Putting the “Local” back into Church

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Just received this email from a wonderful Jesus follower and committed disciple.  Enjoy and then get into the Word.
Thank you for having the program of reading the Bible through in 90 days. Several members of our family are participating.
 I started reading the Bible through when I was 25 years old. I am now 79, and [...]

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Tonight we launch the ministry of international evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke, through the Full Flame ministry series. Full Flame is our most requested teaching series because it builds our faith to be fully ignited for God’s glory.
Greatest Hits convenes each Saturday evening at 5:30 in the Video Cafe’.
Great food +  Great music +  Great lessons [...]

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Anthony was promoted to Captain with his lovely wife, Joy, by his side. The ceremony included a commitment oath to defend the Constitution and people of the United States, brief speeches by leaders, and a response from Anthony.
Anthony gave thanks to the Lord, his bride, his leaders, and to his church family (represented by [...]

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Our soon to retire Pastor Carlson is hitting grand slam home runs with each of his Top Ten Life Lessons.  This evening ’s lesson was the sixth power teaching in a row.  The prayer time, Holy Communion, and question and answer time following the lesson is very meaningful.
This photo is of Pastor Carlson leading prayer [...]

Filed under: Events, MCA Family, Message Response, Ministry Development on May 28th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Pastor Tracy and her married ministry folks were enjoying a wonderful evening of joyful conversation this evening. Tracy is leading a wonderful ministry with special emphasis on married life. Their calendar includes hikes, outings, game nights, activity evenings, and a host of other excuses to get together and have fun.
Each Wednesday evening at [...]

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All right. I’ll admit it. I am out of touch with the happening cultural gig. But you have to admit that there is a way around such grouchy guys like me.
I won’t let our youth ministry play with guns. Any kind of play, with any kind of gun. To me, [...]

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The MCA Royal Rangers and Mpact clubs announced our club members awards, rewards, and accolades this evening. Our club members accomplished a great deal this school year in life skills development and spiritual growth and maturity.
The Mpact and Royal Ranger clubs are very impressive. The leaders are impressive as are the club member [...]

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Our youth missions team is headed to Guadalajara, Mexico on June 29 through July 7.  Mission mindedness is vital to ongoing obedience to Christ.  The greater the mission commitment in our teens the more likely they are to be evangelistic their entire lives.
Engage is a tremendous ministry designed to give our short term missions teams [...]

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Are you making progress toward your 90 Days of Fitness goals? As each area of your life improves, there is a synergistic benefit to all of the other areas of your life. Keep up the exponentially beneficial work.
I was unaware of the huge portion explosion of the past 20 years. The facts [...]

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