Pastor Dial

The Way

“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” John 14:6 August 27, 2025 Thomas, the disciple of Jesus, was a mix of devotion to Christ (Jn. 11:16), but had his infamous doubting episode after the resurrection of Jesus (Jn. 20:24-28). […]

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The Good Shepherd

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” John 10:11 August 22,2025 The evening shadows began to disappear. Darkness came in all around as the sheep came into their fold for the night. Dangers lurked everywhere. In Bible times the country side in Palestine was beset with lions,

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Christ the Door

“So Jesus again said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.’” John 10:7 August 20, 2024 A story and an illustration. This is the way to unlock the connection and meaning of John 9 and 10. First, in chapter 9 a blind man is given his sight

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The Bread of Life

“Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.’” John 6:35 August 15, 2025 There were thousands of hungry people who followed Jesus because of the signs He was performing (Jn. 6:2). The miracle of the five barley loaves

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All Praise to God

“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!” Romans 11:33 August 8, 2025 Where does one begin in knowing how to praise God? Romans 1-11 is a comprehensive account of the gospel. As someone has said, it is “like a traveler

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The Olive Tree

“But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree,…” Romans 11:17 August 6, 2025 What kind of branch are you? A natural olive branch? A wild olive branch? You may ask

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