Some Reflections on Fasting

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Matthew 9:14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “The attendants of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is [...]

No Yoke on Me (Pastor Buz)

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Louie Zamperini, world record holder in the high school mile and 1936 Olympian turned bombardier in the south Pacific, was eventually captured and spent years as a POW.  Because Ofuna [POW camp] was kept secret from the outside world, the Japanese operated with an absolutely free hand. Louie was told the rules. He was forbidden [...]

Satisfying Food (Pastor Buz)

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Here’s the “fasting for fullness” handout. (pdf) Satisfying Food from Boynton Beach Baptist Sermons on Vimeo. The Text “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the [...]

Not Joyfully-Reformed

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  Erik Raymond: I am all for communicating sin and the need for Christ. This is biblical. It forms our understanding of the gospel. But sometimes preachers and Christians linger a bit long in the boiler room, inhaling the smoke of the Law without opening the windows of grace. You cannot smile in such a [...]

Living. Church. Together.

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At FirstBoynton, we seek to be a Word-saturated, Joyfully-Reformed, Transformational Community to the Glory of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Pastor Buz laid out this vision last week. Listen/Watch here. We are very excited about a new way for our First Boynton community to become “Transformational.”  It’s called “The City.” “You are the [...]

Elder Reading List

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As part of our desire to be faithful shepherds of the flock who continue to grow in our love for God and people, the elders will be reading a new book every quarter. We are striving to pick books that will help us to grow both as Christians under the care of our great Shepherd, [...]

Pure and Undefiled Religion (Bruce Case)

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Elder Bruce Case, James 1:27, January 22, 2012, Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. Manuscript: On January 22nd, 1973, exactly 39 years ago today, the Supreme Court of the United States of America handed down their decision in Roe v Wade, a decision that, tragically, legalized abortion in America. Ten years to the day after that [...]

Vision Sunday 2012 (Pastor Buz)

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What is a Missional Church, Part 2 (Pastor Buz)

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Encouragement for Parents

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In May of 2011, Kevin DeYoung wrote a wonderfully encouraging post for parents. His point isn’t that what we do as parents don’t matter, but that we can make things too complicated at times. His concluding thoughts are worth stating up front: “I want to spend time with my kids, teach them the Bible, take [...]