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Going Deeper
Deeper Still As I write this I am waiting (anxiously) to hear how my dad’s surgery went. After being postponed for a hospital scheduling mistake which lead to an extra two-day hospital stay, my worry meter is working overtime! Yet, at the same time I have a sense of peace and calm that all will […]
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Pastor’s Manna – What does it take to Grow?
What does it take to Grow? This fall in worship, we have been talking about trees, their parts and their growth, We have found that in many ways the image of a tree is a pretty good example of our spiritual journey. Starting from a tree’s root system, to the trunk, to the branches, to […]
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Adult Discipleship – Deepen Your Faith and Community
Deepen Your Faith and Community In September I introduced our theme for the year – Deeper: deeper in our faith, further into community. This is a topic that I am most passionate about because I believe that all of us could dive a little deeper into those two areas of our life together. Deeper in […]
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Pastor’s Manna – Sabbatical Time
Sabbatical Time As most of you know, for the later part of the summer I took a sabbatical. This Sabbatical had a specific focus of trying to renew various relational aspects of my life that I have not been able to focus on while I was serving as a pastor over the last 10 years […]
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Adult Discipleship – Deepen Your Faith and Community
Here are just a few ways that you can go Deeper in your faith and further into community. Spiritual Growth: *Sunday Morning: Sunday classes begin at 9:00am and we offer something for everyone from the youngest to the oldest. *Midweek @ Midtown: Beginning at 4:30 in Jenks lounge we will be offering an eight- week […]
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Pastor’s Manna – Deeper
“Deeper” It seems that only yesterday summer and in the blink of an eye it is already over. School is back in session and our Fall programs here at First are about to begin. Time goes so fast! When I was a little girl summer lasted forever! I can remember spending long summer days at […]
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Adult Discipleship: Mid-Summer Dreams
Mid-Summer Dreams It is hard to believe that summer is at its halfway mark…whether that is half over or half still to come! Where did the time go? Someone told me today that the older we get the faster time goes…today I believe it! So I sit and wonder and dream a bit about where […]
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Food For Thought
Senior High Mission Trip It has been an active month of service for our Sr. high youth group. From July 7-15 the 18 of us traveled over 1000 miles from our church home to Corpus Christi, TX to be the hands and feet of Christ. Once we arrived in Texas all of us got to […]
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Adult Discipleship – #SummerAdventuresWithJesus!
#SummerAdventuresWithJesus! On the Sunday before Memorial day (the unofficial start to summer) I talked about taking Jesus with us where ever we go whether that be away on vacation or simply an adventure around. I even handed out tiny Jesus dolls to serve as reminders that Jesus goes with us wherever we might go. AND […]
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Pastor’s Manna – Sanctuary July 1st – Together!
Sanctuary July 1st – Together! Three months ago, just before Holy Week began, the beam cover fell in the sanctuary creating a need for us to vacate our regular worship space for just over 14 weeks. We certainly wouldn’t have planned to be out of the sanctuary during significant worship occurrences (like Palm Sunday, Easter, […]
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