A Powerful Proverb.


During my mid-20s, I was involved with helping my mother coordinate a weekly children’s club called Sunshine Corner that had existed ever since I was a child. During the 6 week summer school break, we would often host a themed holiday club, which proved to be a lot of fun for adults and children alike.
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Hatching Snake Eggs (Part 3), By Rev. Ernie Banwell.


This is the final part of the sermon I heard my father-in-law preach nearly 20 years ago which had a massive impact on my thoughts and attitudes.
For the past 2 weeks we have been discussing the problem of hatching snake eggs. We have seen how angry and bitter thoughts and gripping, and overwhelming fears can sow seeds of destruction in our lives.
Finally today, we will consider the Terrible Consequences of allowing these eggs to hatch.
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Hatching Snake Eggs (Part 2), By Rev. Ernie Banwell


This is part 2 in an incredibly challenging set of devotionals, taken from a sermon Ernie preached at the church I attended almost 20 years ago.
In this series, we are talking about the danger of hatching snake eggs. Last week in part 1, we considered the danger of angry and bitter thoughts, and how they can consume and destroy us.
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Hatching Snake Eggs By Rev. Ernie Banwell (Part 1)


I asked my father-in-law if I could share the text of this sermon, because it made a huge impression when I first heard him preach it about 20 years ago. Although I have heard many more sermons in my lifetime, this one has stayed with me.
Hatching Snake eggs is a biblical term, not a joke. It has to do with walking in holiness before God.
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