Coversation from January 7th

January 12, 2010

Definition – Anger is the powerhouse of the emotions for protecting or acquiring something deeply desired or loved.
Complexity – What is the thing that is wanted deeply loved?
Anger is always a secondary response.  It if the fruit of losing something or finding an idol threatened.  If you struggle with anger, it may be that anger [...]

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Coversation from January 6th

January 12, 2010

Where does anger fit in the narrative of your life?
I would like to invite you to reflect on the story of your life.  I hope to build a culture of internal conversation between you and your Heavenly Father around the topics we will confront over the next several Lord’s days.
Historically, God’s children have profited from [...]

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Worship Songlist for October 11, 2009

October 12, 2009

This life, therefore, is not righteousness, but growth in righteousness; not health, but healing; not being, but becoming; not rest, but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it. The process is not yet finished, but it is going on. This is not the end, but it is [...]

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Worship Songlist for October 4, 2009

October 6, 2009

Romans 8:1 – There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
When I read that verse, I am encouraged greatly.  In Christ, we have forgiveness and acceptance.  One of the benefits of that is being able to live in community with one another.  We can live free of condemnation from one [...]

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Sermon from October 4, 2009

October 6, 2009

 
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The Work of the Holy Spirit: Communion
Ephesians 1:15-23
15For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may [...]

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What I Meant to Say from September 27, 2009

October 6, 2009

There is nothing more frustrating than coming to a Sunday and leaving spiritual food lying on the table. When Steve and I met early last week, in anticipation of the upcoming service, we had great plans. We set about constructing the following order:

The theme for this past week was “The depth of our relationship in [...]

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Sermon from September 27, 2009

September 29, 2009

 
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The Work of the Holy Spirit: Regeneration
Ephesians 1:3-10
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before [...]

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“What I Meant to Say” from September 20, 2009

September 29, 2009

We began a new series this last week.  Over the next several weeks we will be looking at the work of the Holy Spirit in the communion of the church.  In order to appreciate the work of the Spirit in our communion we must consider the reality of the person outside of Christ, or as [...]

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Sermon from September 20, 2009

September 29, 2009

 
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The Work of The Spirit: What it Means to be Lost
Ephesians 2:1-10
1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3among [...]

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“What I Meant to Say” from September 6, 2009

September 29, 2009

The world is a fallen place. While we are grateful for the generous daily mercies of our heavenly Father, any person doing business in the world today knows that there is a lot of man-eating-man going on out there. In fact, the whole enterprise of business is eating people alive today, right in the streets of Marion County! How do we respond to that? How do we process the world’s treatment of us, particularly when we don’t get what we want? How do we face the circumstances of our lives being turned upside down?

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