Tag: church ministry
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Seventh Sunday of Kingdomtide-B (Oct 18)
-Ministering to Each Other The Bible says that in the days after Pentecost, believers ministered to each other like a family and shared their possessions with those in need. If members don’t know each other well, they are reluctant to reveal that they have needs. The church is hampered today by the fact that…
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Fifth Sunday of Kingdomtide Oct 4
-Developing mutual concern-People were attracted to the early church because of the love they saw members had for each other.Our society has become increasingly isolated. Though surrounded by crowds, they are strangers and people withdraw into their private world. This isolation is seeping into the church as people drive farther to church and often do…
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Fourth Sunday of Kingdomtide Sept 27
Developing relationships-The days after Pentecost were days of learning what it meant to follow Christ in a community of believers. Many were attracted to the church by the preaching of the disciples and had not previously known each other so it was a time of learning to live with each other as Christ would have…
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Third Sunday of Kingdomtide-Sept 20
Concern For Others -God wants us to not only love those in the body of believers but unbelievers as well. God may not like what they do, but He loves them as much as He loves us. He reached out to us when we were sinners and we should do the same to those who…
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Kingdomtide-Second Sunday- Sept 13-Values-C
Christian values are learned as members follow the example of those in positions of leadership. The principles can not be simply taught in classes, they must be demonstrated in everything the church does. As the leadership practices these principles, those in the congregation will see the benefit of them and want to follow their example.…
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Kingdomtide-Second Sunday- Sept 13-Values-B
In America, Christian values so penetrated the American culture that many in the church had begun to view the community’s values as Christian. Since the 1960’s, liberal teachers have been very vocal about what they believe, while the church has been silent and done little to counter the liberal teachings. In fact, many preachers have…
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Kingdomtide-Second Sunday- Sept 13-Values-A
Christ came to teach us a better way to live. Christ taught the disciples and they in turn taught the churches. In the early church, members lived out the life and those around them saw the love they had for each other and wanted that. Eventually, Christian values took over the Roman Empire, but as…
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Fourteenth Sunday of Pentecost-Aug 23
Host neighborhood get togethers- Mothers with small children or wives that don’t work often spend large amounts of time alone. Have teas or lunches wives and include play dates for preschool kids or backyard BBQ, potlucks, or picnics to enable neighbors to get to know each other and socialize. Provide games for older children during…
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Thirteenth Sunday of Pentecost-Aug 16
Assisting Neighbors-Assist with yard work. As people get older, they often cannot do many things they used to do, such as shoveling snow, raking leaves, or mowing the lawn and it is getting very hard to get people to do the work. In addition, we face a growing number of single women and families headed…