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Monday, July 14th, 2008
We had a great Sunday at MCC! It was one of those Sundays when God surprises you with an extra measure of His goodness. It was as if God showed up with gifts to distribute to any who would reach out and take them. "For Thou dost meet Him with the blessings of ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
This Sunday, I'm continuing the series Great Verses To Live By. The title of my message is "Be Strong and Courageous," and the verse we're going to look at is Joshua 1:9, which reads:
"Be strong and courageous. do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
This coming Sunday, I get a rare treat. I get to sit with the congregaation and listen to someone else teach. Our new youth pastor, Korey Mininger, will be teaching the Word. Korey has recently moved from Maryland with his wife Jen, and their four children, Zachary, Joseph, Justin and ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
This Sunday, I'll be continuing my series entitled "What a Good God, God Is!"
We're going to look at another important expression of God's goodness--God's faithfulness. When God caused all His goodness to pass in front of Moses on Mt. Sinai, He included His abundant faithfulness as one of the aspects ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
This Sunday, I'm continuing my series entitled What a Good God, God Is. The title of my message is "Goodness Gracious." An important aspect of the goodness of God is the grace of God.
We're known as a church where the grace of God is taught and lived out. So I'm ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
I'm really looking forward to this Sunday.
In addition to the worship and teaching, there are a number of special added-value items on the agenda. It's communion Sunday, which is always uplifting and meaningful. Also, there will be, not one, but two solos--one by Terry Boch and one by Jeff Rogers. In ...
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Saturday, March 15th, 2008
I'm looking forward to geting back to church again. I still get easily fatigued, but each day I'm getting stronger. I hope to attend the Good Friday service and I am planning to speak at he Easter service.
One advantage to my recuperation is that I get a lot of time ...
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Friday, January 4th, 2008
Welcome to 2008! With the holidays behind us, I'll be continuing my series in the Book of Judges, entitled "Unlikely Heroes."
This Sunday, we'll be looking at Judges 7, which tells the story of Gideon's bizarre battle stategy for winning the victory over the Midianites--something to do with clay pots, torches, ...
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
It's been awhile--a long while--since I've blogged. I've been getting divine signs that I need to post a blog. I even got a piece of mail sent to the church address; it was addressed to "Pastor Ed Blogs." No kidding!
So, here's a bit of an update....
I recently started a series of ...
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Friday, August 3rd, 2007
In my Sunday teaching, I've decided not to begin a new series of messages until September. Until then, I'll be doing individual stand-alone messages (of course I could do a series of unrelated stand-alone messages and call the series Standing Alone).
Those who know me, know that I feel somewhat lost when ...
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