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by Pastor Curt on December 1, 2011
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Advent, Christmas, incarnation, worship
Last Sunday, November 27, marked the beginning of Advent, traditionally the beginning of the church calendar year. The word advent comes from the Latin adventus meaning coming. Advent focuses our worship for the four weeks which precede Christmas on the significance of Christ’s incarnation. Christians began to organize worship around various seasons of the year [...]
by Kelly Simpson on November 23, 2011
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Crafting, Gifts, handmade, worship
Forget Black Friday. Waking up at three in the morning just to wait in line and fight over the last widget in the store. Doesn’t sound like a deal to me! Besides, it’s not even where to find the best stuff this year. I’ll let you in on a little secret – the best stuff [...]
by Pastor Curt on September 14, 2011
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mission, work, worship
Here’s a worthwhile video download for you to finish strong on the job this week. My thanks to TN for the heads up! It runs 2:45. //
by Pastor Curt on September 3, 2011
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communion, congregational meeting, Labor Day weekend, worship
Yes, it’s Labor Day weekend with the rest, relaxation, and refreshment it can bring, but . . . Sunday will come tomorrow and we will gather for worship and community as always. In some ways it is a more important Sunday than others. First, we have a congregational meeting during the 9:30 hour for members [...]
by Pastor Curt on July 9, 2011
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building, construction, dedication, worship
Yes. That’s right. Tomorrow night in a special service on the property we will encourage sanctified graffiti as the main event. This is a one-time only offer, folks. After we open the building, any graffiti writers will suffer the full consequence of the law. So make good on the chance while you can. After we [...]
by Kelly Simpson on July 7, 2011
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community, Music, singing, worship
I’m no musician. Now don’t get me wrong, I love music! But somehow my musical training and prowess stalled when I was first chair in the recorder in fourth grade. I can carry a tune okay, but I don’t enjoy singing in front of others – at least not on my own. But if you [...]
by Pastor Curt on February 22, 2011
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community, intercession, love, prayer, worship
I opted to preach from Hebrews 13:4 for my wedding sermon last Friday night. Let marriage be held in honor among all. The context at the end of chapter 12 urges the reader to offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, since He is a consuming fire. Presumably the bullet points at the [...]
by Pastor Curt on February 20, 2011
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decision, devotion, faith, money, sacrifice, signs, worship
Today’s message from John 12:1-11 is now on the web. You can listen to the audio here. Here’s how I closed: Because of Mary’s one-of-a-kind act of extravagant devotion, we should believe in Jesus as the Messiah and follow Him with similar commitment. Make no mistake about it. The choice to believe or not is [...]
by Pastor Curt on February 12, 2011
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awe, Crazy Love, creation, knowledge of God, worship
Just started reading Francis Chan’s Crazy Love. Over a million copies sold already. I picked up a copy at the Desiring God Pastor’s Conference in Minneapolis last week. Figured I needed to see what all the ruckus was about. He begins in a rather unorthodox way with chapter one entitled Stop Praying. He wants us [...]
by Pastor Curt on December 12, 2010
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anger, belief, death, devotion, Gospel of John, grief, incarnation, worship
Today’s message from John 11:28-37 is now on the web. You can listen to the audio here. Here is the quote by B. B. Warfield characterizing the depth of emotion displayed by Jesus as fundamentally rage. It is death that is the object of his wrath, and behind death him who has the power of [...]
