Well, I had an interesting encounter the other day. I sat for 2 hours on the side of the street in downtown São Paulo. Through networking, sort of, I came into contact with a man who has known fame and travelled the world as a musician. However, those days have gone for him and he’s now at the bottom, nearly rock bottom. He expressed to me his despair and seemingly hopeless situation. Without details, he is in a tough spot to say the very least. I’ve never experienced anything close to what the man is living through. But I tried my best, through the power of the Holy Spirit to listen and be a friend. I’m truly concerned for the man. I also shared the Gospel as clearly and simply as possible. It turned out to be difficult to have the conversation with him, as he is a very talented and intelligent man. But He was somewhat surprised by the simplicity of the Gospel. His idea of Christianity was way off and when I shared what the Bible says about having a relationship with God – that it depends totally on the work of Christ and not on our works – he was in awe. He couldn’t understand how God, God’s Word and the local church could be of much help to his situation. But I tried to explain that it is the only source of hope that he has. I read this morning the following, which I shared with him via e-mail: “Because we are the handiwork of God, it follows that all our problems and their solutions are theological.” (By A. W. Tozer in “The Knowledge of the Holy”). Well, to make the long story short, we parted ways and he remains in contact through e-mail. I’m asking you to pray for the man. He needs it. He needs Jesus. Pray that he can come to the point where he rests completely in God’s grace and love and can follow Christ as his Savior, and find the solution to his greatest problem.
On Sunday morning many people from the church met to distribute tracts in the neighborhood. We had a pretty good turn out. About 15 people went out into the streets passing out tracts, inviting people to church, etc. The children continued with their normal Sunday school classes and Melissa taught so that the teachers could go out into the neighborhood. After we finished, everyone met back at the church and prepared a lunch. It was a great time! Please pray for fruit to come from this effort of spreading the Gospel. During the morning, I and another man (Raimundo) went to the feira (market). We stood at the entrance where he and I passed out 800 tracts between the two of us in about 1 hour 15 minutes. It was great. I ran in to a teen guy, Diego (18) who had come through a medical clinic at the church 1 1/2 years ago. At the time, I hardly spoke much Portuguese. But we both recognized one another and spoke for a while. He listened to the Gospel and promised to come to church, stating he was young but needed it. Please pray for Diego to keep his commitment to come to church where he will definitely hear the Gospel message again.
We had a men’s cookout at church last weekend. It was a great time of encouragement for the men of the church, as well as from other area churches. There were about 65 men present from 4 churches. Several brought special music presentations, including our men. We sang, “Faithful Men”. There was a great message preached from Proverbs 128, directed to the men and their work, wives, children, and church. It was challenging. Then following the service Jorge and Eduardo lit the grill and grilled the meat. It was fantastic! The men left with full bellies and full spiritual tanks!
We had a couples’ dinner at the church a few weeks ago. It was a good time. We enjoyed a great meal and a challenge from God’s Word about marriage. The guest speaker was a friend of mine and Melissa’s. He pastors a small congregation near our house and he did a great job challenging the couples from his own 23 years of marriage experience. He challenged them to “stay with your mate” and also encouraged them “not to try to change their mate.” Everyone commented on how well they enjoyed it. We also played a few games and gave away some chocolate and roses.
We have some kids from the church over for Sunday lunch this weekend. We had a great time. We wanted to fix them an “American” meal. So, we decided to fix an American Breakfast for Sunday lunch. We had biscuits, gravy, bacon, eggs and pancakes. It was sooooo good! We weren’t sure how it would go over, but the kids loved it! This is funny, though…they all put jelly on the biscuits and them smothered them with gravy. They loved it! Josh was very proud that they liked the southern style cooking but a little bothered by the ruin of a good biscuit with gravy that had jelly in the middle. Oh well, I guess we didn’t explain that you should choose one or the other! Another funny thing…in a hurry, Melissa put the napkins on top of the plates instead of beside the plates. When we told them to grab a pancake and pour some syrup over the top, they did – without taking the napkin off of the plate first. They thought it should have remained on the plate. It was funny. Troy, Eli and Alec loved having them over. They played all afternoon and then we got ice cream down the street at the little ice cream shop before we went to church that night.
This afternoon our family went for a little stroll/bike ride in the park across the street. It’s a large park with several play areas, a lake, etc. It is a great place for the kids to go. They had fun. While there, we encountered a man sitting by the lake. He pointed out some ducks to the kids. I struck up a conversation with him. I was quickly reminded of why the Lord has brought us to Brazil. The man, Antonio, is a Buddhist. He and I had a conversation about God, etc. I shared the Gospel with him. He, of course, was pretty resistant to it. We talked for a while, swapping ideas and thoughts about God and sin and Jesus. I’m so glad that I have a hope that is for sure. I’m sad that Antonio doesn’t have the same hope. I prayed for him before we parted ways. Who knows what the planted seed will become? The Lord knows. I’ve planted. Now someone will hopefully water. And God will give the increase. Thank the Lord for today’s opportunity.
We are back in Brazil. We arrived back on Wed. August 25 @ 8:35 am. It was a sort of eventful trip. Starting off in Atlanta @ the check-in counter we spent 1 1/2 hours trying to check in. The airline worker was saying that we didn’t have the proper paper work to get back to Brazil. Well, that finally got cleared up and we got checked in. Then, we went through the security check points and on to the terminal. We stopped for dinner – one last meal @ Burger King in the airport before leaving! At Burger King, I ordered with Eli and he touched some light under the counter and burnt his hand. Then, Alec was red – looking like he had a sunburn. He had a fever with bloodshot eyes. We were pumping him w/ tylenol and Melissa was calling the pediatrician. He had been to the Dr. the day before and had another ear infection (I think the 4th or 5th since June). The flight left 45 minutes late from ATL, thus pushing our 1 hr 15 min layover in DC. We took off running to the next gate, literally. We arrived at the gate about 40 minutes later (soaking wet w/ sweat). The airline employee at the gate was yelling – “Come on! LEt’s go!” She didn’t even look at our passports – just took the tickets and rushed us onto the plane. We were the last to board – with everyone staring because we were making them late! The boys were great! Melissa was running w/ the stroller and Alec and Eli was running, too. Troy was pushing a carry-on (the ones with 4 wheels are great b/c they roll forward). I was dragging 3 carry-ons and a back pack. Imagine the sight running through the Washington Dulles airport – lots of looks! Well, the flight was fine. Alec’s fever broke around 3 or 4 am and he was much better. Eli watched Toy Story on the plane @ 1:30 am. We arrived in Sao Paulo and 8 of our bags did not arrive with us. They were still in Washington. We finally got home and rested and the following day our bags were delivered to our house. Unfortunately some things were taken from them. Not much, but it is frustrating to know your things were taken. But, we are here and are so glad to be back! The kids are adjusting well. We are, too. We’re adjusting to the sounds of Sao Paulo, especially at night. Right now I’m listening to the neighbors – they are all getting home and their baby is crying. They are yelling at her to stop 🙂 Our kids are in bed – Troy started 1st grade (homeschool) yesterday. Mom is a great teacher and he is doing well, so far. Tonight after family devotions he read a little book. I love to hear him sound out words. Eli ran some errands w/ me today and loved one-on-one time w/ daddy even though it wasn’t very fun going from place to place. Alec isn’t so sure about this Portuguese stuff. He wouldn’t go to anyone at church on Sunday. And when we speak Portuguese he just looks at us as if to ask, “What are you saying?” All of that said – we’re back home. We love what we do!


