Posts Tagged With: community

What it means to be the Church

From The Apology of Aristides the Philosopher to Emperor Hadrian, 125 A.D.: Further, if one or other of them have bondmen or bondwomen or children, through love towards them they persuade them to become Christians, and when they have done so, they call them brethren without distinction. They do not worship strange gods, and they go their [...]

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We Have a Mission

We reach out to people and welcome them into the church We have a direct responsibility for people of the “world” around our church, the community in which we study, work, shop, play, and so forth. In this world are people with many hurts, doubts, and questions. There are some who are new in the [...]

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Why the Internet Matters to the Church

It is the biggest worldwide phenomenon of the century so far. • It took radio 38 years to reach 50 million users. • Television took 13 years to reach 50 million users. • It took four years for the Internet to reach 50 million users. • In three years, the iPod reached 50 million users. [...]

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Mission Focused

This past Saturday our church hosted a Chili-Cook off to benefit God’s people in Haiti. It was an amazing success and I’ve been reflecting on why. I’ve come to some conclusion that I would like to share, so take it for what it’s worth. (1) I was focused on a clear purpose that was not [...]

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Community or Critics

    Living with critics is never an easy thing but we all have them. Imagine after a major event you received 100 comments and 98 of them were very positive, what do you think would capture your attention the most? Probably the 2 negative comments. We alway give much more attention to negative critics than to the postive [...]

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Life is a Wonderful Story

Life is a story, not a task, not a script, not a competition, but a love story GOD God is the author of life’s story. The greatest commandment of all is to love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength.  The best, most enduring joy is found in Him.  He is our greatest [...]

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