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Resources For "He Is, I'm Not" Series From Each Harderwyk Preacher 1) Scotty Smith’s Heavenward Daily Prayers - CLICK HERE to see the daily prayer blog of Scotty Smith.  You will see an option to have them delivered to your email inbox each day as well.   2) Simple Lectio Divina Overview - CLICK HERE for a simple introduction of the spiritual practice of a more personal way of experience the Word through contemplation and reflection.   3) An Article on the Mockingbird website that shares words from a commencement address by David Foster Wallace in 2005.  While Wallace is not a Christian, his words offer us a point of reflection when thinking about the things we look to in order to fill or nourish us.  - CLICK HERE 4) The Marshmallow Test - CLICK HERE for a simple introduction to the original test.  AND HERE to the Amazon link to the book. 5) Pastor Wang Yi - Pastor Bill has been praying for imprisoned Chinese pastor Wang Yi for a while. ...

Resources For "He Is, I'm Not" Series From Each Harderwyk Preacher Pastor Aaron VanDerVeen - Watershed Preacher Tim Keller - The Reason for God -   “Now, what happens if you eliminate anything from the Bible that offends your sensibility and crosses your will? If you pick and choose what you want to believe and reject the rest, how will you ever have a God who can contradict you? You won't! You'll have... A God, essentially, of your own making, and not a God with whom you can have a relationship and genuine interaction. Only if your God can say things that outrage you and make you struggle (as in a real friendship or marriage!) will you know that you have gotten hold of a real God and not a figment of your imagination. So an authoritative Bible is not the enemy of a personal relationship with God. It is the precondition for it.” NT Wright - John for Everyone -  "Jesus’ basic charge against them [religious leaders] is that they are trying to kill him; that thi...

Resources For "Surprise! You Belong!" Series From Each Harderwyk Preacher Pastor Bill Lindner - Celebration & Fusion Preacher Humility: The Beauty of Holiness by Andrew Murray - I mentioned this book in the sermon and it's impact on my life for many years now. Humility is the theological term for the heart posture of "becoming like a little child."  Murray writes: "Humility is the only soil in which the graces take root; the lack of humility is the reasonable explanation for every defect and failure in the Christian Life.  Humility is not so much a blessing or attribute along with others; it is the root of all." - p. 3.   You can get the book in an updated language edition (very helpful!!) at NO COST by CLICKING HERE .  This is a Kindle e-book format.  You may need to download the Kindle app - CLICK HERE for that - for your smartphone, tablet or computer. Pastor Aaron VanDerVeen - Watershed Preacher From "Mark: An Introduction and Commentary...

Resources For "Surprise! You Belong!" Series From Each Harderwyk Preacher Pastor Bill Lindner - Celebration Preacher CRCNA Biblical Theology of Human Sexuality - By way of illustration this morning, I mentioned the report on Human Sexuality that has been prepared for the summer of 2021 General Synod of the Christian Reformed Church of North America.  As mentioned, I find it to be well-founded biblically and theologically and would want to see it adopted with few, if any, modifications.  CLICK HERE for the very readable 12-page "Executive Summary Report."   CLICK HERE for the full - all 187 pages - report and a quotation:   The church is facing a crisis of gospel proportions. Our failure to be salt and light through love, sexuality, marriage, friendship, and mutual accountability has deeply compromised our witness to the gospel. We are not facing just one problem, or even two or three. Our whole way of life has fallen out of step with the Spirit and with t...