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By: Gary Hutchens Are you praying? The apostle Paul instructed that we should “pray without ceasing” (1 Thess. 5:17). Following to his instruction to put on “the whole armor of God,” (Eph. 6:11-17), He added, “praying always with all prayer and supplication” (vs. 18). Jesus used an entire parable to emphasize “that men always ought to pray and not lose heart” (Lk. 18:1-8). Obviously, prayer ought to be a central feature of a Christian’s life.
By: Gary Hutchens How should we think about our brothers and sisters in Christ? In the New Testament alone we find the phrase “one another” at least eighty one times. A great many of those references, particularly beginning with the thirteenth chapter of John, have to do with our relationship with our fellow Christians, our brothers and sisters in Christ.
By: Gary Hutchens It has been my practice to devote one bulletin article near the beginning of most every year to look at the year gone by and consider possibilities of the year ahead. This month marks the beginning of my twenty-second year here at Sunny Slope. I continually thank God for blessing and, I believe, guiding me to work with this congregation. I laid to rest my first wife and met my present loving mate right here.
By: Gary Hutchens Just how important is it to be at services when the church meets? The beginning of a new year is an especially good time to consider this question. As Christians, we need to always be examining ourselves to make sure our lives reflect true faithfulness (2 Cor. 13:5). But right now many people are reflecting on their lives more seriously than they normally would do.
By: Gary Hutchens As we come to the end of one year and the beginning of another, it's a good time to do some self examination. Are you where you want to be in life? Whatever your life is like, are you happy with it? If you could have projected ahead ten years ago, would this be what you wanted your life to become? If your life had to remain just as it is now, for the foreseeable future, would you be satisfied?
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