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From special speakers, topical Bible studies, singspirations, Community movie nights and more - Sunday Nights are reserved for opportunities to uplift and encourage the Body of Christ as well as reach out to those who want to get to involved in church. Please call the church for scheduling details!
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We are so grateful for the HUGE encouragement we received from our home church last month. We received a care package from Tokai Community Church in September while we were down in Durban, South Africa for our church Synod.
This care package contained some chocolates, biltong, nuts, coffee, cards, and notes. A smile enveloped our hearts and we bounced about with a spring in our step. It kinda feels like we are walking on air! The love, encouragement, and prayers of those who gave has certainly lifted our spirits.
Huge Encouragement from Hand-written notes!
Wow! Wow! Wow! I cannot begin to describe the immense encouragement we have received from the many hand-written notes that was contained in this envelope.
There is something so special about a hand-written note. In a world where we process thousands of digital words on social media and emails it is such a pleasant and uplifting surprise to receive a message of encouragement written by hand on a small piece of paper.
These hand-written notes have been so encouraging to us that we have framed them so that we can see them regularly and be encouraged each day we walk past the many notes with encouraging messages.
Encouragement form Bible Verses
Many of these cards and notes included various verses from the Bible which were also a huge encouragement to us. Here are some the the verses:
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.Matthew 7:12
3 my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation.
He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—
from violent people you save me.
4 “I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and have been saved from my enemies.
5 The waves of death swirled about me;
the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
6 The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of death confronted me.
7 “In my distress I called to the Lord;2 Samuel 22:3-7
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came to his ears.
6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”Deuteronomy 31:6
Above all else, guard your heart,Proverbs 4:23
for everything you do flows from it.
5 The Lord watches over you—Psalm 121
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
So do not fear, for I am with you;Isaiah 41:10
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
My flesh and my heart may fail,Psalm 73:26
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
Wait for the Lord;Psalm 27
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.
The law of the Lord is perfect,Psalm 19
refreshing the soul.
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,
making wise the simple.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.2 Corinthians 1:3-4
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Isaiah 43:10-11 "Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. (11) I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour." (see also John 10:30, 12:44-45)
The scriptures direct us to Christ, who is God manifest in flesh. (I Tim 3:16) Jesus came to be the sacrifice for our sin and to give us a new life in his spirit.
Salvation if our soul is the most important matter we have to deal with in this life. Salvation is what we receive when we are filled with the spirit of God. In order to receive the Holy Ghost, we must repent of all our sins, be baptized in Jesus name for remission of sin and seek him for the glorious gift of his spirit. (Acts 2:38)
After conversion, a new born Christian should grow spiritually by faithful church attendance, supporting the work of God with tithes and offerings, regularly reading and studying the word of God, and having a consistent prayer life. Spiritual growth includes holiness and separation from the world. We must strive for both inward and outward holiness in modesty of dress and abstaining from all such entertainment that is not conducive to Christian development.
"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. (9) For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. (Colossians 2:8-9)
The scriptures plainly declare that Jesus is the one and only God, That was manifest in the flesh of the man Christ Jesus. (I Timothy 3:16) Many denominal teachers today believe and teach that there are three persons in the godhead. However, there is no biblical basis for this erroneous doctrine of a trinity. it says there is a God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. The Bible teaches that god is the Father in creation, became the Son in redemption, and the Holy Ghost in regeneration. In Matthew 28:19, Jesus commanded his disciples to, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:" The name (singular) refers to a name, not titles. Father, Son and Holy Ghost are all titles to which the name refers. Jesus is indeed the Father, Jesus is indeed the Son, and Jesus is indeed the Holy Ghost. But, the name of all three is Jesus or Jesus Christ. Simply explained, God came to this world in the person of Jesus Christ. Afterhis ascension back into heaven, he returned to live in the hearts of believers as the Holy Ghost.
The ministry of divine healing is taught in scripture. (James 5:14-15) Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: (15) And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; ..."
Prayer and faith are powerful tools given to us to use. They worked it the early church and they still work in the church today.


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Stir up the Love: Live Soaking Worship Music by TrueHeart Worship at Public Sounds. Hurry! Limited time offer. Offer valid only while supplies last. Julie masterfully weaves together deep, intimate moments of waiting and expectation with powerful worship anthems and spontaneous songs on her newest release, Stir up the Love. True to form of her most popular albums, Stir up the Love is built upon the simplicity of Julie's soft, delicate vocals and piano, backed by a range of peaceful synth pads and textures. A first for one of Julie's full-length albums, Stir up the Love breathes new life into two classic worship songs, ''Child of God'' and
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Julie masterfully weaves together deep, intimate moments of waiting and expectation with powerful worship anthems and spontaneous songs on her newest release, Stir up the Love. True to form of her most popular albums, Stir up the Love is built upon the simplicity of Julie's soft, delicate vocals and piano, backed by a range of peaceful synth pads and textures. A first for one of Julie's full-length albums, Stir up the Love breathes new life into two classic worship songs, "Child of God" and "Your Love Is Extravagant", each recorded in Julie's unique style of soaking music. Listeners familiar with Julie's trademark style of spontaneous singing will love the songs "Lavish Your Love", "True Friendship", and the title track, "Stir up the Love". The album opens with an invitation to "tune into" the Holy Spirit with "Step into Your Flow", and finishes with a ethereal meditation on God's peace in "Peace, Perfect Peace". Stir up the Love centers around themes of expecting good things from Father God, encountering and receiving His love, and loving him back from the heart. Julie's brand new soaking album is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to deepen their relationship with God and grow in experiencing His love.
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St. Andrew's Day used to be a very popular feast day in Scotland. It was a common custom for farm workers and labourers to go 'St. Andra'ing'. They would catch rabbits and hares and later on in the day would feast and drink. There have been debates on and off for some time now about making St. Andrew's Day a public holiday in Scotland. Although some lore treats St. Andrew as the patron saint of Scotland since the 8th century a.d., some historians emphasize that Queen St. Margaret of Scotland was instrumental in encouraging the acknowledgement of St. Andrew as a patron saint rather than the traditional Celtic church's acknowledgemant of St. Columba as the parton saint of Scotland. 30 November is not a public holiday in Scotland. Indeed, St Andrew's night is celebrated more by expatriate Scots around the world. (St. Andrew is also the patron saint of Russia and Greece.)
thanks to Marcy
Cantie Saunt Dandie's Day tae ye!
Happy Saint Andrew's Day to you


Gina Elizabeth Cecilia Palmeri
Famiglia Stefanese Bonano
Gina Palmeri is the daughter of James J and Carol Palmeri of Martins Creek PA. She is the granddaughter of James F and Bessie (Bonano) Palmeri and Elizabeth (Gibson) Miller and the late Lester L Miller. She is the great-granddaughter of Giuseppe and Maria Santa (Maglio) Bonanno who emigrated from Santo Stefano di Camastra and settled in Easton.
Gina is a senior at Easton Area High School. She is now in her fifth year of studying Italian and her second year of being President of the Italian Honor Society and Italian Culture Club. She is a member of the National Honor Society, a member of the yearbook staff, a manager of the varsity baseball team and has played clarinet in the marching and concert band. Gina is a member of St. Rocco’s Roman Catholic Church in Martins Creek where she volunteers at their annual festival. Her future plans include graduating from Easton High School and attending Emerson College in Boston.
Gina’s sister, Emily, attends Northeastern University in Boston, MA where she majors in International Business and Italian. This year she studies at the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Piacenza, Italy.
Gina has traveled to Sicily with her family several times and has toured the Italian mainland with her Italian teacher. While in Sicily, Gina went to Santo Stefano di Camastra and visited the Sanctuary of Letto Santo. She loves traveling, especially to Sicily so she can spend time with her family and experience Sicilian culture.
Gina wishes to thank the members of the Holy Cross Society and Auxillary for continuing this tradition of honoring our heritage. For the past three years, Gina has participated in the Holy Cross Court and is very excited and honored to be the Queen of the 99th Holy Cross Celebration!
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My mother died this summer. Never in my life have I felt the emotional and physical pain that I have constantly carried for the last 6 months. All those meaning of life questions go through my mind. I’m still hoping that I will wake up from a bad dream. But Yah brought a Bible story to my mind that I just couldn’t shake. He kept reminding me of the story of Lazarus being raised from the dead. I had to take the time to copy and study it for myself. What important truth was He trying to show me? The story of Lazarus is found in John 11.
Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. When Yeshua heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. Now Yeshua loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again. His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? Yeshua answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Howbeit Yeshua spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said Yeshua unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. Then when Yeshua came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Yeshua was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. Then said Martha unto Yeshua, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. Yeshua saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world. And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. Now Yeshua was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him. The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there. Then when Mary was come where Yeshua was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. When Yeshua therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. Yeshua wept. Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? Yeshua therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Yeshua said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. Yeshua saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Yeshua lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Yeshua saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
Why did Yeshua weep?
The thing that really stuck out to me in this story was the fact that Yeshua wept. Why would he do that? He knew Lazarus was sick and purposely stayed away. He knew Lazarus would be raised from the dead. He knew that even if Lazarus wasn’t raised from the dead, he would spend eternity with the Father. If he knew everything was going to work out, and in a very short time, why would he weep?
I asked my husband his thoughts on the matter. He wondered if Yeshua was grieving over the fact that Lazarus was about to be pulled from eternal glory back to this sinful place we call earth. That, in my mind, is a completely legitimate reason to grieve. It has also helped reassure me as I miss my mother terribly. She is doing fine in whatever spirit state she is in right now, whether it be sleeping or already in His presence. I have no worries about her. Why would she want to come back here, to a hurting body and a messed up world? The sorrow we feel in death is ours. We miss them. We grieve that we cannot share life with them any longer. But, if they came to Yeshua in repentance for salvation, they are fine. My mom is fine. I’ll see her again one day. Lazarus would have been just fine if Yeshua had not risen him from the dead. Perhaps it was an adjustment for Lazarus to come back to this earthly existence. Kind of interesting to ponder. We do know that Yeshua planned to raise Lazarus from the dead specifically to bring glory to the Father.
So why did he weep?
John 11:35 reads, “Yeshua wept,” only moments before he called Lazarus out of the tomb. Yeshua was not grieving as we grieve because he knows the end from the beginning. He didn’t offer comforting sentiments either. He wept. In the Greek, this means to actually shed tears.
And this is where I discovered the beauty in this event. Yeshua is outside of time and understands the end from the beginning. He knows that our believing loved ones are doing just fine, though we miss them terribly. Yet, in all that, He chooses to join us in our deep sorrow and weep with us. I am so deeply comforted to know that my Savior not only died in my place and rose again, but chooses to sit with me in my grief with no judgment or rushing. He doesn’t try to quiet me. He doesn’t yell at me for having questions or feeling angry sometimes. He weeps with me.
How can I do the same?
Death is no stranger. We will all travel down this road of grief. We will all feel the deep pain of losing someone close to us. How can we help each other?
We need to learn to sit with each other in grief. We need to throw out the platitudes and the casseroles and learn to weep with each other. I met a young woman recently who is also traveling this road of grief. We shared memories. We cried. We talked about our frustration and the things we wished we had done differently. It was such a comfort to simply grieve together with no judgment or attempt to make each other feel better. Grief is ugly and raw and painful. We can’t talk it away. We have to learn to carry on with it. But it sure is a balm to know that Yeshua will just weep with us. We can physically encourage others by learning to weep with them, too.
This month, we will be copying passages all about the family, from the first married couple to many of the New Testament tips for a


