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Tim Udouj

Before becoming the pastor of Grace and Peace Presbyterian in Greenville, SC, Tim served as the RUF pastor at Furman University. He was a minister at Main and August Camp, and now lives in Greenville with his family.

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Wrestling with Rest

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And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. Genesis 2:2 By t...

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The Joy of Humility

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Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he...

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Slow Down, Stop, and Soak It Up

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The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Psalm 19:1 For the past 6 years I’ve been granted the opportunity t...

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Don't be Surprised by your Doubt

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I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of ...

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Dreaming Small

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Aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed. 1 Thess. 4:11 Let’s talk about your dreams for ...

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Longing for True Joy

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Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Romans 5:2 “The mai...

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The Secret of Contentment

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For I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned th...

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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

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The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words...

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Addicted to Busyness

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Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matt. 11:28 On the college campus where I’m a pastor, I have a little game...

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How Many Times Do I Have to Forgive?

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“Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:32 Don’t you hate it when so...

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Prayer is Like Banging at the Door

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And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Luke 11:9 As a pastor, one of the mo...

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You Just Need to Grow...Down?

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Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all. Mark 9:35 How old do you wish you were right now? That sounds like a str...

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Don't You Care About Us?

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And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. Mark 4:39 Do you ever hav...

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What Are You So Worried About?

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Therefore I tell you, do you not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will put on…but s...

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Wow, That Felt Good to Get Off My Chest!

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Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Psalm 32:1 Sometimes when we finally confess something that we’ve held in...

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At the Mercy of the Waves

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…it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself…It is the Lord who judges me. 1 C...

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Everyone Has Faith in Something

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“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 This morning as I begin writing I approached my ...

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You Become What You Worship

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“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set you minds on things ...

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Avoiding the Roller Coaster

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“So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal bodies, to make you ob...

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No Longer a Slave, But a Child

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“So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.” Galatians 4:7 Have you ever had a teac...

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Justifying Your Existence

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“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” ...

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Instead of Punishment, Let's Get Ice Cream

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“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 Have you ever been caugh...

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We All Like Playing Dress Up, Don't We?

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“O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar…Even before a word is on m...

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So, What's Wrong with the World, Anyway?

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“Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As ...

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You Were Made for Worship

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“Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” Psalm 46:10 What is it that you really love?...

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