Posts with the category “words-of-a-pastor”

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When Peace has a Name
December 6th, 2025
Maybe life feels loud for you right now. Maybe you’ve been trying to produce peace in your own strength. Maybe you’ve been waiting for your circumstances to quiet down before you breathe again. Jesus ...  Read More
by Desk of the Pastor
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Small Groups Just Aren't My Thing
September 8th, 2022
When I do take inventory and consider the example and commands of Jesus, I am fully compelled to engage in small group life once more. You see, no matter what excuses I come up with or discomforts I m...  Read More
by Tori VanderPloeg
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Jesus Yes. Church No.
December 9th, 2020
Jesus Yes. Church No. By Pastor Brian Stanley, Regular Contributor If you have been a pastor long enough, you'll have seen your share of folks that walk away from the church - both the big 'C' and the...  Read More
by Brian Stanley
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Invest & Invite
November 13th, 2020
Invest & Invite by Pastor Brian Stanley, Regular Contributor In Luke 19:10 we find Jesus' mission statement, "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."  I believe that every time Jesus me...  Read More
by Brian Stanley
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Somethings Just Aren't 'Old Fashioned'
November 13th, 2020
Somethings Just Aren't Old Fashioned by Pastor Brian Stanley, Regular Contributor When I was a kid there was this phrase our pastor and leaders used, 'a corporate call to prayer'. When this term was ...  Read More
by Brian Stanley
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The Litmus Test of Friendship
November 13th, 2020
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by Brian Stanley

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