ARCHIVE October, 2011
I feel like this is the most important message I’ve ever had to preach here. If you know me very well, you might expect me to try to find an angle or an odd way of looking at a verse that is so overly familiar. Not this time. John 3:16 deserves its fame. Click the Read more
October 31, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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Thank you to everyone who filled a shoebox full of goodies this year. We were able to send a huge pile of boxes to children in need. Here’s a longer video about the program:
October 27, 2011 in News by Pastor Steve
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It’s about time we shared a good old-fashioned pot-luck dinner! On Saturday November 19th, we’re going to meet for a shared meal at the church followed by bowling—followed by desert. The perfect trilogy: 5:30 p.m. – Pot-Luck 6:30 p.m. – Bowling 7:30 p.m. – Desert Child care will be provided during the bowling. Please look Read more
October 26, 2011 in News by Pastor Steve
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When you hear the phrase, “religious zealot”, what comes to mind? Street-corner preachers? Televangelists? Terrorists? For Jesus, zeal was a good thing. He even added a political zealot to his cast of disciples! (Although Jesus radically redefined where that zeal was to be placed and how it should be enacted.) In the second half of Read more
October 26, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time Read more
October 26, 2011 in Meditations by Pastor Steve
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Gratitude is a wonderful antidote for those times when we feel down, lonely, neglected or hard done by. The blessings I have are too numerous to mention, however, when I look back on my life, one of the things I’m most thankful for is the most surprising … it’s the difficult times or the ‘deserts’ Read more
October 12, 2011 in Meditations by Pastor Steve
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Pop quiz. Put yourself in the shoes of the Messiah. You’re God the Father’s specially anointed person who will announce the arrival of the Kingdom of God and die for the sins of the world. What’s the first big miracle you would perform? Cure world hunger? Supernaturally transform all weaponry into farming equipment? Walk into Read more
October 11, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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Sunday was a real treat. Fresh back from their six-year term in Zimbabwe at the Village of Hope, Gord and Anita Cooledge shared the morning with us. After Anita gave an update on the Village and her own family, Gord spoke on what it means to leave a legacy—a Godprint—on the world around us. You Read more
October 5, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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I’m not sure how many of you are aware of this, but our church subscribes to Testimony Magazine, the place where “our story intersects faith and culture”. The October issue arrived this week and is available for free in the foyer. It features an honest editorial on thankfulness as well as a insightful look at Read more
October 5, 2011 in News by Pastor Steve
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Calling all ladies! We’re gathering at the church on Thursday October 20th at 7 p.m. for an evening entitled, “Blessing! Blessing! Blessing!” We want to be a blessing to the people around us and in our community. This month we’re going to focus on a young mom. If you’re able, please bring a gift or Read more
October 3, 2011 in News by Pastor Steve
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