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Subject line: It's nearly Christmas Hey family, churches around the world are beginning to celebrate the season of Advent. Advent means "arrival," and it means the start of an event or the arrival of a person. Christians refer to Advent as the four weeks leading up to Christmas, the day we celebrate the coming of Jesus on Earth. Join us tomorrow, Dec. 1, as Pastor Edwin explains more about Advent...

Hey family, rescuing people from a lifetime of negative behaviors and painful consequences is what Jesus loves to do. He accepts us, forgives us, sets us on a new path. Our belief in Him is what save us. But do we truly honor him as Lord? This Sunday we'll learn the difference between life-changing faith... and fire insurance. Join us at 360 Schermerhorn St. at 10 a.m. Sunday as we hear the word f...

subject line: How long, O Lord? Many of us have asked this question during different stages of life where we were faced with hardship or difficulty for extended periods of time. Maybe we wondered if God was even conscious of the suffering that we were going through. Because this is something we all struggle with, it’s important to learn how to deal as we walk in the new family of Jesus. So I hope...

Let the Son Shine Hey family, please join us Sunday when we welcome John Fils-Aime of Central Baptist Church, everyone's favorite guest pastor. We meet at 10 a.m. at 360 Schermerhorn St., and our kids' church for ages 5-12 meets at the same time. See you then! --Edwin ANNOUNCEMENTS Thanksgiving banquet--To volunteer to serve, please see Pedro Rodriguez. In-person Bible study--Fridays at 7 p.m., le...

Listen in for our marathon service

Hey family, often when we come up against something that makes us feel powerless or out of control, we focus on addressing that feeling rather than the thing that makes us feel that way. We try to kill the pain but not the sickness. What is going to end up supreme when we confront these insurmountable challenges? Is it going to be us and our own efforts, these challenges, or something else? Join u...

Each of us has a primary thing that our hopes and dreams are wrapped up in. For some of us, we think that if we win the lottery, that will be the solution to everything. For others, it's if we get into a relationship, that will be the solution to everything. Or if we just had better health. Or if... There are a million "things" it might be. In our series SUPREME, we've been arguing how the greates...

Hey Family, this Sunday will be Part 2 of our new series called SUPREME. What takes the supreme spot in your life? It's whatever motivates us, moves us, causes us to behave the way we do. But when the thing that is supreme in our lives is not good for us, it can cause trouble in all kinds of ways. Join us this Sunday as we continue to discover what the supreme things are in our lives--and shift ou...

Hey family, this Sunday we're starting a brand-new series called SUPREME. Everyone has something that runs our lives, that motivates us, moves us, guides us, prompts us to behave the way we do. But when the thing that is supreme in our lives is not good for us, it wreaks havoc, destroys relationships, affects our work ethic, and in general makes everything a mess. Join us this Sunday as we start t...

Hey family, throughout this series we've learned some truths about work. Some of us view work as gross, a necessary evil to be endured. Others view work as God--the thing that we pour ourselves into and get our identify from. The truth is, work is worship, an opportunity to praise God with the gifts he's given us and thank him for the place he's given us to use them. This week we're going to look...

Doe God care about how we spend out time?

Hey family, last week we started a brand-new series called “Me at Work.” The point of the series to recognize that God has a purpose for whatever work we do in our lives. Over the next few weeks we’ll be talking about some important questions that we need to answer as Christ-followers. Like: What’s the purpose of work? What does work look like when we have bosses who are asking us to compromise ou...

Hey family: Most of our lives are spent doing some kind of work. Some of us do what we love, and some of us do what we need to do to get by. In either circumstance, we have an opportunity to find great meaning in what we do. Whether we are homemakers, construction workers, sales people, or pastors, God has a purpose for us in the work that he gives us to do. Let’s grow together in how we see what...

Hey family, I’ll be back Sept. 8 to start a brand-new preaching series, but this Sunday please welcome our good friend Pastor John Fils-Aime as he closes out the summer. Join us Sunday at 10 a.m., 360 Schermerhorn St. Kids’ church resumes this Sunday! Kids 5-12 are invited to their own Sunday service, also starting at 10 a.m. ANNOUNCEMENTS: · New Zoom Bible study—Mondays starting Sept. 9, 6:30 p.m...

Hey family, The last time Jesus spoke to his disciples (in Matthew 28:19-20), he instructed them to go out and share the good news with other people. This is something everyone can do, not just pastors or teachers. People need to hear our testimony of how Christ has changed our lives--it will give them hope for the future. This week, our speaker will be Pastor Doug Geeze from the Venture Church Ne...

Listen in as we continue our wonderful summer series summer in the psalms

Subject line: Summer in the Psalms continues Hey family, join us this Sunday as we read a psalm that will show you how much the Bible can help you with everyday life. Scripture is full of God’s wisdom on so many aspects of our lives. Come and find out for yourself! We meet Sundays at 10 a.m., 360 Schermerhorn St. ANNOUNCEMENTS: · Kids’ backpack giveaway—Saturday Aug. 10, 9-12, Sixteen Sycamores Pa...

Beat the heat Join us in air-conditioned comfort this Sunday at 10 a.m., as guest speaker Dave Choi travels all the way from Arkansas to share God's word. We meet at 10 a.m. at 360 Schermerhorn St. Announcements: * Kids' Church is on vacation for the month of August, but children younger than 5 are invited to enjoy the kids room every Sunday! Adult supervision provided. * In-person Bible study: Fr...

Join us this Sunday! Did you know that the Book of Psalms is a collection of hymns, poems, and prayers? Many were used by the Israelites in their worship services. There are psalms expressing praise, sadness, anger, gratitude, and many other emotions. We can use the very same psalms to express our own feelings today. The psalms are the basis for our current sermon series, Summer in the Psalms. The...

I love God, but I really messed up this time. Hey family, a healthy congregation learns how to deal with sin and not to suppress or hide it. So the question is, how do you deal with sin in your life if you love God? Because even when that’s the case, the fact is that we *will* sin, we will fall short, and so there needs to be a healthy, faith-building way to address our shame, our guilt, our sin,...

Don’t come to Sunday service!?! Hey Family, as you know, many people have gotten into the habit of thinking that watching a person preach on a screen is sufficient for our spiritual nourishment. Because I love you, I want to say some important things that we all need to hear. I want you to know that growing toward spiritual maturity is NOT about getting on a screen and listening to some genius exp...

Summer in the Psalms. We’ll take the entire summer to reflect on these beautiful prayers. The prayers the ancients prayed have real application to our lives today. Our speaker will be John Fils-Aime of Central Baptist Church in Manhattan. I’ll be there as well, and I can’t wait to start this series right alongside the rest of you. Bring a friend! 10 a.m. on Sunday, 360 Schermerhorn St. Kids’ Churc...

Hey Family, we're in the last week of our series about identifying the idols of our hearts and the ways in which we can address them. Tomorrow we're going to talk about how God does his healing work through our repentance and faith. This is an important message, because we all need to be reminded that sometimes when we look in the mirror we don't see who God says we are. We need to be reminded tha...

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Hey Family, this Sunday our kids will be making a special presentation to celebrate fathers and father figures of all kinds. And of course we'll be looking at scripture to hear what our Heavenly Father has to teach us. Please join us at 360 Schermerhorn St. at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Kids' church for ages 5-12 starts at 10 a.m. as well. --Edwin ANNOUNCEMENTS: * Women's Event, Sat. June 22, 1 - 5 p.m. (i...