September 17, 2013
by Todd Paben
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Category:
Liturgies
With the release of the complete study guide to the book of Acts, I have been asked by a few people if we will be printing those booklets again. This time around we will not be printing as trends within Missional Communities show that most people have some sort of smart phone or tablet that they use for studying or taking notes anyway. To save on paper, costs of printing, ...
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August 22, 2013
by Amanda Paben
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Category:
Discipleship
It is because of Jesus’ death and resurrection that our Christian faith is so unique. It is because of this that we can trust God, and it is because of this that vacation Bible school even exists. I pray that the joy of Sky VBS lives on in our hearts in the days, weeks, and months ahead!...
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August 9, 2013
by Todd Paben
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Category:
Worship
Consider Bonhoeffer’s message: whether your gifting runs toward hymnody or poetry, write lyrics that teach so much truth they can stand on their own. And then set them to music that magnifies their beauty. We, your congregants are slaves to our personal tastes. Teach us to crave corporately the better thingâ€"the Word rendered luminous by song, confessed by a tho...
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July 26, 2013
by Todd Paben
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Category:
Worship
Michael Horton immediately asks the question then, "Is my transformed life the Good News?". He then points out the beauty of the Gospel - the fact that the Gospel has nothing to do with us, but has everything to do with what Jesus did on the cross.
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July 19, 2013
by Todd Paben
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Category:
Missional Life
In my last post, I said I was going to be coming out with some various “how to†posts. This week I am going to address how to pray in the weeks leading up to vbs. I would like to share five ways you can be praying for our first Vacation Bible School....
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July 15, 2013
by Todd Paben
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Category:
Missional Life
A recap of how the seventh annual all-church camping trip to Potato Creek State Park for Missio Dei Church. ...
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July 3, 2013
by Todd Paben
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Category:
Missional Life
Over the next few weeks leading up to our first Vacation Bible School, I hope to share with you some how to’s that may be helpful for you and your family. This week we will be exploring an answer to the question “How do I invite my neighbor to VBS?†...
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June 24, 2013
by Todd Paben
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Category:
Worship
The following text is an excerpt from Pastor Paul Vroom's sermon "Our Faithful Lord" on June 23, 2013. This section of the sermon had numerous "amens" resounding from my heart. Enjoy!...
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May 22, 2013
by Todd Paben
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Category:
Prayer
We find that most of us who have been converted have had someone praying for us, someone who carried us personally to the throne of God while we were unconverted. It seems to me that no one is so poor as an individual for whom not a single soul is praying, and who has no one who takes him or her personally and persistently to God in Prayer....
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May 20, 2013
by Todd Paben
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Category:
Stewardship
Last Saturday, May 18, we gathered as a body of Elders, Deacons, ministry leaders, and good ole fashioned healthy church members for what we call Leadership Community. During this meeting, we had two pieces to the agenda for the morning. The first was to talk about the fiances of the church and the second was to talk about our first ever Vacation Bible School. ...
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