Archives for May 2019

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When Marriage Comes Later in Life

The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.Lamentations 3:25 It has been said that they are advantages and disadvantages to both marrying young and marrying, shall we say, "older." There are many younger married couples at True Life, but we do have a few of the other kind. Kat and I would fall into the latter category. I'm writing this piece for...

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Reprimand to Self

the below was taken from Serrene's blog at Immovablerock.org This blog post is not meant to condemn, or frown upon anyone who misses church sponsored events. This blog post is a confession of my sin to the church.

---------------- Matthew 21:16 "Do you hear what these children are saying?" they asked. "Yes," Jesus answered, "have you never ...

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He Longs to Gather Us

He longs to gather us..... As I was listening to the message on Sunday, I was reminded of a story told to me many years ago when I was a young mom. This particular teacher often shared about animals ~ and since I am a lover of animals as well as children, they spoke to my heart and have stayed with me ever since. The photograph Chris shared of the hen gathering her chick...

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A Hard Confession

When I heard last Sunday's message about our calling to be witnesses I found myself feeling challenged in a way I simply did not want to be challenged. That is the unfortunate truth and it has been this way for much of my Christian life. I hate being told to "step out of my comfort zone", to take risks in sharing the Gospel, to be willing to suffer in taking those risks. T...

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Sharing Your Candy: Pascal's Wager and the Benefits of Belief

The following is an excerpt taken from a longer post on Dick's website: Branches in the Vine. -------------- Someone said, "Telling your faith in God story is like sharing your candy with a friend". Followers of Christ should tell their story to encourage those they know and love to be "seekers" of Christ. The Apostle Paul put it this way--some "plant", some "water", and...

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Our Big 3 Goals for 2019

OUR FIRST THREE PRAYER GOALS FOR 2019 As we strive to continue being an authentic, inclusive and sending church that serves God out of rest in Him; and as we strive to enable us to move towards being a multiplying church that: Plants campuses in Monmouth and Ocean County and, Sends out missionaries around the globe There are three areas we are going to focus...

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