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Congregational Prayer 8/10
Almighty God, you have promised that you will hear us when we ask in faith: Thank you for adapting us into your family, and for calling us into your church. We pray for our Christian brothers and sisters in other countries, especially where there is suffering, danger and persecution. Strengthen your people for their witness…
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The Power of Commitment
Today is a good day to talk about the power of commitment since there was such an excellent illustration of commitment rolling by the church last Sunday morning. More than 5,000 bicyclists, including our own Paul Goodhue, endured pain, discomfort, and inconvenience as they rode past BBC during their two day, 192 mile journey from…
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Congregational Prayer 8/3
Holy God we hear these ancient words from Nehemiah that describe a time of war, deprivation, struggle, and challenge in Jerusalem and the surrounding area and we think how little has changed in all these years. Like Nehemiah we hear the news of the dead and the wounded and the homes and infrastructure being destroyed…
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The Man Who Rebuilt Jerusalem – Nehemiah 2:11-20
Nehemiah 1:1-11 The words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah (ha-kee-luh). In the month of Chislev (kiz-lev), in the twentieth year, while I was in Susa the capital, 2 one of my brothers, Hanani (hah-nay-nee), came with certain men from Judah; and I asked them about the Jews that survived, those who had escaped the captivity, and…
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Congregational Prayer 7/27
Holy and Gracious God we could spend hours in prayer today and it would not be enough to confess our sins, voice our concerns and needs and to express our gratitude and thankfulness. It is hard to know where to begin to pray with all that is going on in the world.
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Who Is My Neighbor?
Our guest preacher this morning is Teddy Oprenov, Pastor of Sofia Baptist Church and General Secretary of the Baptist Union in Bulgaria. He is also President of the Good Samaritan Foundation (a relief charity based in the church) and on the Committee of the Evangelical Alliance of Bulgaria. Members of the BBC Mission Trip to…
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Learning from a Clever Woman – Abigail
The Call to Worship today from Romans 12:19 states, “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord (which comes from Deuteronomy 32:35).” That is really a hard thing to do isn’t it? If someone tried to hurt my…
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Our guest preacher today is Pastor Doug’s father, Rev Dr. Vic Scalise. Vic attended Mount Hermon School in Northfield and Colby College in Waterville, Maine. After graduating with a BA in History he was commissioned a Lieutenant in the United States Air Force and served for three years in the Air Force during the Korean…
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We Are One
The last two Sundays we heard from Acts 9 how God kept pushing the first believers to step out in faith. Saul and Ananias, Tabitha and Peter – all were pushed by the Spirit of God to do things and pray with people in ways that stretched their faith and enlarged their understanding of who…
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