1. 我要頌揚 / 宇宙歡唱
2. 願祢崇高 / 美哉主耶穌
3. 我的力量 我的山寨
7. 祂是獨一真神 / 真光
8. 歌頌復活主 / 歡樂主作王
9. 祢的名何其美 / 投靠者的讚美
14. 聖哉 聖哉 聖哉 / 擁戴我主為王
15. 我的眼睛已經看見 / 興起興起為耶穌
The Very Best Of Hillsong Live (CD)
Hillsong Music has sold over 11 million albums to date and has earned 30 Gold and Platinum awards around the world. Based in Sydney, Australia, Hillsong is one of the world’s fastest-growing ministries, with a 25,000-plus strong congregation in Australia, as well as the largest evangelical church in London, and churches in Capetown, Kiev and Stockholm.
This definitive collection brings together the top songs from Hillsong worship titles from the past few years. From the classic “Shout To The Lord” to the current #1 song in churches, “Mighty To Save” this is a must have collection for every Hillsong fan. It’s also a perfect choice for a customer looking for a Praise & Worship album packed with church tested, great worship songs.
Nothing is Impossible (CD+DVD)
Nothing Is Impossible is the long awaited studio album release from Australian praise and worship band Planetshakers.
This album, the first to come out of the studio in over 5 years, encapsulates the passion and energy that they produce live as well as highlighting the cutting edge values of producer Joth Hunt, and featuring the world class rhythm section of Mike Webber (drums) and Mark Peric (bass). The vocal sounds are as diverse as they are genuine and the title track, ‘Nothing Is Impossible’, features the dynamic vocals of Grammy Award winning artist, Israel Houghton.
This album will take you on a journey from the raw energy of "Bring It On" to the deeply moving words of "No One Like You", and the powerful declaration of "You Are God".
This album includes a bonus DVD featuring 9 songs as well as loads of bonus content!
Gateway Worship: God Be Praised (CD)
Recorded live, God Be Praised emanates passionate worship from Gateway Church in Southlake (Dallas), Texas. Led by Thomas Miller and the Gateway Worship team, energetic praise gives way to intimate worship as the church comes together in one voice to glorify the name of Jesus and give thanks for all He’s done.


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With so many competing claims it is difficult to clear away the partisan fervor from the historical realities surrounding Celtic spirituality and cultural identity.
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Perhaps shortly thereafter the Western Latin Church commissioned the legendary Patrick for missionary work on the island. Thus, though Celtic spirituality shows some native distinctiveness, it was from the beginning associated with the ecclesial structure and faith of the Western Church and not just an indigenous and autonomous Christianity.
In fact the earliest artifacts discovered show Irish Christianity to be found among the wealthy classes, who used typical icons and conventional symbols to show their spirituality. Most likely they owed their faith to the fervor of the Western Church to spread Christianity, even if most of their land never was under the Roman Empire.
After the mids c. The Celts were forced more wholly to reconnect with their native roots. This tendency was intensified when the Saxons arose in Britain and threatened to take Celtic lands.
Meanwhile the minority Christian population repudiated residual Western Church influences because of the worldliness and corruption of many of its institutions and personnel.
The church did not respond to the alienation of the Celtic Christians until c. The pope recognized the need for a council, showing that Celtic Christianity was a force to be reckoned with.
Unfortunately, the talks completely broke down. Finally in c. Celtic spirituality developed in a window of time from the mid-fifth century to the mid-seventh century c. Its features included a different religious calendar meaning that the Irish celebrated Easter on a different datea different pastoral structure meaning that the Irish had their own pastors and pastoral jurisdictionsand a different popular piety meaning that native Irish myths became incorporated into Celtic Christianity.
The pastoral system of the Irish recognized the authority of pious monks and their monasteries and did not pay attention to formal boundaries of parish and diocese as the Western Church normally did. Instead of bishops and theologies they esteemed abbots and superiors, both men and women, who proved that they could preserve cosmic order through their personal sanctity and mystical powers.
The Celtic Church never rejected the office of the pope and institutions of the Western Church, but it tended to downplay their role and effectiveness in true spirituality. Its pastoral system bears remarkable similarity to that of the Desert Fathers and Oriental Orthodox churches of the Copts, Syrian Orthodox, and others.Yesterday I wrote about the trailer for JK Rowling’s new multi-part background pieces on Pottermore, entitled “Magic in North America.” You should read the post here if you need attheheels.com before that, back in June, I wrote about my concerns with the bringing of the “magic universe” to the States.
Louisiana's Traditional Cultures: An Overview. By Maida Owens. An essay adapted from one originally published in the book Swapping Stories: Folktales from Louisiana.
Introduction. A basic principle in the study of folklore and anthropology is that in order to understand a cultural feature, one must understand the context in which it exists.
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It can be something as simple as looking for a higher meaning to life, or something so complex that one can base their beliefs, religion and overall life around it.
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I was happy to get on the scale this morning and see another 1 1/2 pounds gone. I was a little worried because my eating was not as great this past week. I did walk 9 miles though so I'm sure that was helpful to the cause of calories in and calories burned! I am hoping to walk 15 miles this week. It's amazing how wonderful it feels to be out and about walking! I so enjoy the sun and the blue skies.
My rules are working so far which I'm excited about! My Bible is being read along with a devotional by Charles Spurgeon called Morning and Evening: Daily Devotional. Along with my Bible being read my laundry isn't piling up! What a relief that is! The verse that has really stood out to be thus far is Proverbs 14:29, "A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly."
The verse is really reflective to me as a mom and wife. When I'm impatient with my kids or husband a lot of times I end up feeling foolish and wishing I could take back my words. My prayer for myself is that I will learn to be patient and to reflect on the situation before opening my mouth. It's amazingly hard to do that when I've been hearing whining for minutes on end and want to pull my hair out. But I hope if I pray in that moment and ask for wisdom that I will be wise instead of foolish.


