Yearly Archives: 2015
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Who Should Be Baptized? a covenant dialogue
Posted on December 28, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.As pastor of a Reformed and Presbyterian church, I have the privilege of applying the sign of covenant initiation to infants born into our church family. I recognize infant baptism is not universally accepted across the contemporary Christian church, so I try to give biblical basis for our practice. We are a church that holds […]
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Exploring the Valley of the Shadow of Death
Posted on November 28, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me (Psalm 23:4). As a pastor, I have attended the bedside of believers as they passed from this life to the next. There’s something unnerving […]
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A Revolutionary Prayer
Posted on October 26, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.The Copernican Revolution refers to the radial reorientation of thought that the earth was not the center of our solar system. Prior to Copernicus the sun and planets were believed to revolve around the earth. But a heliocentric model reflects reality. Our realities need a similar revolution. We can think that the world revolves […]
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Connect for Christ
Posted on October 5, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.Our Lord Jesus calls us to be witnesses “in our going.” That means there is not a specific time or place to bear testimony to Christ. How do we go about witnessing? By word and deed. The way we conduct our lives demonstrates that we know Jesus and show that He is Lord of our […]
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Take-Home Bible
Posted on September 28, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.Perhaps you had the same experience in elementary school. When it was time to do math or English, the teacher would ask a student to distribute the textbooks stored in the cabinet. As the class drew to a close those textbooks would be collected and returned, ready for the next time they’d be needed. […]
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Twelve Questions About Forgiveness
Posted on September 14, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.Would you invite a child molester into your home? How about a smooth-talking con man who prowls about looking for a point of entry? Or on a different note, would you leave an infection in your body untreated, allowing it wreak havoc? That’s pretty much what we do when we allow anger or its […]
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ReMembership
Posted on September 10, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.I begin each Session meeting with a devotional. September’s had to deal with holiness but ended up talking about church membership. I read from Hebrews 12: “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord” (Heb. 12:14). My emphasis was on the need to strive for […]
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Sermon Preparation – It’s not just for the preacher
Posted on July 8, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.Flash back to high school. Remember the days when your body would be in its seat for English Lit, but your mind would be playing hooky. Especially if it was a nice day out. You got credit for being there but you got very little else out of the class. After all, when it […]
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Coming Out
Posted on June 22, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.Mourning has broken. Hearts are heavy with the news that the senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church has broken covenant with the wife of his youth. Assuredly, there are those from the spectator seats of the world cheering and jeering. But I suspect there are also those within the larger church who are […]
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Sanctification and Union with Christ
Posted on June 13, 2015 by sdgale in Uncategorized.The indicative of our sanctification is established through union with Christ. The imperative of our sanctification is enabled through union with Christ, and is exercised through abiding. If that statement is true, and I believe that it is, then it is essential that leaders of Christ’s church teach those entrusted to their care about […]
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