Sermon for January 27, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8TINhEfVsw Program Transcript Scripture Readings Neh. 8:1-10 • Ps. 19:1-14 • 1 Cor. 12:12-31a • Luke 4:14-21 Jesus’ Inaugural Address (Luke 4:14-30) Note to preacher: For the introduction you might talk about inaugural addresses you’ve heard---ones with … Continue reading "Sermon for January 27, 2019" Read the article
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Dear Pastors and Ministry Leaders: During the season of Advent, which prepares us for Christmas, we share in the hope, peace, joy and love of Jesus as we contemplate his three-fold coming (advent) for our salvation: Jesus came 2,000 years ago through the Incarnation, permanently uniting his divinity with our humanity. Jesus comes now through the Holy … Continue reading "Looking Back, Looking Forward" Read the article
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Sermon for January 20, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fXMN01-MvU Program Transcript Scripture Readings Isa. 62:1-5 • Ps. 36:5-10 • 1 Cor. 12:1-11 • John 2:1-22 The Woman and the Wine John 2:1-11 (NRSV) Introduction Note to preacher: Brides and grooms often fear something going … Continue reading "Sermon for January 20, 2019" Read the article
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To help you use graphic communication in building unity within your congregation, GCI Media produced the three PowerPoint templates linked below. Clicking on each image will start the download of a PowerPoint file (give it time, these files are very large) . You can then add information about your congregation to each template. Click here to … Continue reading "GCI-Branded PowerPoint Templates" Read the article
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Sending a thank you card or note is a powerful way to enhance connection within a congregation. Once sent to a visitor lets them know their presence is appreciated. One sent to a donor or church worker lets them know their generosity is appreciated. Below are four options for GCI-branded thank you postcards—click on each … Continue reading "Thank You Card Infographics" Read the article
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In “The Trinity, Creation and Pastoral Ministry,” Graham Buxton notes that church leaders and teachers need “a more sympathetic engagement with those in the scientific community in order to combat the (sometimes substantial) residual prejudice in the minds of many Christians against the contribution of the natural sciences to an understanding of what it means to … Continue reading "Worldview Conversion: Science, the Bible and Faith" Read the article
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This Kids Korner article is from GCI Generations Ministries National Coordinator Jeffrey Broadnax. Most people are open to receiving words of appreciation, small gifts and other acts of kindness at any time of year. But during the seasons of Advent and Christmas, it seems that God uses such acts in a special way to open … Continue reading "The Gift of Thanks" Read the article
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GCI’s Statement of Values says this: “Scripture declares that all hatred and prejudice is contrary to the Christian life. We are committed to furthering racial understanding, forgiveness and healing.” Living out this commitment is a great challenge in a world where there continues to be a great deal of racial prejudice along with the divisions it creates. … Continue reading "Worldview Conversion: Racial Identity and Reconciliation" Read the article
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Sermon for January 13, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTMuunoXxg8 Program Transcript Scripture Readings Isa. 43:1-7 • Ps. 29:1-11 • Acts 8:14-17 • Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Jesus, the Demolition Artist (Luke 3:7-17, 21-22) Note to preacher: For the introduction you may want to show a … Continue reading "Sermon for January 13, 2019" Read the article
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Sermon for January 6, 2019 (Epiphany) Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9suPW9T2IwI Program Transcript Note: January 6, the day of Epiphany, begins a season in the Church calendar also called Epiphany (or Epiphany Season). For a Surprising God article explaining its meaning, click here. Scripture Readings … Continue reading "Sermon for January 6, 2019 (Epiphany)" Read the article
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