This past Saturday Terry Philips and I attended a day-long workshop entitled Creating The Church of the Future, sponsored by the Presbytery of Wabash Valley. We were given a lot of information, that will take some time to fully digest and pass on to Session and others. But there was one piece we [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Pastor Bill’s Weekly ENews
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Pastor Bill’s Weekly ENews
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Last week I talked about the importance of prayer in the life of a Christian. This week I want to offer some thoughts on the content of our prayers. There is no one right way to pray. Because each of us is a unique creation of God, our style of prayer is [...]
Pastor Bill’s Weekly ENews
Posted in Weekly Enews on August 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This week I want to talk about prayer …
When do you pray? Or more specifically, when outside of worship do you pray? Do prayers come only when something is desired or urgently needed….in the crisis…..the tough health news…..the difficult math test? Are your prayers exclusively inward focused……only for others…..a mixture of both? [...]
Pastor Bill’s Weekly ENews
Posted in Weekly Enews on August 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This week I want to offer a few thoughts on worship, and why our corporate worship is so vital for the life of our congregation, and our lives as children of God.
*In worship we express our gratitude to God for life and grace and all the many ways we know God’s generous abundance.
*Worship is the [...]
Pastor Bill’s Weekly ENews
Posted in Weekly Enews on August 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you for your feedback to these weekly emails – both to the content and format. One great idea that came in through your responses was to have printed copies of the email available each week in the 7th Street office entryway for those who don’t have an email address. This is now [...]
