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Grumblers and Faultfinders

Posted on December 8, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

We often tolerate the “sins of the tongue” and treat them as “not as big of a deal” as other sins. But they have devastating effects on people and in the life of the church. Perhaps that is why Jude includes them on his list of serious offenses. Continue reading →

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Time After Time

Posted on July 25, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

But even judgment showed the mercy of God. Instead of abandoning them, he used the adverse circumstances to bring them back to himself. Continue reading →

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Moving On, Moving In

Posted on March 23, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Sometimes we get stuck in a rut in our spiritual journey. We struggle again and again with the same things. We become content and complacent with the status quo. We go through the motions but make no progress. God is calling us, like his chosen people in this text, to move on from this place and move in to the Promised Land. Continue reading →

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Between Promise and Fulfillment

Posted on February 2, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

It is not easy to wait.  It is not easy to trudge ahead when the circumstances seems hopeless. It is not easy to hold on to the promise when there is no “milk and honey” in sight. But this is not a time to grumble and complain, it is a time to trust and obey. Continue reading →

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Grumblers and Faultfinders

Posted on December 8, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Do “grumbling” and “faultfinding” really demand such stark warnings? Boasting and flattery? We often tolerate the “sins of the tongue” and treat them as “not as big of a deal” as other sins. But they have devastating effects on people and in the life of the church. Perhaps that is why Jude includes them on his list of serious offenses. Continue reading →

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Time After Time

Posted on July 25, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

We are forgetful people and our forgetfulness keeps us from trusting God fully. Is he not faithful, even when we are faithless? Is he not powerful, even when we are powerless? Is he not loving and gracious? Is he not good? He has demonstrated these qualities in our lives over and over again. Yet we so quickly forget. Continue reading →

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So You Want to Go Back to Egypt?

Posted on March 10, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Don’t miss out on the promise. Don’t procrastinate your obedience. Don’t give in to your fear and unbelief. You may miss out on the blessing. Continue reading →

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Grumblers and Faultfinders

Posted on December 8, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Use your tongue to bless and not to curse. Allow it to encourage and lift up instead of grumbling and faultfinding. Don’t allow others to draw you into grumbling and faultfinding. It’s a contagious disease with devastating effects. Continue reading →

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So You Want to Go Back to Egypt?

Posted on March 10, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

The people were fed up with the journey; God was fed up with their contempt and unbelief. Moses found himself in a difficult spot. Continue reading →

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Between Promise and Fulfillment (Feb 2)

Posted on February 2, 2021 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

The place between promise and fulfillment is a difficult place to be. And that is where the Children of Israel find themselves. God has promised them a land flowing with milk and honey, but it is hard to find either in the middle of the desert. There is often difficult territory between the promise and its fulfillment. Continue reading →

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