Category: Forward Look
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Lenten & Easter Message Series Depends on the Wind
What comes to your mind when you think of wind? I think most of us have many associations as wind is a big part of our lives. One association for me centers around a childhood memory. My bedroom as a boy was on the West side of our house and the cold winter winds whistled in…
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New Midweek Study Series Planned
Prayer Team leader, Larry Nemitz, and I have recently chosen a new series for Wednesday evenings. Intercessors’ Group had completed their series, When You Don’t Know What To Pray, and needed another. The title of our new study is `The Biblical Way of the Cross,’ a series of meditations on the last week of Jesus’…
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50th Anniversary Kick-off
The balloons were out. The cake was cut. The atmosphere was electric. Today it is official; Community Wesleyan Church in Kirkville is entering a season of celebration. Check out the KNN pages for pictures from today’s dinner (http://www.kirkvillewesleyan.org/anniversary-kick-off/pictures-from-kick-off/category/1.html). This is a crucial time in our church’s history. It is a moment when we remember the…
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Winter series is planned called Love Can Build a Bridge
Next Sunday begins a new series of messages with the exciting theme, Love Can Build a Bridge. Marilyn Wilsch suggested it to me after hearing the song by that title sung by the Judds. After thinking and praying about it and looking at the kinds of messages needed for our winter calendar, I decided it…
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On Planning Your Personal Prayer Times
One of the key elements of our daily time alone with God is the devotional resource that we choose. How do we go about choosing what to use? A good resource fits you personally. First of all, a good devotional resource for you has to fit you and the kind of time alone with…
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Happy New Year!
One of the first tasks for every Christian at the beginning of the year is to plan for their devotional life for the coming year. The plan has several parts. The key part is an organized Bible reading plan. The Center for Bible Engagement says that only 1/3 of Americans read their Bible weekly…
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A Heart-Warming Christmas Planned
Here’s a heads up about some of the planning for the month of December. I think you will be inspired by the presentations as they enrich our services. The name for the sermon series is “Preparing Your Heart for Christmas.” Date Events Message Dec. 5 (9 & 10:30 am) Communion Women’s Choir Children and…
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Plans continue for Community Wesleyan Extreme Makeover 50th Anniversary projects
Tonight the Local Board of Administration (LBA) at its regular monthly meeting voted unanimously to recommend to the upcoming semiannual church conference that our church undertake an Extreme Makeover project as a part of our 50th anniversary celebration. Such unanimity on such an important item is a sign of blessing. We are already well on…
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September Sunday messages
So what is happening at church now that it’s almost fall? September is back-to-school time and for most of us, the passing of Labor Day also marks the winding down of vacation, camping and weekend travel season. In weekend services, I’ll be starting a new message series based on Paul’s writings to the Philippian church called “Walking with…
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New Sermon Series
Who Is the LORD? That was the provocative title of my message this last Sunday and it will be the subject of the next series of sermons. Worship songs, Scripture lessons and messages will all be planned and coordinated to help us to discover more about who God is. All the main texts will be…