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He Must Increase, I Must Decrease (Gospel of John Series)
Please open up to John 3:22-36. We’re back into the Gospel of John series we started a while back. Life is ever-so-slowly starting to look a little bit more normal – and I think it’s good to get back into the regular exposition of God’s Word as we were doing before. Review I think,…
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Ashamed to Be a Christian?
Audio: Text: We’re about to enter into a time historically known as “Passion Week”, starting on Palm Sunday and ending on Easter Sunday. It’s a week filled with history and meaning. This is the most important week of the Christian calendar. Centuries of history have revolved around it and believers from all manner of…
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What is a “Good Church”? (Part 3 – Inspired Worship)
We’re currently in the middle of a mini-series-within-a-series called “What is a Good Church?” – which is inside the “Burning Questions Series”. Now you know what happens when I give myself a few bumper-weeks in my sermon planning – we get series-within-series. I hope that isn’t confusing, because my intention is neither to confuse…
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What is a “Good Church”? (Carnivore Theology: Ep 52)
Every Christian wants to attend a “good church”, but we all seem to have different ideas of what a “good church” looks like. The guys take on this question and give a biblical perspective. Podcast Audio: Behind the Scenes Video: How Can You Help Carnivore Theology? 1. Ask us a question in your voice on…
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What is “A Good Church”? (Burning Questions Series)
A while back, before it was interrupted by Thanksgiving, Children’s and Friendship Sunday, we were going through a “Burning Questions” series that was based on questions submitted by people here in the congregation. We’ve already covered a bunch of questions and I want to get back into it and finish it off over the…
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Inside the Mind of a Worship Leader (Feat. Russ Smith of Hokus Pick!) (Carnivore Theology: Episode 13)
The 13th episode of “Carnivore Theology”. Click here to subscribe. What’s it Like Inside the Mind of a Worship Leader? The CT guys get inside the head, heart and ministry of our first special guest, Worship Leader Russ Smith from Hokus Pick! (Russ was the lead vocalist/guitar for Hokus Pick, a Christian Rock band from 1988…
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Pastoral Prayer: Inspire Us to Worship
You are the life-giving God. Inspire us and give us the energy to call upon Your name, for our minds are not enough to understand, our thoughts are wayward and we are easily distracted. We love the world too much and within our heart is still the struggle with unbelief and doubt. It is…
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I’m Angry With My Toothpaste!
I gave a little talk to some kids at AWANA last night and wanted to share it with you. It was intended to make the kids laugh and think. The older kids seemed to get it, but it might have went over the heads of the little ones. It’s adapted from a post I wrote a…
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A Prayer to Exalt the Lord at All Times
We will exalt the Lord at all times. Your praise will always be on our lips. Our souls will boast in You.
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A Prayer of Worship, Confession and Intercession
After being challenged by the elders to study and pray about Pastoral Prayers I have decided to write and give a new prayer each week during the church service. I’ve thought a lot about posting them here and have decided to do so in hopes that people will experience a new way to pray…
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Church Attendance: Getting The Most out of Sunday Service (Part 1) – The Four Core Christian Disciplines
Attending Church is one of the Four Core Christian Disciplines, but some believers are not in the habit of attending church on a consistent basis — or, hop from church to church seeking to find the perfect place to “get fed”. Being around other believer is an important and complex endeavour. We come to…
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Coffee & Worship
This is the first of some week-long experiments where we take something ordinary and see if we can use it to Worship God, grow as Disciples, encourage Fellowship, and practice Outreach. And the first thing that springs to mind is the writer’s best friend — coffee. Did you know: Coffee was discovered by an…
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Multifaceted Worship
Connecting with God in a meaningful way is so much more than sitting in a quiet room with your hands folded, head bowed, eyes closed. Relating to God is unlike any other relationship in your life, and the ways you can meet Him in your daily life are nearly unlimited. This blog intends to…