This coming Sunday, March 29th, we will be having a church fellowship dinner after the morning service, at 1:00 at Brett and Melissa Lonie’s home. We will be taking communion together prior to having lunch, all are welcome to attend. If you have questions, need directions or would like to would like to join us...
Author: City of Refuge
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Mark Bible Study: Mark 10:13-17 “Moving from Old Beliefs to Childlike Faith”
Jesus’ teaching about marriage, divorce and God’s grace in response to the condition of our hearts is immediately followed by another rebuke of the disciples for not understanding of His leadership, a lesson on the true requirement of faith and then a sad revelation of how easily our hearts can become dependent upon lesser loves....
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Blog: God’s Details or My Destiny?
Wednesday night marked the Jewish celebration of Purim, two days to remember and celebrate the deliverance of the Jews from the hands of the Persian Viceroy Haman as detailed in the book of Esther. A small group from our church gathered to remember Purim and to pray for the protection and peace of Israel. Part...
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A Conversation Around the Word, Sunday, March 22nd
This coming Sunday, March 22nd, in our 10:00 service we will be doing something we have not done before, we will be gathering together to hae a conversation focused on the Scriptures. This week we are all reading Isaiah 52:13-15 and Isaiah 53 together. We are being encouraged to read the passage each day, to...
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Deuteronomy 29:29 We Read to Respond Part 4: Devotion to Obedience
Since the new year began we have been discussing how we value God’s Word and how God desires for His Word to function in our lives. We have seen that we read the Bible to build a relationship with God, that His Word is His revelation of His character, His heart, His ways and His...
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Mark Bible Study, Wednesday, March 18th, 7:00 PM
Our book of Mark Bible Study will resume next Wednesday night, March 18th at 7:00 PM. We will be picking up at Mark 10:13-17 and studying Jesus’ teaching about childlike faith, the kingdom of God and our introduction to “the rich young ruler”. The Bible study is held at the Kulynych’s home at 945 Bordentown...
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Deuteronomy 3:28 “We Read to Respond Part 3: Courage in Obedience”
Today we look, yet again, at how we value God’s Word and how God desires for His Word to function in our lives. We read for relationship, we read to abide in that relationship and we read to respond within that relationship through obedience. Obedience is more than doing what we are told, obedience is...
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Mark Bible Study Changed to a Call to Prayer for Purim, Wednesday, March 4th, 7:00 PM
Tonight’s book of Mark Bible Study has been changed to a time of prayer and a remembrance of the biblical celebration of Purim. Please read below and feel free to join us at 7:00 PM. A Purim Call to Prayer for Israel Today marks the beginning of the biblical Jewish celebration of Purim. Purim is...
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Deuteronomy 3:23 “We Read to Respond Part 2: Obedience in Encouragement”
Today we will continue discussing how we value God’s Word and how God desires for His Word to function in our lives. God’s Word is how He chooses to reveal His heart, His character and His love; it is how He has chosen for us to come to know Him, trust Him and follow Him....
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Blog: “A Lenten Awakening”
After a five month layoff my wife started a new job this week. Being laid off from a job she loved, in a community she enjoyed with people that had become like family was difficult, but God, in His infinite generosity prepared her and strengthened her through the process and the details. The five months...