In addition to studying the Sermon on the Mount on Sundays, we are studying the book of Mark at Wednesday night Bible study. The plan is to study Jesus’s teaching about the Kingdom of God and Jesus’s life that lived out the Kingdom at the same time. In this way we believe that we will...
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Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 7:13-14 “The Decision”
The Sermon on the Mount is now coming to its conclusion and Jesus, after teaching the character of God, the culture of God’s kingdom and the requirements of God’s children, now turns all of His teaching over to us; it is time for us to respond. The key verse throughout the entire sermon has been...
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Building Workday at 35 West Broad Street, Saturday October 18th, 9:00-Noon
Our building at 35 West Broad Street needs one more good day of cleaning out to finally have it empty. We have hauled away three dumpsters of junk and have one more to go! OnSaturday, October 18th from 9-12 we will meet to clean out the rest of the basement and the last two rooms upstairs....
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Mark Bible Study: Mark 8:34-9:1 “Deny Yourself, Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me”
Peter’s confession that Jesus was the Messiah was immediately followed by Jesus’ first teaching about the path that the Messiah would take, a path of suffering, rejection, death and resurrection. This didn’t fit with the idea that Peter had in his mind and hear about what the Messiah would be or what the Messiah would...
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Sermon on the Mount: Before and After the Golden Rule
In Matthew 7:12 Jesus speaks what is often referred to as “The Golden Rule”, “Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” The most commonly quoted version of this statement is from Luke’s gospel “Do unto others as you would have them...
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Mark 8:27-38 “Following”
This past Sunday we had the opportunity to worship with High Street Worship Center in Burlington. Below is the introduction and a link to the sermon from that service: A few weeks ago I was at a conference where the speaker began his message by briefly sharing his testimony of surrendering to Jesus. While he...
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Burlington House of Prayer, Sunday, October 26th 6:00 PM
The next Burlington House of Prayer gathering will be Sunday night October 26th at 6:00. This month the Martinez and Delgadillo families will be hosting our gatherings. For address information or with any questions please email [email protected]
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International House of Prayer Eastern Gate Encountering God Service, Friday, October 3rd, 7:00
This Friday night, October 3rd, Abie has been invited to speak at the International House of Prayer Eastern Gate, in Cranford, NJ for their weekly Encountering God service. The service starts at 7:00 and everyone is invited. If you would like to carpool or caravan from Burlington please email at [email protected]. For directions or more...
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Book of Mark Study, Wednesday, October 1st 7:00 PM
In addition to studying the Sermon on the Mount on Sundays, we are studying the book of Mark at Wednesday night Bible study. The plan is to study Jesus’s teaching about the Kingdom of God and Jesus’s life that lived out the Kingdom at the same time. In this way we believe that we will...
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Being Seated In Order To Stand Before Our Enemy
This week our prayer pastor, Geannine Lebude spoke from Ephesians 6: Today I want to look at how we are called to stand, through trial, accusation, disease, and even death. But in order to stand we must first understand where we are positioned in Christ and how to allow ourselves to be transformed by the...