by Blaine Detwiler | Nov 19, 2019 | A Community Rooted in Christ, Towards Sunday
This Sunday is the last of an extended series we have been doing in connection with our Vision Statement. For the past month we have been paying closer attention to first line ‘We are a Community Rooted in Christ.’ The title for this Sunday’s focus is ‘We...
by Blaine Detwiler | Nov 12, 2019 | A Community Rooted in Christ, Towards Sunday
This Sunday we pick up another highlighted word from the opening line of our Vision Statement, ‘We are a community rooted in CHRIST.’ Below are three scripture lessons. All three are excerpts from church letters that Paul wrote, one to a church located in...
by Blaine Detwiler | Nov 5, 2019 | A Community Rooted in Christ, Towards Sunday
Jesus was fond of using artful stories called parables. Below is one of Jesus’ most famous parables. Notice where He is while He is telling it. Matthew 13:1-9 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the lake. Such great crowds gathered around...
by Blaine Detwiler | Oct 29, 2019 | A Community Rooted in Christ, Towards Sunday
For the next 4 Sundays we will be working from the first line of our Vision Statement; ‘We are a COMMUNITY rooted in Christ.’ For this Sunday I want to center our focus on the word community. The scripture lesson below uses the word church. Jesus was...