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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. II
Part 1 can be found here. Last week we saw the birth of human community when Eve was created out of Adam’s rib. Together, they were able to share experiences and the world around them. They made mistakes together and learned together. They became so tied together that large sections of their life were inseparable. Most of their life could not have been possible if the other wasn’t around. This is known today as marriage, that can be viewed as a subsection of community. → Read more...
Community of Believers
In my reading time, I’ve been reading the book Heaven by Randy Alcorn. (A brief digression: This fantastic book is the subject of one of the classes premiering next Thursday as part of The Core. Pastor Howard will be teaching this class, using this book. If you’re interested, sign up online by visiting our website at www.calvaryop.org.) Heaven is a scholarly and fascinating dissection of what the Bible says about, well, Heaven. The author, Randy Alcorn, paints a beautiful and exciting picture of our future home that is well-researched and well-written with a lot of Biblical support in it. → Read more...
Surroundings
October 18, 2012
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He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. – Proverbs 13:20 Whether or not we realize it, we are shaped by our surroundings and the people that are around us. This truth and the proverb mentioned above shouldn’t be surprising, but it’s amazing how we forget how much influence we have on each other. I was reminded of this truth earlier this week after talking with a friend who has strayed away from the faith. → Read more...
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