24th
June
2008
I hear chatter and complaints around the community…
“Who will be the next president?”
“How high will the price of gas go?”
“Will Congress sign the housing foreclosure assistance bill?”
All such concerns are important and valid, but…
are we overly worried about them?
This excessive worry leads to stress.
Well, here are the American Institute’s 50 Common Signs and Symptoms of Stress: Read the rest of this entry »
15th
June
2008

On Father’s Day, Pastor Joe showed us three pictures of our Heavenly Father; three qualities that each of us earthly fathers can and should aim to live up to for our children’s sake!
Oh, and one more thing…if you want to know what tornados have to do with Father’s Day…
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8th
June
2008

Here’s a question for you to think about…
What kind of life do you want to live?
Now, I can’t imagine anybody saying that they would actually WANT to live *an “average, boring, half-hearted, mundane, so-so, apethetic, typical kind of life”! And yet…
…when we do not ENGAGE with God in a daily, growing relationship…
…when we do not AIM to be more Christlike in our thoughts and actions…
…when we do not STRIVE to love others the way that God loves us…
…when we do not SEEK God’s will for our lives, but simply do what feels good to us…
That * is the kind of life we end up living! Scary!
Well, over the last couple of weeks Pastor TJ gave a 2-part message, titled “Leaving Mediocre Behind”.
We hope that this series encourages and inspires you, and that today you would decide to begin…
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