|Guide to the Middle Ages||
In Europe during the Medieval times the only recognised religion was Christianity, in the form of the Catholic religion. The lives of the Medieval people of the Middle Ages was dominated by the church. From birth to death, whether a peasant, a serf, a noble a lord or a King - life was dominated by the church and Medieval religion. Various religious institutions, such as monasteries and convents, became both important, rich and powerful. The lives of many Medieval people including various orders of monks and nuns were dedicated to to the Catholic church and religion. This was also a period of great change in the Christian church. Disputes of the Crusades led to the split between the Eastern and Western Christian Churches, called the Great Schism of 1054. The practises of the Catholic religion were questioned and the beliefs of men such as Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) prompted a new religion called Protestantism which led to a further split in the Christian Church referred to as the Protestant Reformation.
Religion and Philosophy
During the Middle Ages religion as everything. It was not unusual for people to go to church everyday and pray five times a day. People believed that all the good things in life were due to the bounty of god and that the evil events of the times were due to their sins. Medieval religion was extremely important and even the doctors and physicians of the era were also well versed in religion. From birth to death, whether you were a peasant, a serf, a noble a lord or a King - life was dominated by the church and Medieval religion. There were many famous Medieval Saints and there are details of the names of this pious men and women of the Middle Ages. The following links provide and insight to different aspects of the religion and philosophy of the Middle Ages.
Christian Religion History
Read about Christian Religion History from the emergence of Christianity during the Roman era through to the Middle Ages.
History of the Catholic Religion
The major historical events in the history of Catholic Religion including the subjects of heresy and the Inquisition and the Great Schism.
The Great Schism
Learn about the Great Schism of 1054 which was the split between the Eastern and Western Christian Churches.
The practises of the Catholic religion were questioned during the Reformation and the beliefs of men such as Martin Luther prompted a new religion called Protestantism.
Read about the strange life of an Anchoress who was a deeply religious woman who chose to live a solitary life in confined quarters called an an anchorage or and anchorhold, which usually consisted of a single small cell.
Popes in Medieval Times
The names and list of Popes who enjoyed great influence and power in the Middle Ages 1066 - 1485.
The Life of people during the Middle ages was dictated by the changes in the season. The different seasons and months of the year were celebrated with Religious Feasts and Festivals which are detailed in this article.
Nuns in the Middle Ages
All nuns led lives which were strictly disciplined. Their lives were dedicated to their God and their faith and was a renunciation of worldly fashion and esteem.
The Definition of a Pilgrimage, the concept of Pilgrimage, Christian Pilgrimage and Destinations including Pilgrimage to Walsingham, St. Peter's Basilica, Loudres and Canterbury. Christian Pilgrimage and the Crusades. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and the Pilgrimage of Grace.
Middle Ages Monastery
The first type of Medieval monastery adhered to the Benedictine Rule, established by St. Benedict in 529AD. The major orders of Medieval monks were the Benedictines, the Cistercians and the Carthusians. The layout, buildings and rooms in a monastery.
The principal buildings of a large convent were grouped around an inner court, called a cloister and included a church, a refectory, or dining room, with the kitchen and buttery near it and a dormitory where the nuns slept.
The concept of Monasticism centred around withdrawing from the world, from its temptations and its transitory pleasures to a life of solitude, prayer, and religious contemplation.
The three vows of poverty, chastity and obedience were the basis of the rule of St. Benedict.
The Benedictine monks lived under strict discipline. They could not own any property; they could not go beyond the monastery walls without the abbot's consent; they could not even receive letters from home


Money raised at the Harpenden Open Choir’s Autumn Concert was donated to the Trust.
The speaker at the Hertfordshire Engineers’ Luncheon Club, who is a collector for the Christmas Appeal, donated his fee to the Trust.
Manland Primary School made a donation to the Trust from money raised at their Nativity Play, and a local group of carol singers also donated their takings to the Trust.
A generous donation was made by Beechwood Park School.
Waitrose made a donation from money raised by their Green token scheme in December last year and have pledged to do this again in December 2017.
In April 2017 a donation was made by the Duplicate Bridge Club.
In July 2017 Harpenden Theatre gave a presentation of ‘St. Hilde’s Fete’ in the grounds of St. Nicholas Parish Church and, after expenses, the proceeds were presented to the Trust.
In September a local bee keeper contacted the Trust to say that she was going to give the proceeds of her honey sales to the Trust.
St. Nicholas Sunday Club have told us that the children will be making weekly donations next term to a charity, which will be the Trust.
We are most grateful to all of the fundraisers for their sterling efforts.
If you would like to give a donation other than at Appeal time please click here for our Donations page.


From the 13th to the 19th of November this year, financial partners and top influencers of the Believers’ LoveWorld Inc. (BLW) ministry will come together at the International Pastors and Partners’ Conference (IPPC) 2017 to be held in Lagos, Nigeria. The conference will be led by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and will bring together all ministry partners for a week-long prayer session, full of the word of God. As they plan and pray for ministry work to be handled next year, participants will also take time to thank God for all he has done for them this year. Given that Pastor Chris heads an international ministry, members from other parts of the world who will not be in attendance at the LoveWorld Convocation Arena will have the privilege of viewing proceedings at allocated locations across the globe. To ensure the conference meets all its goals, separate events will be held for the partners’ conference and the pastors and ministers’ conference. The end of the week-long affair will be marked by communion at the different ministry locations across the world.
Christ Embassy International
Christ Embassy International was founded by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, the head pastor of the ministry. The church has members and branches across the world who all relate and advocate for teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ by Pastor Chris. This ministry aims to introduce God’s divine presence to everyone across the globe. The ministry has not only taken root in Africa but has also spread to other continents. Given that it is a worldwide ministry, it is important for branch leaders to come together annually to cement the unity of the ministry and to discuss the way forward for it. The church also prepares a television ministry which reaches both members and non-members of the church while effectively spreading the word of God.
Christ Embassy International has different ministries to cater to different needs and demographics. One of these ministries is the Rhapsody of Realities, a daily devotional which guides members and subscribers in their daily spiritual walk with Christ. The devotional is available online, as a physical book and also as an app. It comes in different languages and is distributed across the world. The devotional does not only feature insights into the word but also contains a newsletter from LoveWorld. The newsletter informs readers of happenings and advancements in the ministry. Above all, the Rhapsody of Realities devotional is designed to change people’s lives by molding their thoughts to be more Christ-like.
Another ministry brought to the world by Christ Embassy International is the Healing School. This ministry brings healing and ministry to the masses through faith and prayer in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The ministry is open to all interested in learning how to heal through faith and the name of Jesus. People are encouraged to visit the school to find out more about it. Through the school, miracles and healing in diseases and conditions such as cancer, infertility, walking problems, blood conditions and spiritual conditions have been witnessed. Programs, conferences, and a magazine are available to highlight the impact the healing school ministry.
About Chris Oyakhilome
Chris Oyakhilome is an anointed servant of God tasked with spreading the gospel to all parts of the world. The man of God is filled with the Holy Spirit and has been serving in ministry for more than three decades. In ministry, Chris is a pastor, teacher, author, televangelist, and a speaker of the word of God. Through hard work, diligence, good leadership skills and the power of God in him, Chris has managed to spread the word of God to areas he never imagined he would be able to reach. He attests this success to faith in God and staying true to ministry.


In grandmas house God is always number one. Jesus is part of God and don’t forget the Holy spirit who finally completes them. That’s something I learned as soon as I was able to comprehend things. As I made the sign of the cross, I spoke the words “In the name of the father…” touching my forehead “…the son” touching my left shoulder… “and the holy spirit. Amen.” finally ending with a gentle tap of my right shoulder. Now that I think about it, even though I was so young it made me feel good, probably because I seen how happy it made my grandma. The beautiful thing is now that feeling has turned into my sense of a peace of mind.
Starting at the age of five I attended church classes, with my grandma being a strict catholic, offered to pay for all the classes if our parents were willing to take us to them. My dad was raised catholic his whole life, as while as my mom; so my brother and I were destined to become catholic as well. Although we were young we liked church I mean it wasn’t our favorite thing to do but it wasn’t that bad either. I’m sure its due to the same reasons why now we enjoyed our church. The first being it was only 45 minuets to an hour most Sunday, unless it was a special devotions mass. So my mom would always say “ you can take one hour out of your week to thank God.” when I thought of it that way it made me feel bad so I was always convinced to go. The second reason being our priest was no ordinary man, he was funny, talkative, and appealing when he gave his sermons. Some people think catholic masses can be very dry, boring in a way and I think I can see why sometimes but, not ours.
I went through all the steps of becoming a devoted catholic. Baptized, first communion, first confession, but my confirmation was delayed. When I was in high school I made other things more important then my faith. I still believed I just wasn’t as devoted. I started to explore other religions go to different churches and began to wonder what was truly for me. My grandmother knew she couldn’t tell me what to do so she only would invite but not impose church on me. When terrible things happen people always seem to look to faith. To ask god to help them. This is what happened to me. I started relying heavily on my faith and found myself at peace when I went to church. The beautiful thing is I choose to go for me, myself, and I. I even went by myself many times, took it upon myself to sign up for adult classes and finally got confirmed.
I’m not going to lie and say I’m a practicing catholic because although I’d like to think I am. I know there’s many times were I’m not practicing the catholic faith. Cough (drinking, premarital sex, cussing, etc.) cough. But I do truly believe in God, trust it him, and thank him for all that I have. Could I make more of an effort to go to church, yes. Have I lately, no. Do I want to, yes. Why I haven’t, I truly don’t know. But that is the question I linger on and this is the journey that I’m on with my faith currently.
How does one accomplish being a practicing catholic in modern society. Is it even possible to do both? And if it is , how? If anyone knows I’d like the answer please. Until then I’ll keep searching and praying to find out myself. What I do know is when in doubt I go to church, and there I always find my peace of mind.


