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  1.

    Offering Ourselves

    To say that the Holy Spirit is involved in our worship planning is a no brainer. We would all agree that somehow God acts and moves in my sermon preparation and delivery, in Matt’s selection of liturgy, in all aspects of our work. Why then are we surprised when something...

  2. Empowering

    I have enjoyed the first two weeks of our mission statement series. It has been fun to explore the fundamental reasons that we exist. As we prepare for our third week in this series, we consider the third action word, “empower.” If you look up this word in the dictionary...

  3. Psalms Study

    We are in the middle of the sermon series regarding our mission as a church. I hope it will bring clarity to who we are and why we exist. The series will end just before the season of Lent. As many of you know, the season of Lent leads us...

  4. Schedule Change Update

    I wanted to update you all on where we stand in terms of a Sunday morning schedule change. We met on January 22 to discuss the decision as a congregation. The church council shared the journey of discerning a potential change in the Sunday morning schedule. The discernment process involves...

  5. Sick Day

    This past weekend was a difficult weekend for me. I sat at home with a stomach virus while you all gathered for worship on Sunday. To make matters worse, you also gathered to reflect on an important church decision about changing our Sunday morning schedule; I was unable to join...

  6. Coming Together

    We just returned from a great weekend in Wisconsin with the teenagers; it was a great time to connect with them. The speaker talked about apologetics (defending our faith). Teens are often faced with friends who do not believe in God. The speaker gave our teens tools for conversation with...

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