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Stan Mast

Rev. Stan Mast is a retired pastor, who served four churches in the West and Midwest regions of the United States. He finished his career with three years of teaching at Calvin Seminary. He is happily married to Sharon, and they have two sons and four grandchildren. Stan is a voracious reader and works out regularly. He also calls himself a car nut and an “avid, but average” golfer.
Devotionals

Species of Doubt

Read: Luke 24:36-49 Jesus himself stood among them . . . . [and] they were startled and frightened. (vv. 36-37 NIV) Yesterday we looked at how doubt can be the

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What Is Doubt?

Read: Matthew 26:36-46 My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will. (v. 39 NIV) The root

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But Some Doubted

Read: Matthew 28:16-20 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. (v. 17 NIV) Whenever I’ve preached on the Great Commission, I’ve skipped over those three words in

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God, Have Mercy

Read: Luke 18:9-14 God, have mercy on me, a sinner. (v. 13 NIV) Is doubt a virtue? I doubt it, if Jesus tells us to stop. Well, then, is doubt

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Lord, Save Me

Read: Matthew 21:18-22 If you have faith and do not doubt . . . you can say to this mountain, “Go, throw yourself into the sea,” and it will be

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Great Prayer, Great Faith

Read: John 17:6-21 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. (v. 15 NIV) Our story yesterday

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The Sands of Doubt

Read: Matthew 14:22-31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” (v. 31 NIV) Does Jesus’s question to Peter

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Devotionals

The Fruit of Faith

READ : Matthew 7:15-20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. (v. 20 NIV) Jesus’ strong words in Matthew 7:21 may sound like salvation by works, but Jesus didn’t mean that. We

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