Monthly Archives: January 2023

How Long, O Lord?

Posted on January 21, 2023 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

We’ve all had times when we can relate to the psalmist’s questions. There are times when we wonder if the Lord is really listening—times when the answer is slow in coming.   Continue reading →

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Where are the Faithful?

Posted on January 20, 2023 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Where are the faithful—the loyal? They seem to be missing from the human race. They’ve vanished. So claims the Psalmist. Continue reading →

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Bumper Crop

Posted on January 19, 2023 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Every farm boy knows that farming is all about the harvest. You work all year long in hopes of a bumper crop. Continue reading →

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Careless Words

Posted on January 18, 2023 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Our words say a lot about who we really are on the inside. They are one of the fruits of our inner life. Jesus reminds us: “out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Our words often say a lot more about us than we realize. Continue reading →

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The God Who Reveals

Posted on January 17, 2023 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Bethel was a special place for Jacob. It was here that God had revealed himself. He had been in distress, and here he cried out in his need; God answered with his very presence. Continue reading →

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Is Your Soul at Rest?

Posted on January 16, 2023 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Jesus calls you to come rest–to spend time with Him–to get to know him and his ways. To enter into his path of discipleship. Then you walk together in his strength–he comes alongside you and enables you to live and work from his strength, and not just your own. Continue reading →

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The Final Say

Posted on January 15, 2023 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

The Psalmist looks to God as a righteous judge and finds hope and security. Continue reading →

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Praying and Going

Posted on January 14, 2023 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Confronted by the immense need, Jesus called the disciples to pray.  He told them, “the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field” (9:37). Continue reading →

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A Risk of Faith

Posted on January 13, 2023 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

What is your need? Come, like the woman, take a risk of faith. Cry out, like the blind men, for the grace and mercy of Jesus. It is amazing to see what blessings are brought about as we believe. May it be done according to your faith! Continue reading →

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Bring Them to Jesus

Posted on January 12, 2023 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

All around us are friends in desperate need of an encounter with Jesus. Two stories in Matthew 9 remind us that we can be used by God to bring people to Jesus. Continue reading →

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