April 2020

May 2020 Newsletter

Pastor’s Column This is the place in our Newsletter to come if you want answers, not excuses! This is the front page, this is the Pastor’s Column. It’s not possible to get any more authoritative! So, let me tell you right off the bat what it is that really gets

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Love of God and Love of Truth

Devotional Word for Thursday, April 30, 2020 Let’s start off today with a devastating statement by the Lord Jesus. It’s found in John 5:42. Jesus is speaking with leaders of the Jewish community in Jerusalem. As He speaks with them, here is what He tells them He knows about them.

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God is at work in you

Devotional Word for Wednesday, April 29, 2020 This morning as I was praying, I was very encouraged by a passage of Scripture the Holy Spirit brought to my mind. It is Philippian 2:13. . . for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to

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Creation Mandate and Unanswered Prayer

Devotional Word for Tuesday, April 28, 2020 God made us humans to rule. It’s part of God’s will for us as humans. In Genesis 1:28 this is stated explicitly in what is known as the Dominion Mandate: Here’s what it says: God blessed them; and God said to them [i.e.

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The Lord’s Lovingkindness is Everlasting!

Devotional Word for Monday, April 27, 2020 What do you think of the coronavirus? How did it originate and spread? What is the best way to respond to it? How deadly do you consider it to be? How long should this lockdown continue? How long should social distancing be practiced?

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April 26, 2020

WITHIN THE FELLOWSHIP: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Michael Keeble 30th; Pat Eakins May 1st; Sean Merritt 2nd; Daniel Merritt, Bob Ott, Atticus Parfitt 3rd; Alex Hager, Janelle Rittenhouse 4th; Cayla Connor, Ken Murphy 5th; Doug Kimenhour 6th. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! John and Lorraine Kroesser 30th; Mike and Shannon Kehs, Doug and Lani Kimenhour

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Hypostatic Union and Worship

Devotional Word for Friday, April 24, 2020 Yesterday we saw how Jesus is truly man and truly God. The theological term for that is Hypostatic Union. Two natures in one person. Each nature is complete. Each nature is distinct. And each nature remains distinct, they are not mixed together or

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Hypostatic Union…God Bless You!

Devotional Word for Thursday, April 23, 2020 A basic truth of Christianity is that Jesus of Nazareth is the Word of God, the Son of God. What I’ve just stated about Jesus is referred to theologically as the hypostatic union. That can be a bit off-putting, can’t it. What it

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Part of God’s Household

Devotional Word for Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Today, I’d like for us to consider the immense privilege of being part of the people of God. In our everyday life we can lose sight of just what it is that God has done, is doing, and shall do with us –

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Good Works, No Works, or Works Righteousness

Devotional Word for Tuesday, April 21, 2020 Today, I’d like for us to look at two passages of Scripture, one from Galatians 3 and one from Hebrews 5. Both deal with failure. Failure by Christians. Failure by people who were born again through the powerful work of the Holy Spirit,

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