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Virtually since the beginning of the Latter-day Saint church in 1830 its founder, Joseph Smith Jr., had made strong linkages between ancient Israel and the modern Mormon era. Gathering a small group of stalwart followers in upstate New York, Smith sent missionaries into outlying areas, proselytizing all that would listen. Their message was eloquent in its simplicity and powerful in its attraction. They spoke of the boy prophet who had received divine guidance to correct the errors of the Christian churches by calling the world to repentance and baptism into the pure church of Jesus Christ.
They appealed to the adolescent republic’s natural curiosity about the ancient inhabitants of America with the story told in the Book of Mormon. They propounded the doctrine of divine revelation—not just as experienced in Biblical times but for their own day as well—and asserted that Joseph Smith Jr., was a prophet like Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Elijah. And finally, they adopted a popular ideal of the time concerning the imminent advent of Christ and the beginning of the millennial reign.
The themes of millennialism, current divine revelation, the Book of Mormon, and the restoration of Christianity to its ancient purity—the bases upon which Smith built early Mormonism—were exciting and meaningful to many Americans of the 1830s and 1840s, a period when the religious ferment of antebellum America spawned many religious movements, several adopting one or more of the basic themes of Mormonism.
What made Smith’s movement so unique was its blend of themes and the energy and vitality of both its leadership and membership, which guaranteed the survival of the Mormon religion when many of its counterparts failed. Mormonism survived largely because of a second tier of leaders who took the vision of the prophet, cut it loose from the more sublime and radical concepts of the early church’s theology, and put it more in concert with a practical reality. Brigham Young clearly followed a path of “routinization” of the faith, institutionalizing critical elements of the remarkably fertile theological conceptions of Joseph Smith .
Joseph Smith from his earliest years emphasized the apostasy of all other religious groups and the need for a restoration of ancient religious truth. Smith insisted that the church established by Jesus Christ has been a new chosen people, accepting the special place in God’s favor that had been enjoyed by the ancient Israelites. But like those ancient Israelites, the Christian religion had fallen into apostasy and had to during the intervening years and required restoration.
In Joseph Smith’s “First Vision,” presumably taking place in 1820, the 14-year-old boy prayed to God which of the various Christian churches he should join. He received a powerful vision that motivated the remainder of his life. “I was answered that I must join none of them,” Smith recollected in 1842,
for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: “they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.”
Only a restoration of the church in its ancient purity would prove acceptable, and Smith believed himself called of God to accomplish that sacred task. The April 6, 1830, incorporation of the church, as well as host of other actions including the “restoration” of the priesthood and the translation of the Book of Mormon, represented key elements in that process.
Mark E. Petersen, who served for many years in LDS Quorum of Twelve Apostles, wrote of Smith’s restoration efforts:
Under the guidance of heaven they organized his Church according to the pattern of ancient times. The powers of the priesthood have been brought back to earth by the ministry of angels. All the gifts and powers of former days have been restored. They did not come from any existing organization. They did not come from any manmade society, nor from any political unit. They came from heaven. Holy angels brought them to earth, pure and undefiled.
This restored Church is known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with headquarters in Salt Lake City. Its organization meets all of the specifications of the scripture. It possesses the divine priesthood of God. It is headed by prophets and Apostles as was the Church in the days of Peter and Paul.
It invites all men to receive its message, for it is a message of salvation for everyone, whether Jew or Gentile, bond or free.
Of course, Joseph Smith was not the only individual in the early American republic concerned with the restoration of ancient Christianity. An important strain of “restorationism” ran through many religious groups in the first half of the nineteenth century. Among many others, Alexander Campbell and his followers adopted a goal of the restoration of the “ancient order of things.”
Those interlinked ideas of apostasy and restoration led directly to a belief among nineteenth century Mormons that the beliefs they embraced was a continuation of the eternal gospel present on the Earth whenever there were righteous men. In earlier eras God’s followers had been a covenant people, raised above all others and rewarded by God for their faithfulness. Mormons of all eras have believed that they were nothing less than a chosen people as the ancients Israelites of old.
For the Mormons, they possessed the truth of the gospel and it was their responsibility to bring it to the rest of the world. That was true in the first generation of Mormonism, and it remains true to the present. In the fall of 1830 Joseph Smith sent his first far-reaching missionaries to the American West to preach to the Native Americans of Kansas, and while that effort proved less than successful a detour led by Parley P. Pratt to Kirtland, Ohio, netted Sidney Rigdon, a reformed Baptist minister, and virtually all of his congregation. The 2000 feature film, God’s Army, by writer/director/actor Richard Dutcher, attests to the continuing centrality of the missionary impulse in Mormon culture. And a key element of Mormonism’s message from 1830 to the present resides around apostasy and restoration.
Early Latter-day Saints developed an ironclad proof text—passages of scripture used to prove a doctrine—to demonstrate the apostasy of the ancient Christian church and the restoration of God’s ancient law in the modern era. They proved remarkably inventive in making this case, using biblical texts and related theological treatises to accomplish the task. As only one example among many, in 2 Timothy 4:3-4, is states: “For the time will come when [members of Christ’s church] will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers. And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned into fables.”
No less, Mormon believers accept the concept of a restoration of the gospel in the “latter days” before the tribulations foretold in the Book of Revelation (Isaiah 29:13-14, 24; Daniel 2:28, 44-45; Jeremiah 31:31-34; and Ezekial 37:26.) They would affirm, both in the 1830s and today, that new scripture would come forth out of the Earth to stand with the Bible as a witness of God and His work (Psalms 85:11 and Isaiah 29:4, 11-12, 18, 24.)
Mormons insisted that God ordained a new messenger, as He did with John the Baptist, to bring about this restoration, and that He would empower that prophet with the keys of priesthood sealing powers (See Malachi 3:1; Matthew 11:10.) That individual, of course, was Joseph Smith Jr.


NO WEDNESDAY Bible Study this week due to Thanksgiving.
THANK YOU for your generous donations to our Harvest Food Collections “Cases for a Cause”. Your gifts will be delivered to St. Vincent de Paul food pantry on Military Road this coming weekend to help them restock as they continue to serve 50 local families over the upcoming holiday time.
TURKEY & HAM donations are needed to help our local soup kitchens provide holiday meals for our neighbors in need. Donations can be stored in our downstairs kitchen freezer. If you need help carrying your donation, an usher will be glad to assist you.
IF YOU ARE LIVE-STREAMING and you would like to donate a turkey or ham, you can arrange a drop off time by calling Erin in the office. We are also accepting gift card donations from grocery stores, Walmart, & Target, which the soup kitchens can use to purchase the items they need to serve our neighbors in need.
ONE WEEK REMAINS to support LCMS Disaster Response, our November special mission envelope agency. Lutheran Emergency Response Teams (LERT) continue to aid the victims of the many disasters our country has experienced during 2020, including massive wildfires, unprecedented numbers of hurricanes, flooding, and tornadoes. The rebuilding process will take years. Please consider if you are able to help by using your November Special Mission Envelope before the end of the month. You can also donate online by clicking “Special Missions”.
LAST CHANCE TO SIGN CARDS–OUR OLDEST MEMBER at Grace, Crystal Michel, will turn 100 years old later this week. There are cards available to sign for her on the glass case. If you would like to send your own greeting, cards can be dropped off in the office and we will make sure they are sent to Crystal.
ADVENT GIVING TREE–Next Sunday we will enter the season of Advent, and Giving Trees will be available in the narthex and chapel. If you would like to participate in this project, please take a tag (or tags) from the tree and bring the item (unwrapped) back to the table as soon as you are able. We are supporting four agencies this year, including Heart, Love, & Soul, Summit Life Resources, Gospel Rescue Mission, and the Magdalene Project. All donations will be used locally to help those in our community who are struggling.
“EXPLORING THE LUTHERAN FAITH” CLASS will be offered on Sunday mornings following worship beginning December 6. Childcare is available following the same guidance as Sunday School. If you are thinking about membership at Grace, this is the class you need. Members are welcome to come and get a refresher. Please register in advance by contacting the office.


