by Pastor Curt on March 25, 2012
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belief, comfort, deity of Christ, doubt, equipping, faith, resurrection
Today’s message from John 14:15-24 is now on the web. You can listen to the audio here. Here’s how I summarized the point of the text: Jesus’ loving care in thoroughly preparing His own for their mission points yet again to His identity as Messiah that we might believe in Him. Indeed there is nothing [...]
by Pastor Curt on March 11, 2012
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care, commandments, equipping, help, Holy Spirit, love, obedience, saving faith
Today’s message from John 14:15-24 is now on the web. You can listen to the audio here. Here’s how I attempted to capture the gist of the section: Now in campaigning for their correct understanding of saving faith as issuing in devoted obedience and no easy-believism, I mentioned in part three that Jesus further shows [...]
by Pastor Curt on February 26, 2011
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equipping, meetings, service, teaching, wedding
Don’t know any other way to characterize my weekend. Today at 3 PM – Allmand/Taylor wedding. Tomorrow at 8:30 AM – prayer on the property. Tomorrow at 9:30 AM – adult equipping hour teaching – So Many Questions: How to Answer Common Questions about Christianity. Tomorrow at 10:45 AM – worship service preaching – Faith’s [...]
by Pastor Curt on December 27, 2010
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equipping, Evangelism, gospel, witnessing
If the way you share your faith at this point looks something like this (or worse you don’t share Christ with others at all): But you would like the way you share your faith to look something like this: Then make plans to join us for our new 9:30 equipping hour emphasis, Two Ways to [...]
by Pastor Curt on September 4, 2010
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equipping, Gospel in Life, mercy ministry, outreach
“It’s never been cleaned before,” Darlene said. “I’ve never seen more dirt on a driveway,” Randy said. “Sorry we took so long to get to it,” I said. Almost a year ago to the day, the OGC faithful descended on my widow neighbor’s home for a massive painting project. We sought to put James 1:27 [...]
by Pastor Curt on March 3, 2010
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equipping, worship
There are two things coming up in the near future that I want to highlight in this post. The first concerns Good Friday, April 2. Orlando Grace will participate with Faith Baptist Church, 500 N. Bumby, in Orlando, in a joint Good Friday worship observance from noon to 1:00 PM. Pastor Jack of Faith will [...]
by Pastor Curt on December 7, 2009
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equipping, Paul's epistles, prayer, spiritual reformation
I have multiple aims in this post. First, I want to review D. A. Carson’s book by the same title (Baker, 1992, 230 pages). Second, I want to introduce our 9:30 equipping hour curriculum focus for the first quarter of the New Year. The two go hand-in-hand as you will quickly see. At first glance [...]
