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Archive for May, 2007

Community: The Way Forward

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

As this series on community comes to a close it is important that we find practical ways in which we can move forward effectively at NCC. Over the past three weeks we have seen some of the elements that were included in Jesus’ community, investigated the cultural landscape of the world today, and took [...]

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Bible Drill Wednesday: Acts Redux

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

It certainly has been a long time since I have written a Bible Drill, so let me start by thanking all of our leaders who have contributed to our spiritual diet the past few weeks! I have been encouraged and inspired by your Bible Drill posts and look forward to hearing from you (and [...]

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Beyond Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

Hope everyone had a nice Memorial Day Holiday.
If you have not yet checked in on the Kenya Missions Team, please do so- It is well worth sharing in their experiences as well as continuing to pray for them. If you are Pentecost fasting, the Daily Challenge Guide that Heather is posting is a [...]

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Countdown to Kenya

Friday, May 25th, 2007

Team Kenya is just a couple hours away from taking off! For the next 10 days, zonegathering.com will be run by John Hasler, discipleship intern extraordinaire, and Sarah Owen, inductive Bible study guru.
Nathan and I can be found posting over at the Team Kenya Site.  We’d love for you to check in with us [...]

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Community: The Church

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

As we move forward together as a congregation at NCC, it is important that we understand our collective vision and continue to use the resources that are available to us as we think about community. Keeping in mind some of the challenges we face in the world today, as outlined in last week’s post, [...]

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Wednesday Bible Drill: The Kingdom of God

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

By Pat Thomas
The Bible says a lot about the Kingdom of God. Today, I want to focus on how we as followers of Christ can bring the Kingdom of God to Earth.
While Jesus was on earth, he said that he was the light of the world (John 8:12). In one instance, the Pharisees accused Jesus [...]

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Book Review: Spiritual Leadership

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Spiritual Leadership
By J. Oswald Sanders
Reviewed by John Hasler
If you are looking for a broad, sober look at Christian leadership, this is a pretty good place to start. J. Oswald Sanders writes a very straight forward book on the qualifications of a leader in the church with Spiritual Leadership.
In looking at the style of writing, [...]

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