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God’s love in us demands a response from us. Our response is 1 of 2 things, either we show this love to others or we hide it away not to be seen and known as a follower of Christ. That is who we as believers are. When we look at the Christian life from a distance is really is pretty cut and dried. It is when we begin to apply it to every corner, niche and crevice in our life…

“For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭3:11‬ ‭ESV‬‬ In 17 years of Youth Ministry I have done Ministry in many different ways. Some worked well so others, not so much. Many methods and  ideologies have been built and abandoned in that time. One thing that has never changed though, the Foundation of Jesus and leading Youth to become Disciples of Christ. For the past 100 years Falls…

Pepper Rodgers, former head coach at UCLA, was having a terrible season. He was getting a lot of criticism, from the press, the alumni and even his wife. Pepper said, “My dog was my only friend. When I told my wife that a man needs at least two friends, she went out and bought me another dog!” Wow! Ouch! He may have been kidding, but we all need friends. Someone once said that a friend is one who walks in…

Re:Fresh rəˈfreSH/ verb refresh; 3rd person present: refreshes; past tense: refreshed; past participle: refreshed; gerund or present participle: refreshing 1. give new strength or energy to; reinvigorate. Synonyms: reinvigorate, revitalize, revive, restore, fortify, enliven, perk up, stimulate, freshen, energize, exhilarate, reanimate, re-energize, wake up, revivify, inspirit; This week has been a wonderful experience as so many of the Family of Emmanuel have given of their time, energy and talents to join together and re:fresh our house of worship. I barely…

As God’s creation we were created to give Him praise and adoration – we were created to worship. You have no doubt heard it many times that a humans, if we do not worship God we will worship someone or something, we can’t help it that is the way God made us. As I shared Sunday our worship is paramount to our growth as Christians. It is not only our time of worship when we gather but it is our…

In Two weeks Emmanuel will send a crew of 50+ people down to the Arbuckle Mountains in southern Oklahoma to Falls Creek. Falls Creek is unique in that it is a place where over 100 churches come each week to hold their own camp week. Each church secures its own cabin, provides its own leaders and meals, enforces the dress code and camp code of conduct and teaches its own in-cabin devotions. Falls Creek is one week in a year…

There is a fresh wind of challenge blowing in our church body in this wind is a desire to seek God as a church body and to follow His leading. It has started in the simplest of ways, changing the look of our sanctuary. The work has started and workers are needed. If you can help pitch in do so next week. The fellowship of working together, the laughter and the words of encouragement builds us into one body! This…

Someone once said that without planning, our dreams stay just that…dreams. Most people going on vacation make plans. In fact, most people spend more time planning their vacations than they do planning their lives. A recent study found that only 3% of people have written goals, 7% have some fuzzy ones, and 90% have no goals. A follow-up survey revealed that the 3% who had written goals achieved more than the other 97% put together. In 1 Peter 1:13, Peter…

As last reported we took 61 children and 10 sponsors to Pre-Teen Camp. With the theme of Pass It On, each one of us was encouraged not just to hear the Word of God but to share His Light by living for Him. It was a good week. We had 13 decisions with 5 for salvation and 2 others wanting to follow through with baptism. It is always exciting to see God working in the midst of our group. I…

To fulfill our mission of MAKING DISCIPLES by Invading Culture we will share the Gospel of Jesus Christ through our words, through unconditional, intentional acts of service, and encouragement on a personal, local, state, national and international level. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 22:39-40 (ESV)   Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of…