Author Archives: Steve LaMotte

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About Steve LaMotte

Husband of Andrea and father of four amazing children. Pastor at Avenue United Methodist Church in Milford, Delaware.

Why My Wife is Teacher of the Year

On Tuesday night (Oct. 29), I had the opportunity to attend a banquet honoring the 19 District Teacher’s of the Year from the (you guessed it) 19 districts in Delaware. There were about 500 people in the room with many … Continue reading

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Submitted

What does a life of submission look like for a believer? What does it look like to practice a lifestyle of submission. This is the question we sought to answer this past Sunday as we looked at Spiritual Habits (Disciplines) … Continue reading

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Living in the Moment (and other lessons from the Pirates)

I am a Pittsburgh Pirates fan. Let me be clear, I am not a recent bandwagon fan- but a fan from birth. A fan whose love for the Pirates came together around players like “skinny” Barry Bonds, Andy Van Slyke, … Continue reading

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The Simple Life

For the past few weeks at Hope Church, we’ve been talking about the need for Christians to develop spiritual habits in our lives in order to grow mature in our faith (read pt.1, pt. 2, pt. 3, and pt. 4). … Continue reading

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Why We Fast

The first time I remember fasting was as a teenager doing an event called the 30 Hour Famine- now this wasn’t “real” fasting as we’ll see, but it was my first experience and exposure to the concept. I remember going … Continue reading

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How Do We Study?

Yesterday, I posted on the Spiritual Habit/Discipline of Study- defining study as a specific act where we fix our eyes on an object (like Scripture) in order to be changed. When we study scripture our minds are conformed around the … Continue reading

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Spiritual Habits for Ordinary People: Study

This past Sunday, we talked about the Spiritual Habit (or Discipline) of Study. Having a Church on a college campus- study isn’t the habit that many are eager to jump into because of the study that is done throughout the … Continue reading

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Why Do We Need to Develop Spiritual Habits?

We began a new sermon series this past Sunday called, “Spiritual Habits for Ordinary People.” My hope is that through the message and dialogue in Life Groups that our church will learn to develop Habits (Disicplines) that lead to spiritual … Continue reading

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Praying for Peace in Syria

I know that I am not the only person appalled at the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria against their own people. This breaks international laws “regulating” warfare (which sounds strange- but that is essentially what it is) and … Continue reading

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Spiritual Habits for Ordinary People

This coming Sunday (September 8, 2013) we are beginning a new series called Spiritual Habits for Ordinary People. During the series, we’ll be taking a look at six “spiritual disciplines” to help grow and mature your faith. Spiritual Disciplines are … Continue reading

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