Welcome to your daily spot of sunshine! A site to stimulate your mind to pure things, spiritual things, lovely things. Things that put a smile on your face and cause the green grass in your soul to grow and reach toward the Son. May your heart and soul be encouraged with Rays of Sonshine even on the darkest of days!
Matthew 14:18 He said, Bring them hither to me. This is the story of 2 loaves of bread and 5 fishes a little boy brought to the Lord. It wasn’t much. Like the boy, we are limited in what we have at times. It may not seem enough or for that matter worth anything. We … More Give them all to Jesus


Getting married is a big deal. The wedding is wonderful, but when the honeymoon ends and you come home to begin real life as lawfully-wedded spouses, you start to realize what committing your lives to one another really means. There will be amazing highs and difficult lows, but learning to work through each step together and grow with each season of life that passes is what creates a marriage that lasts.
Here at A Short Engagement we highly recommend investing in pre-marital counseling during your engagement. You can read more about that here, and we have rounded up a few books worth reading to help you prepare as well. Taking time to prepare for your marriage before it starts will help ease many of the struggles that most couples face early on!
The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Communication is vital in marriage, and this book will help you communicate love and affection to your spouse in a way that they understand. The 5 Love Languages shares simple truths, practical action steps, and words of wisdom to help you build a great foundation for your marriage.
This Momentary Marriage by John Piper
This Momentary Marriage gives a deep look into God’s purpose and design for marriage. Marriage is more than just a partnership. It is also intended for more than just happiness, and has major gospel implications as well. This book is a great read for focusing your heart and mind on the eternal impact of your marriage.
The Meaning of Marriage by Tim Keller
Another great option for looking at marriage through the lens of God’s design and desires is The Meaning of Marriage. This book is very in-depth and gives practical insight on how we can challenge the cultural view of marriage in light of God’s glorious and mysterious design. This is a wonderful read for anyone regardless of their relationship status!
Smart Couples Finish Rich by David Bach
Having the "money talk" does not sound exactly like a super fun date night during your engagement, but the sooner you make it happen, the better! Finances are a major stress point in most marriages, but they don’t have to be. Smart Couples Finish Rich is a great tool for getting on the same page with your money and learning practical steps for long term financial success. It is full of proven advice, practical steps to take, and helpful tools that will alleviate the stress from money conversations in your marriage.
101 Questions to Ask Before You Get Engaged by H. Norman Wright
There are countless lists of conversation topics for dating topics available online, but this book is unique in that is asks tough questions that get to the heart of issues that may arise down the road, rather than just paving the way for fun discussions. 101 Questions to Ask Before You Get Engaged is a great book to work through a few questions at a time to foster meaningful discussion ahead of your wedding day. I would suggest doing this before you begin pre-marital counseling and making notes of any topics or issues that you need a bit of extra insight working through. This book is a great tool for developing open and honest communication habits that will be an incredible benefit to your marriage down the road.
Wedding prep is exciting, but preparing for your marriage is far more valuable! Invest your time and money in resources that will help you to create a strong foundation for a lifelong marriage that is joy-filled and focused on the things that truly matter.
Do you have any books you would recommend? We would love to hear! Leave a comment below with your favorite pre-wedding picks.


Many of us make New Years Resolutions but what about Christmas resolutions?
As I was washing dishes, I suddenly got all sorts of thoughts about the holidays fast approaching and realised I didn’t quite have a plan of where to go, what to do, what Christmas gifts to buy. I was so caught up in the busy life we have day to day, but I didn’t manage to plan so far ahead yet. And I was OK with that.
What is Christmas about after all? It’s so easy to just walk outside and know what Christmas is Not about. Definitely not about all the poor trees being cut or the fake Santa standing outside the fancy shopping centres or even all of the massive sales making people greedy into having more stuff they don’t actually need, but they work so hard to get.
On a Christmas day, Jesus Christ was born in this Earth so that you and me can have Hope and a Purpose for our lives. So that we learn what true Love and Sacrifice really means and that we are no longer to blame, because He already took it all upon Him. So we can be made perfect, through His perfect gift. This is what Christmas means and what it is for me personally.
This Christmas holidays:
I want to do less but be more;
I need to spend less and give more;
Judge less and love more;
Worry less and trust more;
Waste less time and spend more time with God;
Talk less but listen more;
Want less but be grateful for more;
Expect less but give unconditionally;
With this, Green Antlers Photography want to wish you beautiful, peaceful holidays with your loved ones!
Sam + Diana
Hey, we’re Diana & Sam!
We are a photographer husband and wife team based in the beautiful Cotswolds area. Absolutely love the outdoors and shoot primarily non – traditional barn weddings and elopements for the adventurous wild at heart couple. We help remove the stress and pressure from your wedding day and do our best to make you feel at ease and extremely relaxed in front of the camera, so you will dearly remember your experience.


Well, you must admit that even within the context of a religious framework, prayer does not seem rational. In fact, it can even appear arrogant.
Take the example of praying for the souls of the dead. In order to make a perfect judgement, you need infinite knowledge, infinite experience and infinite intelligence, all of which God has, and none of which humans have. God has seen every detail of the dead person's life, seen the universe from the beginning, and was intelligent enough to create the universe itself. If a person deserves to go to hell or heaven, God will know, and more significantly, God will certainly not send a person who deserves heaven into hell just because no one prayed or prayed enough for him/her. So if a person is going to hell, then that person must deserve it, and if a person is going heaven, there is no point praying for him/her. Yet, humans presume to petition God for their fate all the same, as they could even come close to being better judges of character than God.
If you're talking about Christianity, it appears that you're quite mistaken about the idea of "praying for the dead" in Christianity.
First of all, only some Christian churches have this idea. The Protestants generally don't believe in praying for the dead, because if people are saved by faith alone, prayers for the dead won't help them get in Heaven anyway.
Catholics believe in the idea, but not as your described it. People whom "prayers for the dead" can affect are people who are going to Heaven anyway, but are still in Purgatory. Catholics believe that Purgatory is a cleansing stage before Heaven, and ALL people in Purgatory are going to Heaven for sure (a mistaken notion is that Purgatory is an intermediate punishment for people who can't go to Heaven yet aren't evil enough to deserve hell -- that's a mistaken notion; Purgatory is a place for the saved, the justified souls who nonetheless are not yet perfected.) Prayers for the dead can help expiate the venial sins and consequences of sins for those in Purgatory.
Hence your statement: "So if a person is going to hell, then that person must deserve it, and if a person is going heaven, there is no point praying for him/her. Yet, humans presume to petition God for their fate all the same, as they could even come close to being better judges of character than God." doesn't apply to Christians in general. You're simply mistaken about Christian beliefs. Your statement might apply to other religions, but I'm not sure.


A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34-35)
“This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends if you do what I command you. (John 15:12-14)
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. (Ephesians 5:1-2)
Have you taken the time to consider what these passages mean? How they practically apply, to your life? Have you considered how they apply the body of Christ? They’re all teaching us the same thing; to love one another even as Christ loved and continues to love us. But that raises a significant question for us doesn’t it? It begs us to ask; how did Christ love us? How does He continue to love us? The answer for that question is a simple one. He loved us sacrificially. He laid Down His life! For us! He endured the mockery of a trial, the scourging of sinful men, the long walk to Golgotha, the agony of the crucifixion, the full wrath of God and eventually death. For us! Brothers, Sisters, this is the love that these passages of scripture command us to emulate. We are to love one another sacrificially. Do you see that Christian? Do you see the clear command of your Savior?
It is to esteem the needs of others Philippians 2 puts it this way, “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.”
So, Biblical Love, Christ like Love, Christian love is to sacrifice your rights, liberties, and desires for the needs of others. Is that not what Christ did? “Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” Jesus humbled Himself! He didn’t count equality with God a thing to be grasped; He didn’t try to hold on to His divine rights or prerogatives, He laid them down, He laid them down to bring about your redemption, He laid them down to love you. Brothers, Sisters, if that is so, if that is the truest expression of Biblical Love why are we so quick to pursue our liberties? Why are we looking for our own? Why are we not considering the needs of our brothers and sisters in Christ? Why are they not more precious than our liberties? If we are called to love sacrificially, shouldn’t we be willing to give it all up for the sake of the church that our Savior bleed and died for?
Will you Christian? Will you consider your weaker brothers and sisters? Will you lay it all down and live selflessly for Jesus? That is what He commands, will you do it?


