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Mar 18, 2009
No CommentsTerminology or Transformation? (By Perry Noble)
Terminology Or Transformation? People ask me all of the time, “What kind of church is NewSpring?” (Actually..some don’t ask…they assume to know…they always make us smile!) Got to be honest…that question BOTHERS me because, well, here in America we like to be able to define things…to label them…to stick them in a category. But tagging and labeling the...
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Mar 16, 2009
1 CommentFranciscan Benediction
I read this prayer last week, and I wanted to share it with you. May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep with your heart. May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and the explotation of people, so that you may work for...
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Mar 13, 2009
No CommentsClayton King (Coming April 5)
Last week, I received a phone call from my friend Clayton King. He shared that he was speaking to 12,000 students, and he wanted me to pray because God laid on his heart that over 1,500 would make a decision to follow Christ. I too was speaking to teenagers last weekend, but on a little...
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Mar 12, 2009
1 CommentBeware of Church Bulletins
They’re Back! Those wonderful Church Bulletins! Thank God for church ladies with typewriters. These sentences (with all the BLOOPERS ) actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services: ————————– The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals. ————————– The sermon this morning: ‘Jesus Walks on the Water.’ The sermon tonight: ‘Searching for Jesus.’ ————————– Ladies, don’t forget the rummage...
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Mar 12, 2009
No CommentsFailing Forward
This is blog from Pastor Craig Groeshel. Failing...
