This past Sunday we spent time in Acts 6:1-7, where a group of seven men was selected to oversee the distribution of food to those in need so that the apostles could focus on their primary task of preaching, teaching, and prayer. Although this is sometimes seen as the beginning of the office of deacon, […]
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This past Sunday our church focused on the Lord’s Prayer as found in Luke 11 and Matthew 6. Most Christians probably have it memorized and recite it somewhat regularly. But have you ever thought about the fact that it uses plural pronouns throughout? It is “our Father,” not “my Father,” yet it is easy to
On Saturday, March 4, the Piedmont Conference held its annual meeting at First Advent Christian Church in Hickory. Forty-one delegates plus a few guests gathered from our 25 churches to conduct the business of the conference. Business meeting don’t generally draw large crowds, because it isn’t terribly entertaining to listen to reports, elect officers, and
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Last Sunday at our church, Ron Thomas preached on Luke 9: “And He said to all, ‘If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses His life for My sake will save it.
The past couple weeks in Sunday school we’ve been talking about differing views of predestination (Arminianism vs. Reformed). There is certainly benefit to studying Scripture to try to figure out what it is saying about salvation. Sometimes though, I think we forget that God is not bound by space and time. This analogy isn’t perfect,
Rev. Jeff Walsh As we are in the beginning stages of a pastoral transition at Dulin’s Grove, we all have many questions: Who might we find for our next pastor? How long will this take? What will change in coming months? Although there is much that we do not yet know, we can trust that
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