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Autumn is a time of New Beginnings! What? Many think of Autumn as a season of closure. Flowers and plants die. Trees lose their leaves (“Fall”) and become dormant. As Summer wraps up, days get shorter. The Growing Season ends. Harvest comes. We reap what we have sown. Yet it is a time of New Beginnings too! In the Summer, we are Scattered. School is out. People Travel. Swimming, Fishing, Camping, Boating, Parties and Picnics happen regularly. But it is always with one eye...

As we wind down this Summer Series (Preaching & Blogs): we can identify 3 other ways the Church is described in Scripture: As a Flock, a Vineyard and the Pillar & Ground of the Truth. The People of God are a Flock of Sheep, according to both the Old & New Testaments. This is not really meant as a compliment! It has to do with the fact that we are often Weak, Vulnerable and Easily Led Astray by False Prophets/Shepherds. This is why it is so crucial that we understand three key truths: 1)...

In our last post, we shared that the Church is about Relationships (Family, Bride, Body). Today we want to explore how the Church is an Entity: It's an Embassy, and Army, a Hospital and a Temple. What do these Identities tell us about the Church? As an Embassy, we recognize that we are "behind Enemy lines!" We are sent to proclaim peace to a hostile world that resists God and us! But the Lord has established His Church as an Outpost of Hope in a Despairing Culture. We are His loyal...