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Archive for September, 2008

Weekend Summary: September 27-28, 2008

Monday, September 29th, 2008

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fall Semester Discipleship Atlas - Pick up your copy of the Fall Discipleship Atlas at the connection center and join us for a semester of small group fun and fellowship. For more information, visit the church website or email Heather.
Leadership 101 - If you are interested in starting an NCC small group or want [...]

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Elephants in the Church

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Alright, leaders. I could use your help. Last year, we launched a sermon series called “The Elephant in the Church” where we confronted obvious truths that we tend to ignore. We talked about alcohol, homosexuality, spiritual consumerism, hypocrisy, etc. The series was so successful and powerful that we are going to do it again this [...]

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Penetrating Prayer: The Prayer Life of a Leader

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

This is Part 1 of our Thursday Leadership Lesson series, Penetrating Prayer. If we want to Forcefully Advance the Kingdom of God, then we’ve got to learn and embrace that the weapons we fight with are not of this world, but of divine power (2 Corinthians 10:4). We must become a prayer-centered church of prayer-centered [...]

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If you haven’t read it, A Discipleship Journey: A Navigational Guide to Spiritual Formation & Mentoring (David Buehring), is chockful of tools for leaders who are looking to be disciples and make disciples. In Chapter 6, “The Disciple’s Disciplines,” Buehring writes this about prayer:
History belongs to those who pray. God has chosen to allow us [...]

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Weekend Summary: September 20-21, 2008

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fall Semester Discipleship Atlas - Pick up your copy of the Fall Discipleship Atlas at the connection center and join us for a semester of small group fun and fellowship. For more information, visit the church website or email Heather.
“Bring it to the table” - Alpha Kickoff Dinners are coming on Monday, September 22 [...]

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How can I be a friend of God?

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Isn’t this a great question? And it isn’t just a question - it is an opportunity. Pat Thomas is leading a small group this fall called “Created to Be God’s Friend.” The group will be taking a look at Abraham and how he became a friend of God and looking at ways to apply what [...]

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Thursday Leadership Lesson: Penetrating Prayer

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

“Devote yourself to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” (Colossians 4:2)
This year, we’ve been talking about the importance of Forcefully Advancing the Kingdom of God. At the leadership retreat, we looked at Forceful Advance from the standpoint of sacrificial service and exponential discipleship. In the spring, we talked about bringing people into the presence of Jesus [...]

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