Lake Travis Church of Christ

George Barlow

Community

G.B. Jr. This past Memorial Day we enjoyed a four day Western Caribbean cruise with my Mother-in-law.  As we boarded the Carnival Liberty we learned there were a total of 3600 passengers and 1100 cruise employees.  Our ship the Liberty was approximately two football fields in length and 12 stories high.  The ship included stores …

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Prayers Power

In Luke chapter 18 Jesus anticipated that people would become lackadaisical in their prayer lives.  Jesus told the story of the persistent widow in hopes that people might always pray and never give up. “And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says.  And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who …

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Do You Give Well?

In the gospel of Luke, Jesus often taught on the subject of giving.  He spoke on the blessedness of giving in hopes that we may also receive such blessedness. There are different types of givers; those who rarely give, those who give begrudgingly, and those who give graciously.  Those that rarely give are generally selfish, …

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Compassion

“Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.  Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked” (Psalm 82:3-4). One of our Elders led a good lesson at the Brook Dale’s assisted living yesterday on compassion.  In short he said that God sent …

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God’s People

God uses his people to point others to Jesus and to accomplish his ultimate purpose to bring salvation to all those who would believe.  Paul says, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). Scripture teaches …

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