If you desire to follow the Lord in water baptism, tonight’s Watch Night Service could be your night. We will be baptizing in the service this evening. Just let us know that you are interested when you arrive.
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I enjoyed several hours with Dan Womack today. WOW! God is up to tremendous things in his life and ministry. Recently healed of a life threatening muscle disease, Dan is filled with inspiration for going through tough times and for divine healing. God has given Dan an amazing journey.
Don’t miss your opportunity to launch 2010 [...]
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We joyfully gather each New Year’s Eve as a statement of the priority God has in our “times.” A new year is a gift from God and the former year is testimony to His faithfulness. Following is my thinking on the philosophy of a Watch Night Gathering:
1. We gather in thankfulness for God’s faithfulness in [...]
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“I’ll Be Home For Christmas” is a super meaningful song for those separated during the holidays by the distance of military service. There is another common separation for many Alaskans: being in college. Most of the colleges our MCA students attend are well over a thousand miles away from here.
I love seeing these students, talking [...]
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In the weekend gatherings, Howard Hansen, presented a panoramic view of the story of God and His work in our world. Pointing out that God’s story includes drama, comedy, action, and even some components of the thriller genre. God’s story is always bringing things to their ultimate beauty.
This coming weekend we are asking God to [...]
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My 2010 Bible reading plan will include, among other readings, The One Year Bible in the English Standard Version. This will be my first reading of the English Standard Version and I am looking forward to the readings.
One of the fun things I do with the One Year Bible reading, is writing comments from my [...]
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Planning and assessing the progress I am making in my life is what I like to do in the days between Christmas and New Years. Sure, I watch a college bowl game or two, but my biggest joy comes from giving direction to the next 365 days of my (the Lord willing) life.
The assessment time [...]
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Wow, wow, wow! Christmas Day worship was more fantastic than I had dreamed. From the Christmas count down to the worship team of Zane, Jonathan, Conrad, Zach, Heidi, Kim, Fred, and Greg, everything was marvelous. The Kids in Training team presented a human video with violin by Brigitta, keys by Teresa, and duet by Janelle [...]
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May your day be filled with people, things, conversations, games, food, friendship, and all things Jesus honoring.
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The tradition continues! For most of my life I have gone to a store to make Christmas purchases. Folks think I am a bit crazy, but I really enjoy this custom.
Warren, Bryan, and I have a blast going from store to store. Today’s spree ended with a delicious burger at the Arctic Roadrunner.
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