Genesis 4:9 “Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is Abel, your brother?’ And Cain said, ‘I do not know.’ Am I my brother’s keeper?’” The rabbis say that when Cain insisted that he wasn’t Abel’s keeper, he was apologizing to God for not knowing that killing his brother was weakening the influence of God […]
2 Corinthians 12:9: “My grace is sufficient for you, my power is made perfect in weakness.” God provides us His grace when we are most vulnerable before Him. There are days when we are confident that we are pleasing to God, and days when we think we have failed to live into the holiness we
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Carlo Carretto wrote in “The God Who Comes” these words: “We must assume an attitude of waiting, accepting the fact that we are creatures and not creator…the initiative is God’s…we are only to accept.” Sometimes, we can get it the other way around. While we are indeed creatures, God gifted us with extraordinary intelligence. That
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Thank you for the wonderful cookies and lemonade welcome “On the Porch.” I love that meeting place for fellowship. My family and I really enjoyed time with each of you. Such a warm welcome means so much to a new pastor. This week’s message is called “Spirit Life” and is based on Romans 8:1-11. How
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In the Christmas story, the primary attendants are shepherds. If there is a more humble occupation in the world than that if shepherd, I don’t know what it is. Guardian to a bunch of smelly sheep! I doubt that any special training was required ”just some common sense and a degree of courage. Only God
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Join us for Trunk or Treat in parking lot of Striplin Terrace on Saturday, October 25 from 4pm – 6pm.
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For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’” When the Gentiles heard this, theywere glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all whowere appointed for eternal life believed. Acts 13:47-38.
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It’s hard to get newcomers to stick around long enough to investigate Christianity if you don’t make them feel comfortable. How’s your follow-up with newcomers? How do you help them get connected and integrated? Is your building in the best shape it can be? Does it smell clean? Can they find friends at your church?
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Some of our greatest victories are not wins,they are our refusals to lose.You don’t feel like getting up.You don’t want to get dressed for the day. You don’t want to eat a good breakfast.You don’t want to spend a moment with God.You don’t want to go to work.What you want to do is nothingbut nothing
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