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Pastor Rich Sivo
Feb 16, 20243 min read
Glorifying God in Praise!
God has been incredibly gracious in the life of our family over the last three weeks. I was just so blessed by my daughter Christina’s...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Feb 9, 20244 min read
The Joy of the Lord!
Last week we were talking about Habakkuk’s madness in trying to understand the will of God in using the Babylonians to judge Judah. We...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Feb 2, 20243 min read
Following God in the dark!
So now that the teams have been decided who’s going to be playing in the Super Bowl this year, what we will have is all kinds of hype and...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Jan 26, 20244 min read
A Prophet’s Prayer
In our recent blogs, we have been looking at Habakkuk’s conversation with God regarding what he first perceived as God’s ignoring the...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Jan 18, 20244 min read
The way to live!
In Charles Dickens’ novel, “The Tale of Two Cities”, at the start of the story he writes – “It was the best of times and the worst of...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Jan 12, 20244 min read
A Difficult Word!
In recent blogs, we have been looking at the short book of Habakkuk and seeing what was taking place between the prophet Habakkuk and the...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Jan 5, 20244 min read
“A God of unusual ways”
Last week in our blog we were looking at the problem of evil that was present in the day of Habakkuk and Habakkuk’s complaint to God...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Dec 29, 20233 min read
The Problem of Evil
When we look around today prepared to enter 2024, we see the prevailing acceptance of evil that is probably unmatched in the annals of...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Dec 22, 20233 min read
A special evening!
I’m very thankful for all those who let the light of the Lord Jesus Christ shine forth through your actions this past weekend at NDC. I...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Dec 15, 20233 min read
A Shining Light!
We have been talking about the characteristics of God revealed in the Christmas story. I would like us today to consider the...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Dec 8, 20233 min read
The Characteristics of God in Christmas!
In recent weeks I have been blogging about Jonah’s response to God’s decision to forgive the Ninevites. We did a little character study...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Dec 1, 20234 min read
A great revelation!
I am very thankful for the book of Jonah, that we have been studying the last few months in our Sunday morning services. In some ways, I...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Nov 22, 20234 min read
Another Reason for Giving Thanks!
For many of us this year Thanksgiving is going to be different than all the rest. A number of us in the church family have experienced a...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Nov 17, 20233 min read
A true understanding
As I have been preaching through the book of Jonah in recent weeks, one of the things I find absolutely amazing is Jonah’s understanding...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Nov 10, 20234 min read
An Important Sign!
In recent weeks as I have been preaching through the book of Jonah in our Sunday morning services, I am deeply grateful to the Lord Jesus...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Oct 27, 20232 min read
A blessed time!
I just wanted to take the opportunity this week in my blog to thank all those who worked so diligently over the last week to prepare NDC...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Oct 20, 20233 min read
Time away with Jesus!
Last week we were considering Jesus’ instruction to His disciples on the importance of setting boundaries and limits in our ministry....
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Oct 13, 20235 min read
Reflecting on my time away!
As I was reflecting on my time away over the last two months there was an interesting story that I heard that has application to my own...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Sep 29, 20233 min read
Change of plans!
Last week at this time (Friday morning) I was preparing to go away for the weekend to our men’s retreat in Harvey Cedars. I was also...
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Pastor Rich Sivo
Sep 15, 20233 min read
Back to Church
Recently I was away from the pulpit of New Durham Chapel for five weeks. Each Sunday that I was away I was able to enjoy part or all of...
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