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Community, Pt. IV
Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen community being born, how it benefits us in small groups, and it being alive in the church. Today, we’re going to conclude by looking at the eternal nature of community. I’ve written many times about how Randy Alcorn’s book Heaven has impacted my philosophy and my daily outlook on life. In one of the areas that impacted me the most was the truth that we will find and know the ones that we’ve grown to love and befriended here. → Read more...
Community, Pt. III
Part 1 can be found here. Part 2 can be found here. For the past two weeks, I’ve been dwelling on the idea of community. We saw the birth of it in the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve, and then we saw it expand to include a small group of people that can help us along whatever journey we are on. I mentioned my wife and I participating in a small group for young married couples because that’s precisely where we are in our lives and it is great to be with others who are at a similar stage in their lives. → Read more...
Community, Pt. I
This past couple of weeks I’ve been dwelling a lot on what it means to be part of a community, especially with Pastor Howard taking us through the book of Acts, a book all about the birth of the early church. Many of us have heard the adage that we come into the world alone and we will depart the world alone. While there is a small grain of truth in that, I think that saying is largely wrong. → Read more...
Don’t Forget (Parentally), Pt. III
June 20, 2013
Calvary
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“Their children, who do not know this law [God’s commandments], must hear it and learn to fear the Lord your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.” – Deuteronomy 31:13 “Take to heart all the words I [God] have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. They are not just idle words for you – they are your life.” → Read more...
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