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Worship Gathering Sunday
Anyone who has committed to living on mission or serving in ministry has experienced it. Disappointment. Yet joy is offered for every season on the journey. How do we “consider it pure joy” whenever we “encounter trials of various kinds.” … Continue reading
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Dealing with Disappointment
I will forever be grateful for Nicky Gumble’s line in Alpha Leader Training: “Alpha is probably the most disappointing thing you’ll ever do.” It was strangely encouraging and helped me and others persevere through leading the Alpha Course. When few … Continue reading
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Tagged alpha course, Discipleship, mission, missional living, nicky gumble
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Worship Gathering May 20
Anyone who’s been a part of a ministry has probably had the experience of working hard and getting limited results. I’ve long since lost count of being a part of strategy meetings, planning sessions, and lets-just-pray-harder-and-try-harder-next-time-and-see-what-happens conversations. I wonder how … Continue reading
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Worship Gathering May 6
Maybe you are called to fly. Or maybe it’s something a little more… “down to earth”. Or maybe you just wish you knew what your calling was and you just aren’t sure. It seems very important. You don’t want to … Continue reading
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God’s Call and Our Difficulties
Last week, I heard a preacher say, “We’ll start with the basics. Everyone who comes to Christ has to come to the conclusion that there is a God, and it is not me.” That is an essential starting point for … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, faith, God is good!, Hard times, Life on mission, Prayer
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