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Archive for December, 2007

Weekend Summary - December 8-9, 2007

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Time is running out to get your shopping done.
WORSHIP

Our Love is Loud by David Crowder
Indescribable by Laura Story
Your Name by Paul Baloche and Glenn Packiam
O Come, All Ye Faithful by John Francis Wade and C. Frederick Oakeley
God of Wonders by Steve Hindalong and Marc Byrd

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Angel Tree Project - Each year, NCC small groups and ministries [...]

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Holy History

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Okay, I’m supposed to be working on my homework, but I wanted to share another quote from my reading. Once again, this is from The Second Reformation by William Beckham:
“To most of us “holy history” refers either to what has happened in the past in church history or what will happen in the future [...]

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My Niece

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Okay, I just can’t resist. Check out how cute my niece is!
Eowyn Ruth (Ruthie) is now over 6 weeks old! I need to figure out when I can head back down to Nashville for a visit.

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Friday Scorecard

Friday, December 7th, 2007

Wow- I can’t believe we are approaching the end of another semester. How crazy! Anybody have wins they would like to share? Here are some of my recent wins:

Great staff planning retreat earlier this year.
THE TIGERS ARE GOING TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!
Ryan and I are getting heat in our house today. Yes.
Christmas music.

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Repair and Remodeling: Review

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

We’ve come to the end of another Thursday Leadership Lesson series! Repair and Remodeling must occur at some point in the life of every building project. No matter how solid the foundation, no matter how good the construction, no matter how skilled the leadership, there’s always some assembly required and there’s always some repair and [...]

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Shekinah glory

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

I read an interesting, new (for me) perspective on something I thought I’d share.
I’ve always been taught that when Jesus died and the veil in front of the Holy of Holies was torn in two, that meant we now have access to God directly. I’m now reading The Second Reformation by William Beckham for [...]

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Bible Drill Wednesday: Joy to the World

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

This week we will look at the biblical truth communicated in the jubilant carol “Joy to the World.” The lyrics for this beloved song were penned by Isaac Watts in 1719.
Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
“Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which shall be [...]

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