Monthly Archives: February 2012

On “Leap Day”

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Pastor David

Today, as you are probably aware, is “Leap Day,” February 29, the day that only appears on the calendar every fourth year.  This is necessary because our 365-day calendar doesn’t line up perfectly with our planet’s full revolution around the … Continue reading →

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March Youth Update

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Pastor Jerry

February was a good month as we held our Super Bowl Party and our Lock-In with great participation and attendance over 20 at each event.  Connie and I were tired after both activities with the Super Bowl being the day … Continue reading →

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God’s End of the Bargain

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Pastor David

Remember Genesis 9:8-17, where God promises to Noah never to destroy the world again with a flood?  God’s sign of this covenant was the rainbow, a thing of beauty that many people enjoy seeing still today.  What does this have … Continue reading →

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Ash Wednesday

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Pastor David

Today is Ash Wednesday, which falls forty days (excluding Sundays) before Easter Sunday.  Traditionally, this begins the season called Lent, an intentional time of prayer, fasting, repentance, contemplation, and meditation on Jesus’s death and resurrection.  A broad majority of Christians … Continue reading →

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Things That Are Unspoken

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Pastor David

This past Sunday, Pastor David led us through the story of Jesus’s transfiguration as told in Mark 9:2-13.  This sermon comes just after our congregation’s fourth funeral in six months.  How do the things that are unspoken in the transfiguration … Continue reading →

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How to be Useful

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Pastor David

Once upon a time, God healed Naaman of his leprosy, and as a result this commander of Aram’s army came to believe in the God of Israel.  This passage from 2 Kings 5 shows that God is interested in healing … Continue reading →

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Focus 40 is coming soon!

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Pastor David

I am writing this on February 10, but many of you will be reading this in early March when our monthly newsletters are printed and distributed.  By that time, the title above should read “Focus 40 has come!” This is … Continue reading →

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Even Jesus Prayed

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Pastor David

In Mark 1:29-39, Jesus takes time alone for prayer in the early morning, sandwiched between two periods of requests for healings and exorcisms by the people of Capernaum.  How does Jesus’s spiritual life affect his mission in life?  And how … Continue reading →

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