Posts from December 2013 (Page 2)

Turn

Dec 10, 2013
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God leads through all the events, all the circumstances of your life. Nothing in your life is so insignificant, so small, that God cannot be found at its center. We think of God in the dramatic things, the glorious sunsets, the majestic mountains, the tempestuous seas; but God is the little things too. God is in the music, in laughter and in the dance…. how might you turn toward God, and let God lead you in your dance of…

Toward Sunday

Dec 9, 2013
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We are grateful for our time together on The Advent Way. We hope this worship series, rooted in the book of Isaiah and Matthew’s Gospel, invites reflection on how the Advent way prepares us for the beauty and mystery of Christmas. Outline of The Advent Way December 1: Walk. Isaiah 2.1-5. December 8: Turn. Matthew 3.1-3. December 15: Imagine. Isaiah 35.1-10. December 22: Love. Matthew 1.18-25. Christmas Eve: 5:00pm & 11:00pm Read the poem from Isaiah 35.1-10. Noel Leo Erskine writes, “Although the people are in a place…

Meeting God on the Advent Way

Dec 6, 2013
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“There is no limit to the ways in which God may makeGod’s self known. At every turn in our lives there can be a meeting place with God….” (from Prayer by Mother Frances Dominica) Where are you right now? Who are you with or who will you see today that may make God known to you? How might you make God known for another? Turn toward those around you as you go through your day as you live into the…

Sanctuary wilderness

Dec 5, 2013
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“…worship is always something of a wilderness where people think their lives through and wonder about all that is unknown and frightening and causes them to double-andtriple-check their holds on what is reassuring. No matter how beautiful the sanctuary, the pew where people sit with their fears, worries, responsibilities, and all the rest is a kind of wilderness place where people confront the howling winds, thorny brambles, and lonely emptinesses of their lives.” (from Feasting on the Word by Mark…

Seeing the word

Dec 4, 2013
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“We are accustomed to hearing words, and often we call on others to listen with us; but in dramatic fashion the prophet Isaiah speaks of “seeing the word.” (Isaiah 2.1) Seeing the word, a new idea for many of us, points to a new level of discernment. There is “a seeing beyond seeing,” learning to see reality at its depth, as we learn that “there is often more there than meets the eye.”…God’s servants are expected to wait for God…

Walk

Dec 3, 2013
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A prayer as you walk the Advent way this week: Loving God, you are our light; prepare our hearts for your coming. Forge the swords of bitterness into plows of blessing; till the soil of our soul for your birth in us. Remove our heart’s defensive armor, clothe us in light alone, and pierce our wide open hearts with your love. By your Spirit in us, may we open up and walk in your light: awake, and ready to welcome…

Toward Sunday

Dec 2, 2013
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We continue our four-week worship series this Sunday called The Advent Way. During this series we will invite reflection on how the Advent way prepares us for the beauty and mystery of Christmas. Worship will be rooted in the book of Isaiah and Matthew’s Gospel. Outline of The Advent Way December 1: Walk. Isaiah 2.1-5. December 8: Turn. Matthew 3.1-3. December 15: Imagine. Isaiah 35.1-10. December 22: Love. Matthew 1.18-25. Christmas Eve: 5:00pm & 11:00pm Warren Carter writes in Matthew and the margins: A Sociopolitical and…

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Subject: WE ARE SAVED BY FAITH BUT WE ARE JUDGED BY OUR WORKS. To the churches in my area, may God bless you, In the world today we learn of horrible things & we complain helplessly as we pass the messages on. We live in what seems to be a world of doom. So where are the solutions? There are solutions but… are they being intentionally silenced & hidden? Yes, we have solutions, but we have to stop being a ‘consumer only’ nation, waiting for everyone else to jump in to save us. “…that if any would not work, neither should he eat.” 2 Thessalonians 3:10. Churches have been secretly, intentionally & slowly divided to their ruin… can you see it? Then they don’t know what to do so they try to stay safe… we all do. But aren’t we called to train up disciples in all nations? We can’t do this if we are afraid, silent & divided. “For whosoever will save their life shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for My sake shall find it.” Matthew 16:25. The unity of the church has untapped power in God, but He needs to hear from us… He needs us to be willing. America matters to God…. and it’s not just for us… the whole world depends on what happens to America. So in order to survive we need to unite and be the producers for God and country. It’s easier to save America now than it is to get it back once it’s gone. Think of our children and theirs. Here are two solutions: NewCaliforniaState.com New California State is the solution that uses the United States Constitution, just like the successful West Virginians did during the Civil War, to save their state AND our nation. God is here and in His power, America can be the next “Parting of the Red Sea” but we have to be present & repentant. ‘Let My People Go’, the movie/documentary by David Clement. rumble.com/v4hbzv0-full-movie-let-my-people-go-by-dr.-david-clements-watch-it-here.html?e9s=rel_v1_b David Clemet’s suppressed movie/documentary, “Let My People Go”, about election fraud and J6 is free for everyone to watch. This is a revealing appeal to ‘We the People’ and the Church to wake up from our indoctrination & brainwashing before our America is dead.

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That was very helpful to hear on Sunday. Next would be helpful to repeat seminars in giving. We increase our donations each year and our taxes go up up up.

Very informative. Appreciate the transparency and the reminder that we're in this together.