Hi, ANF! I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to all those who helped plan and prepare for today’s Spring Picnic. I could tell how much love and care you all put into the praise, delicious lunch, prayer, fun games and activities, and CM ministry, and everyone seemed to have a…

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On Good Friday, we Christians remember and commemorate the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. In Matthew 16:21-23, when Jesus foretold his death and resurrection, his disciple Peter told him that “this shall never happen to you.” But Jesus rebuked him and said that “you are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting…

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Hi, ANF! Starting two years ago, our church started collecting Special Thanksgiving Offering for the Poor, with the very specific purpose of helping the poor, the orphaned, the widowed, and the marginalized across the world. I am so grateful for God giving us this privilege to serve others and for all of your generosity in…

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Hi, ANF! In the first century, the church in Antioch sent Paul and Barnabas on missions with prayer and fasting. Paul and Barnabas’ missions were not private missions but corporate missions that involved the efforts of the entire congregation. Some, like Paul and Barnabas, went to the mission field, while others in the church in…

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Despite years of dedication, commitment, and sacrifice by the older son in the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32), the father was left unloved because the older son didn’t care about his father’s heart. Even though the older son did seemingly good things for his father, his actions were ultimately Pharisaic and for himself.…

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