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Hey family, last week we talked about how we've all been in that "morning-after" place--the time after we've sinned, when we're feeling that God cannot forgive us. We looked at Micah 7:7-9 and talked about being brokenhearted and yet how we can be bold and come before the Lord. This week we'll talk about practical applications. Until I see you Sunday at 10 a.m., I hope you will read these verses i...

Hey family, I’m so grateful that many of you were able to come to our Easter service at 360 Schermerhorn. It was so special to be together with you. From all accounts, many people felt blessed, and we got to see seven people receive the Lord! We’re kicking off a brand-new series called “Resurrecting Faith.” This week we’ll talk about what's the most important thing when it comes to doing that. Man...

Hey family, as New York City tries to get back to some semblance of normalcy, with stadiums opening and indoor dining at restaurants, we look forward to this Easter season to be the time where we return to pursuing Christ and growing together in physical community. This has been a very tough season for many of us in isolation, so we invite you to come to our Good Friday and Easter services. We wil...

Hey family--Good Friday and Easter are the holiest time of the year. Last year we were unable to worship together, but this year we are ready to hold live services. We have hired a professional cleaning company to prepare the children's room, the sanctuary, and everyplace else that we will congregate. (In fact, you can read a brief message about them below.) Our Good Friday service begins at 7 p.m...

Hey family, the holiest time of the Christian year is approaching, and we can't wait to see you at our live services on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. In preparation for this experience of Christ's death and resurrection, we have been in a series that calls us to look deeply at ourselves and our relationship to our savior. This week, Pastor Gus will speak about how God gives each one of us the gif...

Hey family, In the midst of all that we are dealing with and struggling through, how we can we help each other stay strong and committed to Jesus? As we continue in our Lenten series leading up to Easter, this week we’ll learn about intercessionary prayer--praying deeply and purposefully on behalf of other people. Join us Saturday or Sunday to find out more about what that means and how it works....

Hey family, in this season of Lent we have been asked to look within and surrender our plans, thoughts, and feelings to God. This week we’ll embrace what repentance is—and what it is not. Having a conscious contact with God and living in daily repentance will lead to greater intimacy with Him. Each week we will be using a devotional study to help in understanding our topic. Here is a link to the s...

Hey Family, we are starting a 40-day journey leading up to Easter that will bring us into deeper intimacy with God. This is what is known as the season of Lent. This Sunday, Pastor Gus will lead us in talking about how to focus more on Him. What is distracting you from better listening to and following Jesus? Each week we will be using a devotional study to help in looking at our topic. Here is a...

Hey Family, I have a very special announcement and invitation for you! We are starting a few minutes early this Saturday as we go live on the RHOW Brooklyn page. Please share with your friends and family to join us here on FB Live and on Zoom this Saturday, February 13 at 5:55 pm. After the announcement, we’ll finish up our short series on a piece of scripture that I find incredibly important. Las...

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Hey family, that's a cute picture on top of this newsletter, isn't it? But did you ever stuff your face with a yummy-looking cake--only to end up totally sick later? This week in our series "Beat That Attitude" we'll be talking about how our appetite for the wrong things can leave us feeling empty and dissatisfied. God has a better plan. Join us as Pastor Zac continues to walk us through Jesus' Se...

Hey family, we're in a new series called "Beat That Attitude." Our starting point is Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, in which he explains that new attitudes come from a surrendered, changed heart. Are you clinging to an attitude that is keeping you from experiencing God's blessing? Join us as Pastor Zac speaks Saturday at 6 p.m. (RHOW-Brooklyn Facebook live or via Zoom, 472 778 7718, password 0825). O...

Join us this week as Pastor Gus leads us in looking at the sayings of Jesus that address our toxic attitudes that do not yield Kingdom of Heaven results. I look forward to seeing you online Saturday at 6 or live at 360 Schermerhorn at 11 a.m. Sunday, January 10. --Edwin How to make your tithes and offerings: * By check, send to Recovery House of Worship, 360 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn 11217. * By...

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Hey family, we are in the second week of our Advent series, as we approach the beautiful day of Christmas 2020. We are so grateful that God sent his Son, that he might save everyone who seeks him. This week we’ll reflect on Christmas and how some people turn away from the beauty and the wonder of the incarnation, while others embrace it wholeheartedly. Why not bring a friend to join us at 360 Sche...

Hey Family, we have never needed hope more than we need it in this season. For many of us, 2020 has been a year of loss, pain, disappointment, and confusion. It's into this world that the infant Christ is born--and he offers himself as a consolation to all our hurts. Come this Sunday as we celebrate Communion as a church family and talk about the baby Jesus, who would give us hope even in a year l...

Hey Family: Wow, we were blessed by the number of people who came to us for Thanksgiving yesterday! Our volunteers handed out almost 400 plates of food--turkey, stuffing, pie and much more--to a long, long line of grateful recipients. God was watching over us all. We have been in a series that has reminded us about those times when life happens when the unexpected causes a pause between a promise...

Hey Family: When problems come, when things get hard, when we fail or fall, the urge to isolate can be so strong. This, on top of a culture that tells us to always focus on ourselves, can often lead us into more trouble. God’s heart is that we not face life's difficulties alone but instead lean into and pursue community. Join us Sunday as we continue our series The Land Between: Finding God in Dif...

Hey Family, we've been learning how to navigate the place we call The Land Between. That confusing place between where we were and where we hope to be. This Sunday Pastor Gus will talk about how our emotions may cloud our worship, causing us to forget how God provides for us in the land between our old life and our new. Join us this Sunday as we look at an emotion that can paralyze us and how we c...

Hey Family: In the midst of a divided country, fears about finances and health, trouble in relationships and at work, how can we find peace? As we continue our series The Land Between: Finding Hope in Difficult Transitions, we come back to Numbers 11:1-17. Together, we'll see that if we're going to learn deeply valuable lessons in the here and now, we need to come back to our senses. So this week...

ey Family, do you ever feel like you're standing in a place like this? No idea where you are, how you got there, which way to go? We all come to this place that we will be referring to as The Land Between. It can happen suddenly or gradually. It can be a place where our faith can thrive--or come to die. Join us as we continue our new series at Recovery House of Worship-Brooklyn, about finding God...

Hey Family, we're starting a brand-new series this weekend called The Land Between. God has made us a wonderful promise of eternal life. But sometimes it feels like an eternity before we'll ever get there! He's forgiven all our sins--but we still struggle with shame and the issues of our past. He promises us a new, eternal life--but right now our bodies are aging, breaking down, getting sick. Wait...

Hey family, this has been a wild series that we've gotten a lot of feedback from. It's amazing how God has been helping us to say 'NO MORE BS'--No More Besetting Sins. This is our last week in this series, and you don't want to miss the final word on how to escape from those sins that keep coming back, year after year. We hope to see you in person at 360 Schermerhorn on Sunday! It's a safe, steril...

Hey Family, I'm so grateful that you've been able to join us for our series on how to deal with recurring sins, the ones that can make our lives a misery year after year, no matter how sorry we are. The point of the series is to get free of those besetting sins once and for all--and as a matter of fact to really make a point, we've changed the name of the series from "Besetting Sins" to "No More B...

What the heck are you waiting for? Come already! The church building is open and it’s nicely clean and sanitized. We take temperatures at the door and give out masks and hand sanitizer. We miss you and hope to see you on Sunday at 10 a.m. as we continue in our brand-new series called Besetting Sins. We’re talking about how besetting sins have a way of not only interrupting our lives but causing sa...