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  • Tj Long Jr

    Contributing sermons since Oct 13, 2023
TJ's church

First Christian Church Elizabeth City NC
Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909
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About TJ
  • Education: M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary (c/o 2009) BA Bible & Religion, Montreat College (c/o 2003)
  • Experience: Minister at First Christian Church (Elizabeth City, NC) Associate Minister of Students & Outreach at First Christian Church (Great Bend, KS) Associate Pastor of Discipleship & Outreach at The Living Room Church (Elizabeth City, NC) Student & Young Adult Pastor at Forest Park Church (Elizabeth City, NC) Youth Minister at Beverly Hills Baptist Church (Asheville, NC)
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  • Simeon: A Lesson In Waiting & Obedience

    Contributed on Jan 1, 2024
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    Simeon and Anna are faithfully waiting but without the obedience of Joseph and Mary, the promises of God would've been delayed. We must be diligent as disciple-makers because to bring people the good news, to bring Jesus to them.

    Christmas is over and now we have 358 days until Christmas 2024. If I was a child I’d be a little depressed about having to wait so long Christmas to come back around again. As I was growing up there were many things I felt like I waited on; a girl to like me, for me to be taller, for me to get my ...read more

  • The Politics Of Jesus

    Contributed on Oct 30, 2023
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    Christians think they align with Jesus' views. Some are surprised, others offended. Jesus’ campaign sounds like a liberal utopia because we’re not ready to let go of hate, we’re not ready to trust in God and not in the law. We have to transcend hate and show the mercy we’ve been shown by God.

    There are only two shows that I’ve ever watched the entire series. One of which I still own on DVD and have watched the entire series 3 times. If there was any show that I’d love to see still running today it would be this one. I’d love to see how it would interpret and respond to the issues of our ...read more

  • Pits & Wells

    Contributed on Oct 13, 2023
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     | 1,170 views

    Many of the things that we think will fill us up are indeed pits that drain us. We should seek after wells that have Living Water. In the midst of internal strife in the church at Philippi, Paul shows us how to seek the things that are lovely while I'll give you steps to reduce the negativity.

    “Pits & Wells” (Title Slide) [Slides are available upon request, these cues denotes where slides are shown/used.] It’s a common narrative to think that most of the news that you see on TV is bad news. Well, that’s not only a common viewpoint, it’s backed up by statistics. Studies show that ...read more