by Sam Rainer | Jul 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
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by Sam Rainer | Jul 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Sometimes the being is more important than the doing.” My mentor shared this wisdom at our last meeting. He’s in his mid-80s, about 50 years ahead of me. He retired from a church in Indiana and moved to Bradenton several years ago. I inherited him with my... 
by Sam Rainer | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
http://www.westbradenton.org/assets/2079/170702_sitp_the_good_shepherd.mp3 Last Sunday I started a new sermon series. It’s creatively titled “Summer in the Psalms,” because it’s summer, and I’m preaching selected Psalms. In Psalm 23, we learn our comfort... by Sam Rainer | Jul 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
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by Sam Rainer | Jul 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’m on vacation this week, enjoying time with my family. I realize vacations are a luxury. Plenty of bi-vocational pastors do not get vacations. Some full-time pastors get so much grief from their churches over vacation, they simply skip them. Time away is... 
by Sam Rainer | Jun 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
http://www.westbradenton.org/assets/2079/170625_communion.mp3 The Lord’s Supper is a picture of intimacy with God. The meal was prepared by God from the beginning of time. Close proximity to Jesus doesn’t save you. The Lord’s Supper is not about how we...
