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What will this Year Bring?
As we move into the New Year, you may have found yourself thinking about last year and what you could have done differently, asking yourself questions about what worked, what didn’t, or what’s next? As you evaluate the previous year, and what’s ahead, you know there will be changes, new opportunities and even uncertainties. You may intentionally be setting new goals or re-thinking how [...]
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Hope
1 Peter 1:3 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
As the year comes to a close, there are some who may be feeling a sense of hopelessness [...]
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On my recent trip to Alaska with my wife Jayanne, we had our normal excursions, keeping things low key, streamlined and safe. Then one day she planned a mountain bike ride – in which you had to ride down the side of this mountain at speeds reaching 25 miles per hour or more. It definitely wasn’t [...]
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General Synod
I had hoped to blog sooner but the full synod schedule and lack of a convenient place to connect to the web have now brought me to a Pizza Hut with free Wi-Fi and ice tea. The days have been really full and I’m being honest when I tell you I have haven’t skipped anything. [...]
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Mission: “Go and Make Disciples”
Posted By Pastor Eric Cook
PLAY CHURCH: My mom tells me that when I was little I loved to play church. I’d get my brothers and sister and friends and put the chairs into rows, lead the singing, responsive reading, light candles and have a fun time preaching, bath robe and all. We could play church [...]
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Play Your Position
Posted by Pastor Eric Cook. When I was in college basketball the coaches constantly yelled at us to “play your positions!” We worked on this all the time because when we saw action going on somewhere else on the court , we were tempted to run over and try to make a play but inevitably the [...]
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Self-Examination
This weekend we will be remembering the death of Christ and celebrating His resurrection. The foundational beliefs of the Christian church will be proclaimed. Friday evening I will be speaking about the “atonement” of Jesus as we come to the cross and fellowship with Christ. The concept of atonement reaches back to the Old [...]
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In April of 2003 climber Aron Ralston entered Utah’s Bluejohn Canyon only to become trapped when an 800 pound boulder shifted, crushed his hand, and pinned him to the canyon wall. He tried to free himself for six days but came to the realization that it was hopeless. Trapped and facing certain death, Ralston chose [...]
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Cross Purposes
“Jesus called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it.” Mark [...]
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Community at McDonalds
I sometimes stop at McDonalds and work on my sermon while sipping a coffee and eating a breakfast burrito. I know that doesn’t sound real inspiring, but if we had a mountain nearby, I would go there for sermon prep. For now McDonald’s will have to do. As I was sipping and eating and working I paused and looked [...]
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