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Archive for July, 2007

Book Review: Total Truth

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity
by Nancy R. Pearcey
Reviewed by Jana Hoisington
Is there a biblical perspective on everything – not just on spiritual matters?  Author Nancy R. Pearcey believes there is, and that we must be utterly convinced of this if we are to “make sure our toolbox contains biblically based conceptual tools [...]

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Fall Group Registration

Monday, July 16th, 2007

I can’t believe it’s already time to start registering groups for the fall semester!  Here’s what we need.  If your entry is too long, we reserve the right to edit.  So keep it short and sweet.
GROUP INFORMATION
Group Name:
Contact Information:
Dates:
Times:
Location:
Metro:
Topic:
Details: (please include only critical information here, such as costs or pre-requisites)
Group Category: (pick only one: Core [...]

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Weekend Summary - July 14-15, 2007

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Baptism weekend! Seriously, each one gets better and better.
WORSHIP
(Union Station)

Awesome is the Lord Most High by Chris Tomlin
Sweetly Broken by Jeremy Riddle
Better is One Day by Chris Tomlin
Jesus Paid It All - Kristian Stanfill version

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Variety Show - Sunday, July 22, 6pm, 9:30 Club - Sign up with your talent or act at the connection center.
Fall [...]

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Google Search of the Week

Friday, July 13th, 2007

Today, someone found zonegathering.com because they googled “cruelty of the Babylonians.”
Fun.

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After a two month break, Mike Bravo and Hotel Zulu entered the studio to record July’s First Friday Podcast on the second Friday of July. And as usual, we tackled one of our core values. This month– Maturity Does Not Equal Conformity.This is the audio edition of the first Friday podcast.
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This is Part 4 of the Construction series on Thursday Leadership Lesson- Building Community. Last semester, we talked about laying a solid Foundation. This semester, we are focusing on the skills and resources needed to build teams, ministries, and groups. It’s about making disciples.
1 Thessalonians 2:8 says,
We loved you so much that we shared with [...]

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Bible Drill Wednesday: Psalm 119

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

On Monday night my Crown Financial group was reading Scripture and discussing the merits of godly counsel in our lives, and we affirmed that His Word is one of the best ways God shares His wisdom with us. Now, I love reading and studying the Bible, but like most people, I go through seasons where [...]

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