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How Can You Say, “There’s Only One Way”?

01/23/11 8:22 PM admin

We’re beginning a sermon series today called “The Reason for God.” This series is somewhat based on a NY Times bestselling book of the same title, written by author and pastor Tim Keller. I say the sermons are somewhat based on the book only because we will seek to answer the same questions which form the heart of each chapter of the book. Our approach will be to do that from passages of Scripture.

Today our subject is, “Can Christianity be right if it is exclusive?” Many people say, “There are many ways to find God so Christianity is just one of many options and it is wrong, arrogant and divisive for Christians to claim that Jesus is the only way.” Well, “How do you answer such a criticism?” We will seek to grow in our ability to do so with gentleness, clarity and wisdom.

Incidentally, the Small Groups which officially begin this week will also follow complimentary studies of these same questions. Between our 2Ways Evangelism Studies on Sunday morning (10:15-10:50), our Sermon Series and our Small Group Studies, this is a great season for us to grow in our ability to share the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Please be in constant prayer towards that end, (Matthew 28:18-20)

Will (for the pastors)

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Not Good to Be Alone

01/16/11 10:43 AM admin

It is time for Small Groups to begin again – and what we’ll be thinking about today as we Journey in the Word is the significance of deep, rich, God-focusing relationships with other people. Actually, the reason we do Small Groups at PCC is not because they are just “a” way to study the bible but because Small Groups seem, as close as possible, to provide the types of opportunities for living life together with others that the bible describes as Jesus’ plan for those who follow Him as Lord.

Small Groups meet three to four times each month, are normally two hours long and include times for Bible discussion and prayer, times to build caring relationships with others in the group and times of service to others (outreach).

Small Groups are not just another thing at PCC – they are the main opportunity for discipleship and care for every person who intends to be a serving, contributing partner of the PCC family. So today’s sermon is not just a “think about it deal” – it’s an invitation to come and join in . . .

Love one another, (Jn 13:34)

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Learning from Other’s Errors

01/9/11 3:35 PM admin

Sociologists have concluded that the single most expressed emotion in daily conversation is love…a parent saying, “I love you” to a child, a husband saying, “I missed you” to his wife, etc., Expressions of care and affection are more common than any other words that we speak. That may or may not surprise you.
But the second most expressed emotion communicated in daily conversation might be a surprise. It’s regret. “I wish I had not been late. I wish I would have spoken up sooner. I wish I had been exercising this past year. I wish that I had not been so uninvolved.”
Today we’ll look at a story from Scripture that is filled with regret and think together about how we can move our lives towards living with much less of it. Sometimes less is definitely more.

Hoping for you to have a blessed New Year,
Will (for the pastors)

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The Day that Changed the World – Pt. 2

12/26/10 3:26 PM admin

Last Sunday we thought about some of the evidence which exists as confirmation of the virgin birth and the primary reason God came down from heaven in Jesus Christ. He came “down” to actually dwell on earth in the company of mere human beings. While God is utterly transcendent and distinctly holy and there is a huge “righteousness gap” between God and man, the message of the incarnation is that God has acted to bridge the gap. Christ came so that we could know God as Father – not just know “of” Him but know Him personally and intimately. Fantastic news .

Not surprisingly, we’re told in Luke 2 that when Mary heard the shepherds report of the angels Good News delivery that she “. . .treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart” (Luke 2:19). Today we’ll return to Luke to ponder what it means to treasure the Good News.

Merry Christmas and God bless, (Fear Not, Good News, A Savior, Unto You)

Will (for the pastors)

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The Day that Changed the World

12/19/10 11:45 AM admin

We all know the story: God sent an angel to a young girl named Mary to tell her that she would have a child. She was to give Him the name Jesus. What made this particularly unusual was that Mary was a virgin. She was not married and had never been with a man. This birth was going to be a miracle. God was going to bring a life into the world in a way that was different than He had ever done it before and has ever done it since. That’s what we sing about and celebrate at Christmastime – the Incarnation. One of the questions we’ll ponder today is this, “Do you really believe that this is true?”

Fear Not, Good News, A Savior, Unto You,

Will (for the pastors)

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How Can You Say, “There’s Only One Way”?

Not Good to Be Alone

Learning from Other’s Errors

The Day that Changed the World – Pt. 2

The Day that Changed the World