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10:30am – Morning Worship
5:30pm – Evening Worship
(at St. Paul's Lutheran,
604 Pitt St. Mt. Pleasant)
Church Address
Moultrie Middle School
645 Coleman Boulevard
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

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Archives for April 2014

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The Mansion

A few years ago I read a classic, skillfully written short story by Henry Van Dyke entitled, The Mansion. This delightful piece of early twentieth century literature, first published in 1910, is about a successful New York banker named John Weightman who lived in a beautiful, yet "reservedly opulent" mansion with his wife and two daughters. He is characterized as "a self-m...

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Misplaced Humility & the Resurrection of the Dead

We live in an age of misplaced humility. Rather than modestly distrusting our own subjective (inner) feelings on all matters of life and faith - and with steadfast conviction holding tightly to objective, external truth - we do just the opposite. We confidently trust our inner voice while distrusting objective facts and truth which are outside of us. It's the Oprah Winfrey...

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Sermon Discussion Questions: Luke 5:12-26 and Philippians 4:1-3

Luke 5:12-26 1) Why was leprosy so serious? 2) What is so dramatic about this incident? 3) How does Christ respond to the leper? Why was this so shocking? 4) What is spiritual leprosy? What is the only solution? 5) What is Christ demonstrating by healing the paralytic? (vv. 23 24) Philippians 4:1-3 1) Why does Paul open this section with "therefore"? 2) Why does t...

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God-Centered Parenting

It is no easy task in our day and time to raise children "in the discipline and instruction of the Lord" (Eph. 6:4). Not only is our culture becoming increasingly degenerate, many well-intentioned churches are abandoning serious discipleship in order to be more attractive to the lost. An emphasis on Lord's Day worship and family piety has largely been replaced by programs ...

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Sermon Discussion Questions: Luke 5:1-11 and Exodus 20:15

Luke 5:1-11 1) What did Pastor Jon mean when he said Christ's miracles were a preview of what was to come? 2) Why is it significant that it was the word of Christ which brought about the miracles? 3) What was Peter's initial response to Christ? Are there times when you respond to God like that? 4) How did Peter respond after the miracle? What does this teach us abo...

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Beware of Destructive Heresies

Not only was Peter an apostle (apostolos), called and sent by God to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, he was also a bond-servant (doulos), joyfully and willingly serving the One who laid His life down on the cross for the Church (II Peter 1:1; Ephesians 5:25). As an ambassador for Christ, Peter's life-mission was to go forth into all the world heralding the good news t...

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