Sunday Service & Chidren's Church
Nursery available with closed circuit television of the entire Sunday Service.
Wednesday Bible Study
As a church we will focus on The Four P’s.
Prayer, Purity, Passion and Power.
PRAYER for everything, all the time, without ceasing!
PURITY in our hearts, our lives and our ministries!
PASSION for God, His Son and His Spirit, His Word, our people and the lost; the Fruit of The Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control; righteousness, holiness, The Great Commandment/The Great Commission!
POWER through God in all and everything that we do, every time because it does matter, and it does make a difference to God (And hopefully us)!


Good Friday is a Christian holiday that commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This year, it will be observed on Friday, April 07, 2023. It is observed on the Friday before Easter Sunday and is considered to be one of the most important days in the Christian calendar. According to the New Testament, Jesus was crucified by the Romans on a Friday, which came to be known as Good Friday because it is believed to be the day that Jesus died for the sins of humanity. On this day, Christians attend church services and participate in solemn reflections, prayers, and meditations on the significance of Jesus’ death and sacrifice. In many countries, Good Friday is a day of fasting and penance, and it is also a public holiday in many countries. The day is characterized by a sense of mourning and reflection, and it serves as a reminder of the importance of sacrifice and redemption in the Christian faith.


Life can be overwhelming. Lately, parts of my life have been this way, trying to juggle work, church, writing, and really being intentional to take steps of action for justice. So many things to do and my emotions can sometimes get all out of whack. The worst is when these things start waking you up in the middle of the night or keeping you from even falling asleep. Tonight, God gave me a little reminder of something to help me reset my focus.
Chris and I were taking an evening walk. This has become a new routine for us and we typically spent some time praying together. As we were talking, Chris suggested that tonight, instead of making our requests, that we should just express our thanks and praise for what God has been doing. That was exactly what I wanted to do as well. As we finished the walk and got back home I found myself thinking about was it looks like to continually walk with thanksgiving on my lips.
One of my favorite chapters (out of all of the books I have read) is found in Ruthless Trust which is written by Brennan Manning. It is titled “The Way of Gratefulness” and at different times in my life God has brought me back to this chapter for reflection. Tonight, I found myself reading back through it. There are so many great quotes throughout this chapter so I will just suggest that you read it for yourself, but the main point is that gratitude is the truest sign of a disciple that trusts God.
He says that “to walk in gratitude is a way of living that is inclusive, attentive, contagious, and theocentric.” It is inclusive because a heart of gratitude gives thanks for the good and the bad, the joy and the sorrow, because life is a gift from God. It is attentive because a heart of gratitude requires a certain awareness of life to recognize the intricate blessings that come our way. It is contagious because a heart of gratitute pushes out self-pity and resentfulness and replaces it with joy. It is theocentric becausea heart of gratitude focuses on the One who gives us all things. G.K. Chesterton wrote “the worst moment for an atheist is when he/she feels grateful and there is no one to thank.”
When I first read this chapter several years ago, I started a routine that I wish I had kept up with. I have never been great at journaling but I decided that each night before I went to sleep I would write five things down that I was thankful for in that day. I didn’t stress about doing anything else in the journal except this list of thanksgiving to God. There was something so transforming about focusing on the things that God provided me with that day instead of stressing about the things left undone or the things that didn’t go my way. For me, anxiety comes easy but peace of mind does not. Gratefulness is the gateway from anxiety to peace.
So tonight, here is my list of five, in no particular order:
- God’s generous encouragement when I had to do something difficult today.
- The smell of the sprinklers on Chris and I’s evening walks.
- An awesome conversation about prayer and Jesus with my mom.
- The ability to purchase the food I needed at the grocery store.
- The gentle reminder to walk in gratefulness.
What would your five be?
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
I Thessalonians 5:16-18


Who We Are
In the fall of 2007, our founder began teaching English as a second language at a Tulsa area college. As she began interacting with hundreds of international students and immigrants from all over the world, the Lord burdened her heart with the need to reach them for Christ. However, realizing that she could not possibly reach all of the internationals on her own, she began speaking to other Christ-followers about the need to reach the international community for Christ, and then began to recruit them to join in God’s work among the internationals living in our nation. Soon, God had brought together a team of committed believers with a burning desire to bring His hope to those who have never heard – and yet who live right here in our backyard.
In 2010, we founded our organization and it began functioning as a non-profit organization, led by a Board of Directors. A volunteer leadership team began overseeing various branches of ministry and leading the nearly 50 volunteers who regularly participate in ministering to the international community. As a result of the efforts of these committed workers, we have touched the lives of hundreds of international students and immigrants from over 75 different nations, sharing the gospel with many who had never before even so much as heard the name of Jesus.
As we moves into the future, we desire to recruit more believers to join us in bringing the gospel to the nations living among us, so that we will be able to reach many more for Christ.
Will you join us in reaching the nations for Christ?


|Sunday School is held each week from September to May at 11:30 am on Sunday mornings for children age 3 through High School.
Summer Youth Programs are held each year usually at the end of July or beginning of August. One program is designed much like VBS and runs for one week for Kdg age through High School age youth. The other program is designed specifically for Grades 7 through 12 and its theme is usually around witnessing and sharing our faith. This program runs for approximately 5 weeks and is held every Saturday evening. Details about both programs are usually announced on the website around mid-July.
Adult Bible Study is held at St. John's Lutheran Church. 1203 Pine Grove Road, Morrisville, Pa. every Sunday at 11:00 am. This lectionary based bible study focuses on the gospel lesson used each week at Sunday worship and helps those gathered to prepare for the upcoming Sunday by discussing the assigned gospel lesson’s implications for daily living. The bible study is from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ELCA. Christ invites us to follow him daily.
Elect Saints’ Men’s Group meets monthly and is led by Cirus Ketter..
Elect Saints’ Women’s Group meets monthly and is led by Gwendolyn Henderson.
Children’s Ministry: Our children’ ministry is led by Musu Smith. The children meet once a month and their activities are many.
Some activities have included talent shows, fashion shows, special presentations on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day as well as music and trips.
Retreats: Retreats are held each year and announced in advance and every year a Revival is held in the month of July.
Sacraments of the Church
• Holy Communion
Instruction for these sacraments
are arranged through the pastor.
Reception into Membership
• Affirmation of Baptism (Confirmation) classes are offered over a two year period. Instruction is given by our pastor and often held in conjunction with our neighboring Mercer Cluster churches.
• New Member classes are held throughout the year. Instruction is given by our pastor


Revd Dr Kim Wasey is a Chaplain at the University of Salford and Assistant Priest at St Chrysostom’s, an inner-city Church of England parish in Manchester. She is also the mother of three young children.
Kim holds a doctorate from Birmingham University and prior to this, she read Theology at Manchester University before
training to be a Priest. She also holds an MPhil by research from Birmingham University on the radical, social and inclusive ministry of Anglo-Catholic slum priests in the nineteenth century. Kim has worked in various Church and Higher Education settings, as well as in teaching and mentoring. These contexts prompted her doctoral research into young women’s faith and she is a member of the Symposium on the Faith Lives of Women and Girls, based at the Queen's Foundation in Birmingham. She is a great supporter of all that celebrates, affirms


Welcome to Nuke A Gay Baby Whale For JesusIf it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, well, it must be a duck
If you have become lost in the swelling sea of bullshit known as ‘the acceptable norm’, and you don’t know where to turn for answers, turn to Jesus. He will deliver you from the sins projected upon you by the wicked masses that plague our beautiful planet.Follow JesusBurn in Hell
2 Steps to Saving Yourself From The Wicked World
Accept Jesus Christ as Your Lord & Savior
The first step in fighting the wicked evils that would seek to destroy you is to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior for he is the Son of God and he was sent here to die for our sins
Denounce the Wicked Ways of the World
Once you have accepted Jesus Christ into your heart, you will have the strength to denounce the wickedness of the world. But strength comes with faith and you must have this within yourself.


