Monthly Archives: January 2014

• Christ’s Message to His Church

  Posted on January 28, 2014 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    (Note:  This message finished a sermon series through 1 Thessalonians.  It lays out matters of importance for every local church.) Last Sunday we concluded our study of Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians, looking at chapter five, verses 23-28.  Paul doesn’t introduce new material in this final section but he does emphasize some things […]

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• The Sermon Satan Didn’t Want My People to Hear

  Posted on January 20, 2014 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    Last week’s worship service at my church was well attended.  But I knew this week would be different. I knew it when I started study of the next passage in 1 Thessalonians, the book of the Bible I am preaching through.  It occurred to me that this is not something that Satan wants the […]

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