selected passages from the Proverbs October 27, 2024 preached by Pastor Doug Cooper Download Time of Reflection Quotations “The modern world detests authority but worships relevance. Our Christian conviction is that the Bible has both authority and relevance, and that the secret of both is Jesus Christ.” ~ John Stott (1921-2011), English minister, …

selected passages from Proverbs October 20, 2024 preached by Pastor Doug Cooper Download Time of Reflection Quotations “You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless, until they can find rest in you.” ~ Augustine (354-430), North African bishop, theologian, philosopher and author “There can be no maturity in the spiritual life, no obed…

Proverbs 11:24-25, 28, Proverbs 3:9-10, Matthew 6:1-4, 21 October 13, 2024 preached by Pastor Chris Audino Download Time of Reflection Quotations “I am not a greedy man. If I was, why would I donate to charity? I care about others as well.” ~John Rockefeller “I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; the…

Proverbs 4:1-27 October 6, 2024 preached by Pastor Doug Cooper Download Time of Reflection Quotations “Everybody’s got a hungry heart. Everybody’s got a hungry heart. Lay down your money and you play your part. Everybody’s got a hungry heart.” ~ Bruce Springsteen, singer, songwriter, and musician “The soul’s deepest thirst is for God Himself, who h…

Proverbs 30:1-9 September 29, 2024 preached by Pastor Doug Cooper Download Time of Reflection Quotations “It should fill us with joy, that infinite wisdom guides the affairs of the world. Many of its events are shrouded in darkness and mystery, and inextricable confusion sometimes seems to reign. Often wickedness prevails, and God seems to have for…

Proverbs 3:1-12 September 22, 2024 preached by Raymond Harrison Download Time of Reflection Quotations “To be Christian, faith has to be new – that is, alive and growing. It cannot be static, finished, settled. When Scripture, prayer, worship, ministry become routine, they are dead. When I have decided that I can now cope with the awful love of God…

Proverbs 2:1-22 September 15, 2024 preached by Pastor Doug Cooper Download Time of Reflection Quotations “A lowly person is a teachable person, easily entreated and open to explanation. Many of our spirits are too arrogant: they can teach others but can never themselves be taught.” ~ Watchman Nee (1903-1972), Writer and native leader in the develop…

Proverbs 1:1-33 September 8, 2024 preached by Pastor Doug Cooper Download Time of Reflection Quotations “Other stories are always looking for ways to humanize God and deify us, but God’s story exalts Him and brings appropriate humility to us as His creatures. All wisdom starts here. If you miss it, you are on the wrong path and without hope.” ~ Edw…

Psalm 116 September 1, 2024 preached by Pastor Doug Cooper Download Time of Reflection Quotations “The Bible does not present an art of prayer; it presents the God of prayer.” ~ Edmund P. Clowney ( 1917-2005), American pastor and professor “For me, in my Christian belief, prayer is not an opportunity to manipulate God into doing what you want him t…

Psalm 85 August 25, 2024 preached by Pastor Doug Cooper Download Time of Reflection Quotations “Then comes intercession, the hardest work in the world–the giving of one’s self, time, strength, energy, and attention to the needs of others in a way that no one but God sees, no one but God will do anything about, and no one but God will ever reward yo…