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Oct 2018
Stay Awake

Stay Awake

This Week at The Centre
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“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) it was easy for them to lose focus in the game. They’d be looking in the stands to see who was or wasn’t there, chatting with each other, or just daydreaming! And this behaviour was even more pronounced during practices. The guys would generally start strong, but would fade the further into practice we got. It was......

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God Provides
October 05, 2018

God Provides

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September
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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
June 28, 2018

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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June 20, 2018

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
June 12, 2018

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
June 06, 2018

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...

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Mark: Close, but not quite
May 29, 2018

Mark: Close, but not quite

It’s been said that being close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. Being close to the truth, but still missing it is still getting things wrong and missing the mark. In his letter to...

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Mark: Asking for Help
May 09, 2018

Mark: Asking for Help

If I’m going to be perfectly honest, I don’t like asking others for help. I like to do things myself, especially if I’m capable and have the skills/tools necessary to do the work. And I...

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