If Ruth taught us that following God through tragedy is all about love then Abraham teaches us that following through the unknown is all about trust! There will be many times in our lives in which we will be unsure of what comes next, the key to faith is learning that God is never in that...
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Ten Years Ago . . .
Ten years ago today my life changed. At the time it was the most difficult thing I had ever experienced, it was the death of a dream, the end of a season and a rejection that I took much too personally. Generally I am pretty confident in God’s calling on my life, in His will...
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Clothing Closet: May 15th
On Saturday, May 15th, from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM, we will be opening a clothing closet at our ministry building at 18 East Broad Street, Burlington. The clothing closet will provide free clothing for all ages to those in the community that are in need. All of the clothing available is gently used but still in good...
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Ruth: Following Through Tragedy
We are all called to be followers of Christ, to trust Him to lead us and to willingly stay near Him on the path of righteousness that He has purposed for our lives. In Scripture we find many examples of followers, each with their own path and their own purpose. I believe that in the...
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Burlington Citywide Prayer Team National Day of Prayer Event May 6th
We will be taking part in a National Day of Prayer event sponsored by the Burlington Citywide Prayer Team. The event will be held Thursday May 6th at 7:00 PM at Bethlehem AME Church located at 213 East Pearl Street in Burlington City. Please join us for a time of worship and intercessory prayer as...
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Church Yard Sale
Saturday May 1st from 7:00AM-2:00 we will be hosting a church-wide yard sale. The yard sale will be held at 810 Neck Road in Burlington Township. All of the proceeds will be split between the City of Refuge Fellowship building fund and El Roi food pantry in Burlington City. If you have items you are...
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Joel Bringas: YWAM Davao, Philippines
We were enormously blessed to host Joel Bringas from Youth With a Mission in Davao, Philippines this week. Joel is the Regional Director, National Training Director, Indochina Training Coordinator for YWAM. I pray that his message, filled with stories and examples of God’s still small voice will bless and challenge you. May we all become fervent listeners to God so that...
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Another Loss?
I’m sitting in my office today at a bit of a loss. The truth is, today has been a day of much loss, at least that is how it appears. In the last few hours I have gotten news of the loss of an election, friends that have lost jobs due to that election, the...
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Day of Prayer for National Leaders
We have set aside every Tuesday as a day of prayer for our National leaders: President Obama, the Senate and the Congress. Each week we present a specific focus, birthed from Scripture, that we can agree and pray together. I pray that the Spirit of the Lord would rest on our National Leaders, the Spirit...
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Time to Follow
In Luke 9 Jesus said, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” We were created to be followers of God, to set aside everything in this world and to chase after Him and Him alone. When Jesus approached the four fishermen that became...