The Tender Mercy of Our God
God is passionate, deeply passionate, about showing mercy through forgiveness in Christ.
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Following Jesus Through Holy Week
About one-quarter of Luke’s gospel, one-third of Mark’s and Matthew’s gospels, and nearly one-half of the book of John center on the last week of Jesus’s life on earth. What happened during Holy Week, the most important week since the creation of the world?
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Welcoming as Christ Welcomed Us
What does it look like to welcome one another as Christ has welcomed us?
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200 years was never the goal
As we celebrate 200 years, we’re not celebrating that we’ve reached the finish line. We’re celebrating what God has done in the past to be sure, but we’re also recognizing that we’re still in the race, which means the best way to celebrate 200 years of faithful ministry is to keep running forward.
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40 Days of Prayer – 2024
Each year we take the forty days leading up to Easter Sunday as a period of focused prayer together as a church. This year’s 40 Days of Prayer guide is structured around the “one another” commands from the New Testament. Learn more about joining us in this year’s 40 Days of Prayer here!
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From the Archives: The Five Wins of Relational Evangelism
While there is a need to look for evangelism opportunities among those with whom we have no relationship, this post is focusing on helping us intentionally strengthen existing relationships, or even build new relationships, with the hope of sharing Christ. There can be wisdom in gaining trust as we’re trying to proclaim the message of the gospel. The five wins are meant to help you evaluate where you are in that process, and consider what might be helpful as a next step.
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As Was His Custom
Should we have a better reason to join with a Sunday morning gathering of the church than mere custom? Yes! Should we still go even if we don’t feel like it, even if it feels like we’re just going because “that’s what we do on Sunday morning”? Yes!
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Core Class – Spring 2024
This Wednesday (Jan 17), we’ll kick off our spring semester of Core Classes at Mountain Creek, and you (yes, you!) should join us! This semester we’ll be doing a Bible study of one of my favorite sections of Scripture, John 13–17, theologically rich chapters that are full of God’s guidance for everyday life as a follower of Jesus. Wherever you are in your journey with Jesus—whether you’re a new follower of Christ or you’ve been walking with Christ for several decades—we hope you’ll join us.
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The Most Important Habit
The most important habit we can cultivate in life is the habit of regularly reading God’s Word. In this season of New Year’s Resolutions, the most important resolution you can make is to read Scripture regularly.
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Hymn for Christmas Day
In Christ, God and sinners have been reconciled. This is the good news of great joy that came in the birth of Christ.
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