Tudor World Easter 2019
13th April - 27th April
Easter was a special religious celebration in Tudor times. People would attend the ceremony known as “Creeping to the Cross”, where the clergy would creep up to a crucifix held up before the altar on their hands and knees and kiss the feet of the Christ. Good Friday was also the day for the preparation of the Easter Sepulchre. The sepulchre consisted of a stone or wooden niche, to represent Christ’s sealed tomb, which was filled with the consecrated host and an image of Christ. On Easter Sunday, the candles in the church and around the sepulchre would be extinguished and then the church lights re-lit by the priest from a fire. The sepulchre would be opened and Christ’s resurrection would be celebrated with a special mass. This marked the end of Lent, a period where people’s diets were restricted, so it was only natural to celebrate it with good food. Many traditions were stopped during the Reformation.
Easter at Tudor World is a magical time where children to partake in the Easter Quiz and receive a chocolate egg. William Shakespeare will be giving a tour on Saturdays at 2pm and the Easter spirit continues each evening at 6pm for ghost tours of the building, also at 7pm 8pm and 9pm on Saturday nights.
On Friday 19th April Jack the Ripper will be making an evening appearance!


It’s been a while. Too long, actually. This self-imposed, I don’t know what to write so I won’t, hiatus hasn’t been good for me. Not in this area anyway. See, I’ve been waiting. Waiting for inspiration, then when inspiration comes I avoid it. For fear mostly. Fear of not being good, right, happy, thankful, optimistic…enough. Not enough. The thing is though that I know- I know- that this is something that He has given me to do. He hasn’t asked me to be brilliant or to be profound or famous, He’s only asked me to write. How can I obey in every area except this one?
He is patient and for that I am truly thankful.
So…now I write. I’m through trying to write the things that I think will bring the most people to see you. I’m done looking for approval. That is an unending abyss of unhappiness for me. The last several years have made me stronger but also quieter. But not a quietness that’s helpful. It’s been a quietness of fear. Fear that I don’t know enough, that I don’t make points well enough, fear of what others think of me, fear of transparency…just fear, of everything.
I’m done being afraid. Afraid of what could happen, afraid that the bottom will fall out again and I’ll be left a sobbing, heaving mess. I’m leaving that behind. No more fear of the boogie man around the corner. No more fear of what I’m not. I am who I am and that is enough.
Because I am who He made me to be.
I highly recommend that you watch this. A dear friend sent a link for this to me and in typical Amy fashion I didn’t watch it. I was at her house last night though and she made me watch it. Thankfully I have people in my life that aren’t afraid to make me do things I don’t want to do. I’d wanted, needed, prayed for God to speak to me yesterday, and He did, through this spoken word. It’s powerful and insightful and I imagine will be helpful to many of you. Ann Voskamp brings this word as someone who has truly experienced the depths of fear and loss and has come out of the abyss victorious. Be blessed.


James and Julianna
ARE GETTING MARRIED
Date: Friday, August 19, 2022
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Church of the Bible,
160 West Main Street,
Plainville Connecticut 06062
Thank you for rejoicing with us! A note about our registry…
Unless otherwise specified, the items on our Amazon registry are merely samples of what we need to make our house a home. Feel free to purchase the items elsewhere or choose a brand that you personally love to use and think we would enjoy too!
It’s coming soon! The wedding day will be here in just…
About the Couple
James is from West Virginia and Julianna is from Connecticut. They share a mutual enjoyment of the outdoors and the beauty of God’s creation and are amazed to look back and see the Lord’s hand in bringing them together.


THE DOMINION SCHOOL OF THE PROPHETS AND HOLY SPIRIT WELCOMES YOU
Empowering a New Generation
PROGRAMS AT THE DOMINION SCHOOL OF THE PROPHETS AND HOLY SPIRIT
Learning and Exploring
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Apostle Ronald Harden, Ph.D
I am so elated that you are contemplating joining our fine institution here at the Dominion School of the Prophets. This school operates under the auspices of Laborer's Bible College, offering an interdisciplinary curriculum of study; students are allowed to take a wide range of classes; for credit; offered jointly with Laborer's Bible College, and are allowed to take classes directly relating to prophetism; proper. Additionally, the student(s) benefit from the invaluable life experience of our illustrious staff and gain invaluable insight from the demonstrative worship sessions that characterize each class. The old truism yet stands; it is better caught than taught; The Dominion School was founded in 1987 about the same time that God sovereignly reinstituted this concept to the body of Christ around the world. Since that time, the school has endeavored to promote the restoration of the prophetic office to the Body of Christ. Firstly, we have labored toward the training, activating, equipping, and maturing of those who are called to the prophetic office. Secondly, we have labored equally in preparing the entire fivefold ministry, and God's prophetic people for the great prophetic call upon the church; for we are all called as prophets with a small; and can have access to the prophetic anointing upon our lives and ministries. The Dominion School offers a diploma upon completion of all classes and internships. It serves as an oversight body for those seeking ordination to the prophetic office. At the same time, for any lay person simply desiring to witness the gifts stirred up in his life, or simply desiring to learn more about the anointing, glory, and ways of God this school bodes well for you. Without a doubt, if you decide to join the family at the Dominion School, one session will change your life forever, better preparing you to change the world
We believe in the whole counsel of God's word - the unadulterated gospel. We believe the church to be the body of Christ, and that organism He founded to carry out His work and purposes in the earth.
We believe the church must be a witness, even to the principalities and powers of manifold wisdom of God in accordance with Ephesians 3:10.
We believe in an overcoming church - one that storms down the very gates of hell, and tears down every stronghold of the enemy, in accordance with Matthew 16:17, II Corinthians 10:4,5.
We believe that those weapons with which we are to overcome the enemy are: "The Mighty Name of Jesus," "The Blood of Jesus," "The Nine Gifts of the Spirit," "The Word," "The Covenant," "Worship and Praise," and our "Position in Christ" as believers.
We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, whereby we receive the power to perform our work for Christ, and the power to live a sanctified and victorious life. This particular Church was established as a place of "Refuge" for those seeking greater dimensions in Christ. It was also established for the dejected, the despised, the neglected, the damned, downtrodden, the disenchanted, the sick, the bound, and the afflicted; to you we say: God's grace is sufficient.
Functionality You Will Love
Primarily, our mission is to disciple all cultures and every kingdom to the glory of God. Secondly, God has uniquely called this ministry as an instrument to promote the restoration of the Prophetic and Apostolic offices to the fivefold ministry. As a result, we established the Dominion School of the Prophets for the activation, maturation, training, and equipping of those already called to the Prophetic and Apostolic offices. In that same vein, we labor unceasingly toward the realization of a prophetic anointing upon every Christian ministry, and we labor to witness the emergence of a prophetic people on this earth.
Additionally, we are committed to proclaiming the message of God’s glory or His manifest presence to all of Christendom. God has determined that His glory “will fill this earth as the waters cover the sea.” We have covenanted to be carriers of this glory, believing God that His very essence, even the very essence of heaven, will be imparted, manifested, and demonstrated before the world. The glory realm is the heartcry of God, and it is the keystone to every groan, need, and ill of mankind. A proper understanding of the Davidic Tabernacle of worship, along with covenanted obedience, will gain us access to this realm. This is our mission.
To establish a Christian City, which shall be called the City of Refuge. This City is designed to this extent, that the world may witness a visible demonstration of the Kingdom of God, and might witness an example of a true covenant community. This city shall be a Christian commonwealth where God rule by way of His law-word and spirit and spirit are supreme and where Christ has the pre-eminence.
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THE DOMINION SCHOOL OF THE PROPHETS AND HOLY SPIRIT UPDATES
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OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH
This ministry accepts the three ancient documents of the early church: The Apostle’s Creed, Nicene Creed, and The Athanasian Creed.
In particular: We believe the Bible to be the inspired and infallible word of God. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. We believe that the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the precious blood of Jesus Christ. We believe that the baptism in the Holy Ghost according to Acts 2:4 is given to believers who ask for it. We believe in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy and separated life in the present world; We believe in the second coming of Jesus Christ and the consummation of all things.


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