This Sunday our youth leader Amanda Mackie shared the message using Hebrews 12:1 as her text: This morning I hope to be able to encourage each of you in some way, but to also offer a challenge. Hebrews 12:1 says “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge cloud of witnesses to the life...
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II Samuel 9:1-13 “From Kindness to Restoration”
Last week we started talking about Mephibosheth, a man born as a prince, orphaned, disabled and exiled as a little boy and then adopted and restored as a young husband and father. As I mentioned last week, while Mephibosheth’s story sounds dramatic he was not different than any of us. We are all born for...
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Mark Bible Study: Mark 14:1-11 “Passion, Extravagance and Worship”
Tonight we move into the “passion” of Jesus, the few days that describe the suffering and death of Jesus the Messiah. R.C. Sproul writes “The word “passion” is rooted in the concept of suffering.” That’s not generally how we use the word. When the think of passion we think of something we are invested in,...
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Book of Mark Bible Study, Wednesday, December 2nd, 7:00
Our next book of Mark Bible study will be Wednesday, December 2nd at 7:00 PM. We will be picking up at Mark 14:1-11 as we look at Mary of Bethany’s anointing of Jesus in preparation of His burial and Judas’ decision to betray Jesus and how these two events are linked to each other. The...
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Prayer Meeting, Monday, December 7th, 7:00 PM
Our next prayer meeting will be Monday, December 7th at 7:00 PM. This prayer meeting is a time to share our needs and to pray with and for each other as the Holy Spirit gives us guidance. This week our focus will be on praying for our families, for those with specific needs but also...
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Book of Mark Bible Study, Wednesday, December 2nd, 7:00
Our next book of Mark Bible Study will be Wednesday, December 2nd at 7:00 PM. We will be picking up at Mark 14:1-11, Mary of Bethany’s anointing of Jesus in preparation of His burial and Judas’ decision to betray Jesus. The Bible study meets at the Kulynych’s home, 945 Bordentown Road in Burlington and everyone...
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II Samuel 9:1-13 “Kindness in the Midst of Our Hurt”
For the next few weeks I want to talk about the story of a man named Mephibosheth, a man born into royalty, thrust into disability, hidden in fear and shame all the while never knowing that his Father had provided for his redemption before he was even born. Mephibosheth’s story is dramatic, it is filled...
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Acts 9:10-19 “Fear and the Refugee Crisis”
Today I want to take a little bit of a break from our conversations about the Person, Purposes and Plans of the Holy Spirit and I want to talk to you about one of my biblical heroes and by doing so I hope that I can use his example to address our current cultural climate....
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Burlington House of Prayer, Sunday, November 22nd, 6:00
Our next Burlington House of Prayer gathering will be Sunday, November 22nd at 6:00 PM. This month our gathering will be at the Kulynych’s home, 945 Bordentown Rd. in Burlington. If you have any questions please feel free to email [email protected]
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Book of Mark Bible Study, Wednesday, November 18th, 7:00
Our next book of Mark Bible Study will be Wednesday, November 18th at 7:00 PM. We will be picking up at Mark 13:24-37, Jesus’ prophesy of the destruction of the temple and His teaching about the signs of when these things would be fulfilled. Mark 13 is filled with prophetic signs and teaching, we will...