When the song of the angels is stilled,When the star in the sky is gone,When the kings and the princes are home,When the shepherds are back with their flocks,The work of Christmas begins:To find the lost,To heal the broken,To feed the hungry,To release the prisoner,To rebuild the nations,To bring peace among people,To make music in the heart. Howard Thurman.
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Really excited about embarking on a new month with our Doubting Believer Community. Here's a quick rundown of some of the things that will be happening: Week by week: Week 1: Fear Not. Be Strong and Courageous for God is with you. (Deuteronomy 31:8) Week 2: Fear Not. You are Redeemed and Called by Name (Isaiah 43:1) Week 3: Fear Not. Love Casts Out Fear (1 John 4:18) Week 4: Fear Not. Lay Down your ...
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Go ahead. Take your faith to work today. Let go of the idea that people who are seriously called by God become ordained clergy-type people or go into the foreign mission field, and everyone else is off the evangelism hook. Not only is this misguided, it’s not even Biblical. *Noah was a shipbuilder, a zookeeper and a cruise director Abraham was in real estate development Joseph was a pioneer in food distribution systems Esther was ...
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I sometimes wonder if the death of the church will be youth soccer or apathy (I would say the two will have to duke it out, but you know...apathy). Actually, the biggest sign that a congregation is marking the beginning of their end is when they decide to cut mission and outreach money out of their budget. Because that's when a church quits reaching out beyond its walls and becomes ...
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