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Fellowship At The Ranch

  I believe God Pastor Ed Jones During a tremendous storm at sea, while the Apostle Paul was being taken to Rome, he encouraged the crew, prisoners and Roman soldiers with these words: “For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me saying, ‘Do…

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  What is worship? Ed Jones, Pastor Worship is a tricky word. Whenever we hear it, we think of Sunday morning services with four to six hymns, communion, a sermon, and closing prayer. Funny thing is that our most significant worship occurs between Monday and Friday. That’s because everything we think, say or do is…

Fellowship At The Ranch

  Pastor Ed Jones “After Jesus said this, He looked toward heaven and prayed…” John 17:1 We had just heard a stirring, passionate speech about the evils that had befallen American society since prayer was banned from schools. At the end of that morning’s Christian men’s breakfast, men from different churches huddled in groups talking…

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  Ed Jones, Pastor Obviously, I can’t cover a topic that broad in a few hundred words. But, we can hit the high points. Everyone wants to know about heaven (Greek: Paradeisos) and everyone wants to go there. Polls suggest that nearly 80 percent of Americans believe there is a heaven. Amazing! Even in this…

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  Ed Jones New Year’s resolutions are not a recent phenomenon. The practice goes back three millennia to the Babylonians. Although there is nothing magic about January 1, the thought of a fresh start is encouragement enough for many to resolve to improve on the past. Over the years I’ve resolved to better manage my…

Fellowship At The Ranch

Pastor Ed Jones My closest friend over the years is also a pastor of a small church in West Texas. A few years ago he was the officiant at a funeral. Recalling that day, he wrote the following: People made their way to the family sitting in front of the caskets to express their condolences.…

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Pastor Ed Jones We live in a time when giving thanks has been replaced with protesting perceived ills or loss of entitlement. The proverbial “squeaky wheel” is evident in media, academia, industry, religion and politics. It’s not my intent to comment on the validity of cause or sincerity of those protesting. I merely wish to…

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Wakeup call Ed Jones, Pastor God said to Ezekiel, “Now as for you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus you have spoken, saying, “Surely our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we are rotting away in them; how then can we live?’” (Ezekiel 33:10) Sin caught up with Israel,…

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Ed Jones It’s my anniversary! However, it’s not what most would think. On September 4, 2016 I delivered my first sermon as Pastor of Fellowship at the Ranch Church. To say that this year has flown by would be an understatement. Allow me to recall the sequence of events that brought us to this incredible…

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In the silence A dear friend and pastor recently lost his wife of 30+ years. In his sorrow he wrote of his trust and hope in the Lord: The words of the writer of this Psalm become our words, “How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face…