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Paul Lori Women’s bible studies Tuesday mornings and evenings, Hebrews and Gideon We are having needs in various ministries, if you want to help out, check out the table in the back Hopefully you’ve been hearing about cardboard box city Family Promise is a national, multi-faith organization There are a lot of issues in the South Bay that complicate getting resources if you’re homeless Jon This week we’re going to talk about gluttony We’re in a series on sin, talking about what’s wrong with the human race Last week was envy and Genesis 4:7 Next week is lust Sin likes to crouch in the corner like a cat waiting to pounce If in your life you feel like you’ve mastered something in your life, it’s not necessarily done with you God talks about mastering sin Going to talk about how to practically become the people that God is calling us … Continue reading →

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Paul Maria It’s Holy Week! Palm Sunday today Jesus began his ministry with a miracle at a wedding After service tonight we’ll be celebrating the wedding of Katie and Bryan Stations of the cross this Friday by the youth group (6-6:30) This Easter we’ll be doing another 9am morning service Then Easter egg hunt on the playground for the kids Continuing the Lenten thing of going through some questions in small groups Qs Who is someone in your life that you would like to see thrive? What is one way that you can bless them and remind them that they are loved? Is there someone you feel God has been calling you towards? How can you extend help, friendship, and care towards them? 1 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, 2 the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, … Continue reading →

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Paul I graduated from Wheaton College gospel choir in 1998 Choir (You won’t let go) Tanya We need to be mindfully singing these songs, not mindlessly That last song was written by our son Thomas Choir (Every praise is to our God) (You’re all I need) Tanya Ask my brother Jeff to give some testimony Our testimony is for the building up of the kingdom Didn’t know each other for 30 years We missed all that, but we try to make the most of this relationship now that we’ve found each other Jeff Give praise and honor to a God that never fails About 4 years ago, I was sending music out like I normally to to our praise team In the D.C. Area Resident massage therapist for a local chiropractor I wake up and who turned out the lights I was 100% blind Screaming like a first soprano in … Continue reading →

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

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Started: 3 Dec 2013 Finished: 6 Dec 2013 I know, I know. I shouldn’t have. But I felt oddly compelled when I found it in the library. Like I needed to find out what all the fuss was about. And surprisingly I rather enjoyed it. It was difficult to put down and I’m intrigued enough to check out the rest of the series. Not sure about the movies though; we’ll have to see. 😉 The only frustrating thing was that while reading it I couldn’t get out of my head the way someone else had described the book to me: that it was like reading about two kids not having sex. :-p Anyways: on to the bits from the book that I enjoyed, made me think, and (in one case) frustrated me. Throughout the vast shadowy world of ghosts and demons there is no figure so terrible, no figure so … Continue reading →

Les Miserable – Segerstrom Center For The Arts (OCPAC), Costa Mesa, CA

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An all around decent production. Nice to see it on the big stage again. Biggest problem? The pace. Now it’s Les Mis, so I know what you’re thinking, and you’re wrong! 😉 The pace wasn’t too slow, but too fast! When we got to intermission, we felt like we were both out of breathe and that we had just run a marathon! Fantine was not impressive. How did a white baby Eponine grow into a black adult Eponine? A reverse Michael Jackson??? And why did she have to try and turn her one song into a pop ballad? No turntable. Instead they had a giant projection screen for a cyclorama. Didn’t really notice it as an awesome effect until Valjean drags Marius from the barricades to the sewer….it was AMAZING!! Speaking of the barricades…meh.. My first major encounter with Les Miserable had the barricades being formed by massive rotating robots … Continue reading →

The Outsiders – The Rock Church Worship Service

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Paul Jon Luke 14:1-14 The Pharisees were in charge of rules of hospitality, etc Break those and you weren’t blessed by God Moving from synagogue to Sabbath meal It’s a continuation, not a switch If you take these practices and apply them to us today We receive hospitality from God We also get together to remind one another of God’s goodness and His grace After 6 days we come together to rest If you’re a human being you probably had some stress Conflict with other human beings If you’re around people, your hearts take hits Worship and meal is God’s hospitality to us Extending it back to the people around you Sabbath is about feeling God’s presence I like being with you all Sharing life with people I care about I need you and I need you to remind me that God is good to you, remind me to say … Continue reading →

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Paul Jon Middle of a discussion with Simon a Pharisee, Jesus drops in a parable Luke chapter 7 Parable ends with open question As westerners we get frustrated when parables question us Luke 7:36-50 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and … Continue reading →

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Paul Stephen Leah taking over flow Monday February twentieth kickoff party How to talk about sex and social media with your kids March 10 9am-3pm Offering Paul Communion during the next few songs coda Jon Uganda trip 2 weeks from June first to June fifteenth Matthew 18 So good at the dialogue of forgiveness when we’re asking for it When someone sins against you, how do you behave Everyone in this room has been sinned against, been hurt by someone else Henry Nouwen – but forgiveness changes the way we remember…the only people we can really change are ourselves Esther de Waal – needed at two levels…cannot be free The first two verses Peter asks the question about how often should we forgive … When we practice forgiveness, there is a physiological change What forgiveness is not Forgiveness is not forgetting There are things that have been done against us … Continue reading →

Idyllwild Cabin 1

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Paul Kevin Good evening If your new, we’re so glad to have you here After the service if you want more info, talk to me or Pastor Jon After the service in the nursery, there will be an information meeting for Solace For The Children Kids from Afghanistan being hosted while getting medical services unavailable in Afghanistan Prayer for the offering Paul Jon Grace and peace be with you (and also with you) Open your Bibles to Philippians 1 Alex is painting a picture of our cabin in Idyllwild This message was written in community because I’m not that good (hah!) Prayer (not dwell with what happened yesterday?!?!?!) Going to deal with a bunch of verses tonight Use the handout to jot down notes on what God says to your heart related to grace and peace In Philippians, Paul and Timothy write to the citizens of Philippi Grace to you … Continue reading →

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Paul Stephen Lord’s Prayer Paul used to be the pianist for a “black gospel choir” Paul Chris Hiransomboon was in that choir too…”black gospel choir” was really a style description…mostly whites and Asians 2010 was heartbreaking 2011 is what now Church has decisions to make A lot of people are asking “What now?” Unless the Lord builds the house, the laborers build in vain Had 10 points 1. He speaks to us through Scripture Almost didn’t add this one because I thought it was obvious How many times do people lock themselves in a prayer closet waiting to hear God when we’ve got His Word? Hebrews 4:12 2 Timothy – God-breathed Waiting For Lightning – Steven Curtis Chapman Ever had a moment where a verse pops in your head? Can’t happen unless you read the Bible in the first place 2. God speaks into our hearts Individually, collectively How does … Continue reading →