Week 2: READ: Mark 5:1-20
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The story of the exorcising of the demons from a man in the gentile area called the Decapolis is the third scene of an act tied together by their location: on the shores of the Sea of Galilee (See Appendix 2). In the first scene, Jesus gets into a boat...
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12May 2017
Bible Study (Week 1) “The end, the beginning” Part 3 Week of May 14
Week 1: READ: Mark 4:35-41
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I had an epiphany today. Perhaps you have uttered those words. By epiphany we mean we had a revelation, a new understanding, or an “aha” moment. Oftentimes, these epiphanies are small fish in the sea of historic epiphanies. Take for example the four epiphanies in Mark’s gospel revealing the identity...
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05May 2017
Bible Study (Week 5) “The end, the beginning” Part 2
Week 5: READ: Mark 4:26-34
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A parable is a teaching story that uses comparison to emphasize its point. In the parable of the seed that grew secretly (vv. 26-28), this story compares the kingdom of God with the harvest. The farmer who plants the seed has absolutely nothing more to do with the sprouting or...
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28Apr 2017
Bible Study (Week 4) The end, the beginning Part 2
Week 4: READ: Mark 4:1-20
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Jesus taught people to see life through the lens as God intended life to be lived. It is a life lived by faith in God and attentive to others. Jesus taught by his words and actions. One of his most common ways of teaching was using a format called a...
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25Apr 2017
April 2017 Newsletter
Check out all we have done in the last month and all the fun upcoming events we have planned! Don't forget about our Community Worship coming up this Sunday, April 30 at 4:00 p.m.!
April 2017 Newsletter
May 2017 Calendar and Worship Teams...
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25Apr 2017
14Apr 2017
Bible Study (Week 3) The end, the beginning Part 2
Week 3: READ: Mark 16:1-8
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It is time for the finale in Mark’s Gospel. The story begins where the burial story ends, with women. They prepared burial spices and arrived with no plan in mind how they will remove the large rock blocking the tomb. After sunrise on the first day of the week, the...
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13Apr 2017
07Apr 2017
Bible Study (Week 2) “The end, the beginning” Part 2
Week 2: READ: Mark 11:1-11
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It is time to flash forward in Mark to the reading for Palm Sunday. The last story in chapter 10 of Mark finds Jesus and his disciples on the way to Jerusalem, passing through the village of Jericho some 25 miles east of their destination. From there they journey to...
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31Mar 2017
Bible Study “The End & Back Again: to the beginning” Part 2
Week 1:
READ: Mark 3:7-35
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The lights flicker indicating that intermission is ending and it is time to return to our seats. The smokers outside the theater take their last drag on their cigarettes. The crowd around the concession stand throw back the last few swallows of their wine. People begin the rush back...
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