Archive for October, 2009
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Oct 31, 2009
1 CommentValue of Life?
Does America value animal life over human life? Americans spend $4.7 Billion on dog food annually. 2.3 million babies are aborted in America each year. In 2004, Michael Vick was sentenced to jail for his involvement with dog fighting and animal abuse. The country along with PETA was outraged with this kind of violence. I am not saying that I...
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Oct 31, 2009
No Comments“Swine Flew”
Last week we tackled Mark 5:1-20. This was a story where Jesus took the disciples by boat, over to the other side. They were greeted by a “crazy naked man” as they entered one of the Greek cities of Decopolis (Conquered by Alexander the Great). It brought up the question: WHAT DO WE DO WITH PEOPLE...
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Oct 27, 2009
No Comments3 Reasons I Stay Stuck (Pastor Steven Furtick)
3 Reasons I Stay Stuck Posted: 26 Oct 2009 02:00 AM PDTRecently I completed a personal evaluation exercise in my journal. I wanted to uncover the 3 main factors that keep me from moving forward and embracing new paradigms in my life and leadership. In other words: why do I stay stuck?From my journal to...
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Oct 15, 2009
No CommentsEast End Ecclesia – October Update
Be praying for Eric and Coleen Phillips because they are days away from city approval for their new site. As soon as they get the green light, we will be sending teams of people to travel up to help transform the space for worship and Bible study environments. I feel like a proud parent, anxiously...
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Oct 13, 2009
No CommentsReflecting Sunday – Down & Dirty
Jesus shares a parable about farmer scattering seed. He describes how the seed falls upon four different types of soil: the path, rocky places, thorny places, and upon good soil. He continues behind closed doors to share with his closest 12 the secret meaning of this parable. We discover that he was really talking about...
