Verse of the DaySunday, September 20, 2008 was our awards day for our young people. Several of our students have completed very difficult programs in the Members of Churches of Christ for Scouting “Servant Leadership” Program. This program is designed to teach young people to lead like Jesus–as servants. Each student was assigned a mentor, memorized scripture,...
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Click for pictures and more from our annual fish fry!
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And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. I Corinthians 13:13 I never noticed it before but there are two thirteens in the location of this powerful text from the pen of Paul. Now we all know that 13 is an unlucky number. They even leave off the...
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We want the Burns Community to know how thankful we are to be a part of you! Our annual Fish Fry and Family day is scheduled for this coming Saturday, September 27, 2008. As usual, everything is completely free. We’re neither asking for or accepting donations! So come, bring your family at 5:00pm to...
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Don’t you know that a little yeast works through the whole batch of dough? I Corinthians 5:6 Yeast is a silent and unseen ingredient that shows its presence by what it does. “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked...
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Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Romans 12:14 I have never had much of a desire to be a referee. A friend of mine who has coached for a number of years calls them “Zebras”. Most of the fans think they know more rules than the officials. They certainly see the...
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Congratulations to our Bible Bowlers this year! Our students did great learning the book of 2 Samuel, and we’re really proud of their hard work and accomplishments. Every student set a personal best score this year, four of our seven were above 90%, and our junior team made it into the semi-finals (the Sweet...
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We just wrapped up a summer sermon series about “Tough Stuff” — the difficult days of life. You can listen to all of the lessons by clicking on “Sermon Audio” to the right. Topics included: Temptation, Doubt, Shame, Anxiety, Divorce, Remarriage, and Death. That’s tough stuff–but God has a plan!
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This week, in lieu of pew notes, James presented this “12-step program” for overcoming worry in the lives of Christians. This material is adapted from Twelve Steps To Overcoming Worry byArchibald Hart, Overcoming Anxiety, pages 29 and 30. Admit that you are a worrier and that you are powerless to overcome worry entirely on your own...
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You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance. I Timothy 3:10 Satan can turn a good trait into a bad trait by getting us to emphasize the wrong things. Achievement is a good word. But when we use it to squeeze others dry we have fallen into Satan’s...
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