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Why did Jesus Curse the Fig Tree?
(an explanation for the Sept. 9, 2018 sermon on Mark 11:12-26) On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went...
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Mark: Communion
When I was growing up, mealtimes were always a special time in my household. It was a chance to gather, slow down, share about our day, and look forward to what was next. In our...
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Mark: Honouring Christ
“Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.” Mark 14:9 When the woman anointed Jesus, the people there were...
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Stay Awake
“Pay attention! Be ready! Keep your head up and don’t get distracted!” These were all things that I used to yell to my players when I coached volleyball. For high school boys (really, young men)...
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God Provides
Happy Thanksgiving! September was a blur, and here we are into October and celebrating Thanksgiving. Although it isn’t a necessarily a Christian holiday (i.e. not celebrating a Christian event from the Bible) Thanksgiving does have...
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September
In many respects September is the starting point for our year, not January. This is the time when kids go back to school, when vacation time ends, and there is a return to a somewhat...
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Mark: Giving up power
“Whoever is not against us is for us.” This past Sunday in the message we talked about unity in the body of Christ. Unity is a big and important topic in the church, so much...
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Mark: Prayer and Fasting
If I am to be perfectly honest, fasting is the spiritual discipline I struggle with the most. It doesn’t come naturally! Reading and studying scripture, prayer, fellowship, worship, giving and serving — each of these...
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Back/Forth: Volume 1
We’ve got lots to share this month. But first, a word about our new update letter format: Recently we sent out a newsletter by “snail mail”. (If you didn’t receive it, please send us your...
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The “Backwords” Gospel
Christianity doesn’t make sense in the eyes of the world. It’s backwards. It shouldn’t work. It seemingly contradicts itself. “ . . . whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses...