From the monthly archives: August 2010

CSCK Kick off September 12

On August 30, 2010 By

This year we’re moving CSCK to Sunday mornings from 9-10am. CSCK is designed for discipling our families. Note the new time of 9AM!

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The Fellowship of the Ring… I mean, Church

On August 29, 2010 By

We’re in the last week of our sermon series on the mission of the church. Just as we took the first week to look at the overarching mission – to prevail against the gates of hell – and took the next week to flesh that out (literally, as we considered the model Jesus provided [...]

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The Mortar of the Church

On August 22, 2010 By

In Princess Bride, Buttercup walked through the fire-swamp an abruptly fell into lightning sand. She was lost. But on sturdy ground Wesley stood and his love drove him to jump into the lightning sand to rescue Buttercup. The difference between his and her plunge was the vine to which he held fast. Using this [...]

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Mistaken for a Drunkard

On August 15, 2010 By

Last week we talked about our mission as peopled “called out” to serve our cities. And it’s a difficult mission, or rather, an impossible mission. The mission is to prevail against the gates of hell. This is Jesus’ own description of the church in his first use of the word. He explains to [...]

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Your Mission, Should you Choose to Accept it

On August 8, 2010 By

A strong man that occupies a castle has fortified it with impossibly high walls and an impenetrable gate. No one who has ever gone in has come out. Would-be heroes have rallied the oppressed people and challenged the strong man, but each has fallen, dragged through the gates and lost forever. All the people were [...]

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WOC Fall Kick-Off Event Sept. 1

On August 5, 2010 By

Mark your calendar and RSVP for “Treasured”,  the WOC Fall Kick-off Event Wed., Sept. 1 at 7:00 p.m. for desserts (recipes from the Cornerstone Cookbook) and featuring guest speaker, Leigh McLeroy, author of several books including “The Beautiful Ache”, “The Sacred Ordinary” and most recently, “Treasured”. Leigh is a frequent conference and event speaker, creator [...]

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Letters to Soldiers

On August 4, 2010 By

During the Parent’s Days Out this summer, our kids made letters and cards for our our troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and a hospital in Kuwait.  These letters will be sent via an organization called Letters to Soldiers.

If you are interested, there are two ways you can send letters.  You can visit their website at [...]

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We need a few volunteers!

On August 4, 2010 By

There are lots of ways to serve and many of you are doing so already. Thank you! Others of you are just waiting for the right opportunity. I have two immediate opportunities for you to consider.

1. We could use someone willing to get his/her hands dirty and de-weed our flowerbeds! This is a few [...]

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Tasting and Singing Our Story

On August 1, 2010 By

Tasting has great power.  To taste is to remember.  To remember is not just to recall events, but to remember is to enter into…to re-participate in our stories.  Thats taste. Music has the same kind of power as taste.  Music captures our senses.  Singing a familiar song helps us to remember..to remember is not just [...]

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