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Farewell to Fremont, My Mayberry October 31, 2002

This Sunday at eleven o’clock I will step into the First Baptist pulpit as Senior Pastor for the last time. Our family has promised to sing once more and I will preach my farewell message. I have preached about six hundred messages from the First Baptist pulpit. I hope I did some good. I like to think some homes are happier, some marriages are stronger, and some hearts are lighter. I know there are some who understood the Gospel and embraced the faith during our time here. I am sure there has been some eternal fruit, too. Only God knows how much. He has promised to keep a careful record of that. We are not qualified to evaluate that this side of eternity.
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God Substitutes October 24, 2002

Some of the Psalms are Psalms of Assent. They are songs for the road when you are on a holy pilgrimage. It is especially helpful to think of Psalm 133 that way.

At least twice a year the fathers and sons would make their way from wherever they lived to the temple in Jerusalem. (Deuteronomy 16:16) This is a song for brothers together on the road. Can you hear the deep men’s voices as they sing and stride up toward the Holy City? Can you imagine the hearts of the sons and fathers knit together in the Lord as the sons observed their father’s enthusiasm and devotion to the things of the Lord? There would have been a sacrifice of time and money to make a pilgrimage like that. That would become a cherished tradition.
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The Latest News October 17, 2002

We are working hard preparing for the conclusion of our ministry here in Fremont and the beginning of our new family ministry. We will keep you posted on what is happening here on the web site. Two days a week we are working at the Character Inn and the rest of the week we are here at the church.

November 3rd will be our last Sunday here. We will conclude our ministry here with a farewell message on Sunday morning.

News from the Pierpont Family October 13, 2002

The season of ripe corn and goldenrod is slipping away and the days are getting shorter. The apple harvest is being gathered in.
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A Gift from Nathan

When I was a boy my dad taught me how to show people the way to heaven using a chain of verses in the book of Romans. He encouraged me in the habit of carrying a pocket-sized copy of the New Testament with me every day so I would be ready to explain the simple gospel story at a moment’s notice. So every day for years when I dress I put my wallet in one hip pocket and my New Testament in the other.
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Pumpkin Blossoms October 7, 2002

“Have you ever had pun’kin blossoms?” Elmer asked.

“Pumpkin blossoms? No,” I answered tentatively. “What are they?”
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A Wise Exchange October 4, 2002

As I write it is Saturday morning and the sun is rising. The sky is clear and the air is cool. It has all the makings of a beautiful autumn day. Last night we drove over to Lake Michigan in the evening and spent some time with friends as the sun set. One of the men built a fire and we talked while the children played.
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