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Spiritual War

Rev. Dr. John J. Lolla, Jr. August 26, 2018 O.T.: Psalm 84, N.T.: Ephesians 6:10-20, Text: Ephesians 6:12             Jean Twenge is an associate professor of psychology at San Diego State University.         In 2006, she wrote Generation Me. In her challenging work about today’s young people, Twenge defended labels naming different generations. She said, “Like it not, when you were born dictates the culture you experience. This includes the highs and lows of pop…

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Wisdom beyond the Age

 Rev. Dr. John J. Lolla, Jr. August 19, 2018 Text: Ephesians 5:15, O.T.: Psalm 111, N.T.: Ephesians 5:15-20 In 1987, Chrysler bought American Motors Corporation with its Jeep brand. It developed a market between automobiles and trucks that eventually became known in 2008 as crossover vehicles. Today, crossovers blur the boundaries between passenger vehicles and sports utility vehicles. They are just one example of the wisdom of the age. Throughout American culture, former boundaries of…

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Inner Living

Rev. Dr. John J. Lolla, Jr. August 12, 2018 Text: Ephesians 3:16, Old Testament: Psalm 14,  New Testament: Ephesians 3:14-21              Outward actions come from inner living. The language we use, the choices we make, the time we spend, our initiative, our energy, our drive comes from within us. Inside us are two major centers – the mind and the heart. The mind is the storehouse of knowledge. The heart is the treasury of emotion.…

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Amazing!

Rev. Dr. John J. Lolla, Jr. August 5, 2018 Text: Ephesians 2:8-9, Old Testament: Psalm 89:20-37, New Testament: Ephesians 2:11-22 Walls. They protect us. They define us. The world can’t live without walls. High walls.   Wide walls. Long walls. Great walls. The world depends on walls to stay safe. The world uses walls to be prosperous. Usually walls are made of bricks and mortar. But not always. The greatest walls aren’t built made by human…

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Why are We Here?

By: Ken Ference July 22, 2018 Besides the obvious reason we are here, why are we here? Let us think about it for a moment. Why are we here? The question seems simple to answer. We are here because we want to be here. Still, the big question is why are we here? Is it because we feel obligated to be here? Or we feel a need to be here? Maybe we feel a calling…

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