Neighborhood Ministries

Category: Faith in practice

  • Thirteenth Sunday of Pentecost-A-August 31

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    Hospital Ministry- Those in the hospital are often not there by choice. Many people hate to go to the hospital when they are sick or injured, though it is sometimes necessary. In unfamiliar circumstances, away from family and friends, and often unable to do many things they normally do. Staff do not have time to…

  • MAGA-A-C

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    Our society says it doesn’t matter what you believe but all we have to do is look around us and see the difference between America in the 1950’s and America today. The values of the culture have changed and it has deeply affected our society.  The liberal attacks on the value of life, the value…

  • MAGA-A-B

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    When I was young, I was not taught about God but I was taught Christian values because my parents grew up in church. When we had massive medical bills from my illness, the church did not care about us, its only concern  was that we pay our tithe so my dad demanded that neither God…

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    I will be  speaking at the Wood County Senior Center in Bowling Green during the month of October. Up until the 1960’s, America was a strong and prosperous country built on its founding values. Though they were only ideals in the beginning, they have gradually been realized. Since the 1960’s, those values have been corrupted…

  • Ninth Sunday of Pentecost Aug 3

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    Many churches started in the inner-city when the areas were more prosperous. As the areas deteriorated, many members moved out. The churches did nothing to reach the people living around the church. Eventually, the churches were made up mostly of non-resident members who came back to worship. The small remaining congregation was no longer able…

  • MAGA-M-A

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    The second ingredient for life is to feel needed. Without that ingredient, we may survive but not really live. There are an increasing number of people who don’t see any meaning in life. The world says you are just the result of a series of  accidents of nature. A blob of tissue has no purpose,…

  • MAGA-L-A

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    There are two ingredients needed for life. I am not talking about breathing and having a heart beat, those are needed for survival. To be truly alive, someone needs to feel wanted. We are seeing an increasing number of suicides because people feel they aren’t wanted. If people feel no one cares about them, they…

  • Eighth Sunday of Pentecost -B- July 27

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    Public schools also are facing increased pressure to use liberal textbooks and teach false and misleading information to support liberal causes. Many have banned the Bible and moral teaching in favor of sexual license, sexual disorientation, and racially divisive teaching. In addition, many seek to turn kids against their parents to counter moral teaching. Many…

  • Eighth Sunday of Pentecost -A- July 27

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     Dealing with issues-teens. Host discussion nights for teens to deal with social issues and help educate about them. Too often the church has been silent and many church members hold liberal ideas because that is all they hear. The church cannot convince the world that God’s way is better simply by claiming God said it,…

  • Seventh Sunday of Pentecost-July 19

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    Jails-Sunday Services, Bible Studies, and counseling are greatly needed in jails and prisons. Many in jails are short term and more minor offences while prisons are more long term and more serious offences. While ministering in jails and prisons is a very difficult ministry, it is very rewarding to see inmates turn to Christ. Many…