We have set aside every Tuesday as a day of prayer for our National leaders: President Obama, the Senate and the Congress. Each week we present a specific focus, birthed from Scripture, that we can agree and pray together. Our National Leaders will seek to please the LORD in all their ways and He will...
Author: City of Refuge
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Peter: Following Through Failure
Scripture teaches us very plainly that we “all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Viewing our stumbles, our weakness and our times of doubt as failure is a dangerous thing because it creates separation and isolation within us. During the Last Supper Jesus told Peter that he would deny Him three times...
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Clothing Closet Recap
Thank you so much to everyone that helped with our first Clothing Closet Open House on May 15th. We had more clothes donated that we ever hoped and were just as blessed by the amount of volunteer help we received to sort, organize and prepare for the event. During the course of the Open House we...
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It’s OK to Ask Again
This morning as I was dropping my older son Noah off at school I told him to walk behind the van to the sidewalk because of the traffic that was moving in front. He jumped out and then stood there at the van for a second. I was looking the other direction, expecting to see...
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Day of Prayer for National Leaders
We have set aside every Tuesday as a day of prayer for our National leaders: President Obama, the Senate and the Congress. Each week we present a specific focus, birthed from Scripture, that we can agree and pray together. Our National Leaders will walk as children of light in the Lord, in all goodness, righteousness...
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Missions Weekend with Angela Bale Missionary to South Africa
We have the great privilege of hosting Angela Bale, missionary in Durban, South Africa this weekend. We will be having an informal breakfast on Saturday at 10:00 am at 18 East Broad Street; an evening service on Saturday at 7:00 at St. Mary Street United Methodist Church, 483 St. Mary Street and then Angela will...
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Caleb: Following Through Disappointment
There was a recording difficulty this morning. Please go forward approximately 5 minutes to find where the recording of the sermon began. We all face disappointments in life. We have times in which our expectations are not met, in which the timing of God does not seem to line up with the timing we had hoped for...
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Community Worship Night: Friday, May 14th 7:00pm
This Friday night, May 14th is our next Community Worship Night. We will be meeting at the Knights of Columbus, located at 366 East Broad Street at 7:00 for a time of corporate worship. Please come out and bring a friend with you to enjoy God’s presence and hear His heart for us and our community.
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Abraham: Following Through the Unknown
If Ruth taught us that following God through tragedy is all about love then Abraham teaches us that following through the unknown is all about trust! There will be many times in our lives in which we will be unsure of what comes next, the key to faith is learning that God is never in that...
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Ten Years Ago . . .
Ten years ago today my life changed. At the time it was the most difficult thing I had ever experienced, it was the death of a dream, the end of a season and a rejection that I took much too personally. Generally I am pretty confident in God’s calling on my life, in His will...