4,100 miles of ocean to splash on the rocks of Point Mugu.  This pictures was taken by Pastor John on July 23, 2009 ©
“The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?”  Ecclesiastes 6:11
When a member of our family of faith goes into [...]

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