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The Real Story of Ralph Barton’s Note

April 16, 2018Mike Leake 1 Comment

I was recently working on a writing project which required me to sift through hundreds of sermon illustrations. When looking for illustrations on purpose I found one sermon illustration continue to crop up. This one on Ralph Barton: Ralph Barton,… Continue Reading →

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apologetics, depression, history, Mental Health, pleasure, the gospel

The Gospel Gets the Last Word

April 4, 2018Mike Leake 2 Comments

All flesh is like grassand all its glory like the flower of grass.The grass withers,and the flower falls,25 but the word of the Lord remains forever.” And this word is the good news that was preached to you. Picture a… Continue Reading →

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1 Peter, judgmentalism, the gospel

How Easter Giveaways and ‘Dynamic Speakers’ Can Be Counter-Productive

March 16, 2018Mike Leake

I’ve written in the past why I’m not a big of Easter giveaways, or really much that comes out of an attractional model of doing church. Simply put, I don’t believe it produces what it wants to. You aren’t going… Continue Reading →

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Easter, easy-believism, ministry, Seeker-Sensitive, the gospel

The Pastor’s Greatest Joy

February 7, 2018Mike Leake

And Pastor Mike returned with joy, saying, “Lord, we had such an amazing service. Broken marriages were restored, lives were rededicated to you, some people got saved, a few joined the church, many more were baptized, fractured relationships were restored.… Continue Reading →

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