Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9mU8REc5y4 Program Transcript Advent – Joy In the tender embrace of Advent, we find ourselves on the cusp of a wondrous journey. Like the first light of dawn, joy begins to illuminate our … Continue reading "Sermon for December 17, 2023 – Third Sunday of Advent" Read the article
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Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFwRs26P0MA Program Transcript Advent – Peace In the quiet moments of Advent, we find ourselves in the wilderness, where the hustle and bustle of the world begins to fade away. It’s here, in … Continue reading "Sermon for December 10, 2023 – Second Sunday of Advent" Read the article
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Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFU7dJ3Ij2A Program Transcript Advent – Hope In a world filled with uncertainty and darkness, we find ourselves journeying through the season of Advent. This sacred time of waiting and anticipation reminds us of … Continue reading "Sermon for December 3, 2023 – First Sunday of Advent" Read the article
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Advent is a season of expectation. But not the expectation of some far-off event, more like the expectation of a woman with child. It is the awareness of present life, and the knowledge that one day that life will burst forth into the world. In this sacred season of the worship calendar, we find ourselves … Continue reading "Church Hack: Advent" Read the article
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We hope that your journey in crafting the Ministry Action Plan (MAP) for 2025 is filled with inspiration. Following the release of last month’s articles and MAP templates, we’ve received inquiries about what a typical TMAP or IMAP might resemble. To address this curiosity, we’ve attached sample versions, thoughtfully provided by Cara Garrity, our Ministry … Continue reading "TMAP and IMAP Samples" Read the article
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In the third chapter of Ecclesiastes, Solomon reminds us that everything has a season, including a time to die. While this reality can bring us sorrow and be hard to accept, it is the natural order of things in this present evil age. We have hope in Jesus that one day death will be no … Continue reading "GenMin Sunset" Read the article
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A children’s Advent story you may want to read at church. By Bill Winn, Pastor, Grace Communion Hanover Once upon a time—because all good stories begin this way—there was a little girl who loved her mother and father dearly. Her father was a blacksmith, and her mother sewed breeches and shirts for the sailors who … Continue reading "Celia’s Advent Longing" Read the article
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Good liturgy keeps us focused on Jesus as our Center. By Jep , Associate Pastor GCI Baguio, Philippines Liturgy is derived from the Greek word – leitourgia, which means “work for the people.” Liturgy, in the context of Christian spirituality, refers to the services, ceremonies, and sacraments that the church institutes as we worship Jesus. … Continue reading "Liturgy Formation – Why is this Important?" Read the article
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Spiritual formation parallels between the active waiting and anticipation of pregnancy and the season of Advent. By Afrika Afeni Mills, Faith Avenue Champion, GCI Charlotte My first pregnancy was not like Mary’s pregnancy with Jesus. There’s the obvious difference—while my husband and I experienced the pregnancy as a miracle, our child was not immaculately conceived. … Continue reading "Until Christ is Formed in You" Read the article
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Advent is part of the scaffolding that enables us to climb up and around the beauty of the Gospel message. By Bill Winn. Pastor, Grace Communion Hanover Once in my early twenties, I was driving a large dump truck early in the morning on roads covered with a proper northwest frozen snowy slush! The ruts … Continue reading "ADVENTures in the Christian Calendar" Read the article
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