Archive for the 'Devotionals & Spiritual Growth' Category

CREATION SUNDAY — AUGUST 9

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

 

Dinosaurs, evolution, billion-year-old fossils, transitional forms, missing links, the “ice man”, the “Big Bang” theory, carbon-14 dating, …
 
        What’s a person to believe?
 
        How’s a person to respond?
 
Join us on Sunday, August 9, for CREATION SUNDAY as we look to God’s Word for amazing answers to these seemingly perplexing issues.  Free resources will be available to everyone [...]

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A Minute With Pastor — 07/26/2009

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

 
 

It plays no favorites and ultimately makes its intrusion into everyone’s life.  It always comes too soon and never shows up even one second late.  It is a painful event and filled with much sorrow.  No one laughs in the face of it, though we can have confidence despite it.  It arrives at that [...]

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A Minute With Pastor — 07/19/2009

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

 
 

The highways do a great service in warning us about potential challenges ahead.  Overhead digital signs inform about traffic jams and accidents; patrol cars flash their lights at the beginning of a congested area; yellow and orange signs make their presence in construction zones.  All these warnings prepare the driver for what he is [...]

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A Minute With Pastor — 06/28/2009

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

 
 

It’s the big day.  The president is coming to town and you will actually have a brief moment to talk with him.  How cool!  How frightful!  You can be sure that you will be guarded and cautious with what you say.  You’ll be respectful and grateful.  After all, he’s the president.
 
How would you respond if [...]

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A Minute With Pastor — 06/21/2009

Monday, June 15th, 2009

 
 

Been thinking about fatherhood in light of some common phrases.  If a “woman’s work is never done,” does that mean a man’s work is always done?  If “momma ain’t happy, then nobody’s happy,” does that mean that if daddy’s happy, it doesn’t really matter?  If “a woman’s place is in the home,” then is man [...]

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A Minute With Pastor — 06/14/2009

Friday, June 12th, 2009

 
 
It lies in wait for an emergency.  Long periods of time pass without even one glance or even one thought about this important device.  Yet, when it’s time arrives, it is expected to be in perfect condition, ready to be used.  It’s none other than the spare tire!
 
That picture is, unfortunately, also true for prayer.  [...]

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A Minute With Pastor — 05/24/2009

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

 
  

Coming to a theater near you!  Starting soon at a dealer close by!  Beginning in only hours at a store down the street.  Truth is, something is always coming along that catches our attention for a moment, but soon passes by and we never give it a second thought.
 
But there’s coming a day and [...]

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A Minute With Pastor — 05/17/2009

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

 
 
Want to relate to at least one billion people in the world?  Then try this visual challenge.  Get rid of all your furniture except for a table and chairs; use blankets for beds.  Give away all your clothing except an old shirt, pants and a pair of shoes.  Empty all the food from your [...]

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A Minute With Pastor — 05/10/2009

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

 
 

When the first man stood back and pondered the beautiful, handmade creation of God called a wife, Adam brought forth this name for her — Eve!  Why?  Because she was the mother of all living (Genesis 3:20).  Adam assigns to her this most amazing name due to her monumental role!
 
Though motherhood takes its [...]

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Vacation Bible School

Friday, May 1st, 2009

  
Pyramids.  The Sphinx.  Sun.  Sand.  Mystery.  Intrigue.  Journey with us as we travel to ancient Egypt for the VBS Thriller — “The Egypt File: Decoding the Mystery of Life.”  It begins with the opening assembly where wacky intros, lively songs and a design time starts the evening.  Then we go to the Dig Site [...]

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