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Making Good Plans for 2017
2017, here we come. Maybe you’ve decided on certain resolutions. Here’s something worth resolving to do in the new year: rejoice in the Lord always (Phil. 4:4). But don’t just make a resolution to rejoice in the Lord. Make plans for how you can move in that direction, empowered by God’s Spirit. To help church members make concrete plans, we…
4 Good Reasons to Gather for Worship on Christmas Day
This Saturday evening, we’ll have our annual Christmas Eve service at 4pm. Then at 11am on Sunday we’re planning a worshipful, family-friendly, less-than-an-hour Christmas Morning Service. About Sunday morning, let me start by stating the obvious: I completely believe that you are free in…
Fight Night Follow Up – Faith & Humility
If God’s Word is true, Christian marriages should grow sweeter and tenderer through the years instead of the opposite. Sadly, this is not what we often see or experience, because Satan hates our marriages and actively opposes them. That is why we must fight for our marriages, and our greatest…
Fight Night – “Because of the Gospel”
We gathered on Saturday night to fight for our marriages. Not surprisingly, we started the night by looking at how the gospel informs and transforms our marriages. Below is a review of the main points of Josh Anderson’s first session: BECAUSE I am perfectly loved and accepted in Christ, I do…
Fellowship Matters – We Need Encouragement
By Lisa Wiersema We Need Encouragement In 1952, Florence Chadwick, the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions, attempted to swim the 26 miles between Catalina Island and the California coastline. As she began, she was flanked by small boats that watched for sharks and were…
Fellowship Matters – We Need to Love One Another
by Mike Wiersema We Need to Love One Another “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends.” John 15:12-13 “I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the…
Fellowship Matters – We Need Perspective
By Beth Muzik As I look back on these past few decades of my Christian walk, I’m keenly aware of an important thread: I need perspective. I need perspective when I’m in a trial. So often, when stumbling through a dark valley, all I see in front of me is darkness. I feel the…
Fellowship Matters – Speaking the Truth in Love
by Jodi Tatum I recently spent some time studying 2 Peter 1 and was struck by Peter’s desire to keep reminding his fellow believers of scriptural truths: “I intend to always remind you,” “To stir you up by way of reminder,” “I will make every effort . . . so that you…
Fellowship Matters – A Trip Down Memory Lane
Post by Josh Fenska Fellowship matters. It really does. We call this church Redeemer Community Church, and since the earliest days of this church’s life, we have treasured community and fellowship as core values. But fellowship is the kind of value that can too easily be forgotten or…
National Refugee Sunday
post by Josh Anderson Whether we realize it or not, we are living in a pivotal moment in human history. There are currently more than 7 million Syrians who have had to flee their homes for safety only to find much of the world unwilling to help them. In the midst of this urgent situation, many churches throughout the US have set apart this Sunday as “National…