Beginning on Friday, January 8th we will be having a monthly night of prayer and worship for the community. Our desire is to build unity and faith by worshipping and praying together as the Body of Christ in Burlington. We have sent out letters inviting all of the local churches and welcome you to come...
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Experiencing God: The Church
A huge part of truly experiencing all that God has for us is to know God’s purpose, desire and love for the church. The Apostle Paul refers to the church as “the Body of Christ.” He makes it clear that there is one body that is made up of many members, that each member is...
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Experiencing God: Obedience
In John 14 Jesus made two very important statements about obedience. First He said, “If you love Me, you will obey what I command.” Then He stated, “He who does not love Me will not obey My teaching.” Obedience and love are tied to each other. I believe that true obedience requires love and that...
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Not Unfinished, In Process
My son Noah was part of a saxophone quartet in his school’s Christmas concert two weeks ago. Noah has been playing the saxophone for a little over a year but has taken to it quite quickly. I am very proud of him, he works pretty hard at it but most of all he really enjoys...
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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. This week we pray that: all of the decisions made by our National Leaders will be...
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Sunday December 20th Service Cancelled
Due to the snow storm our Sunday December 20th 10:00 AM service has been cancelled. Please see the website tomorrow for updates for the week’s schedule.
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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. This week we pray that: Our National Leaders will be renewed in the spirit of their...
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Experiencing God: Adjustments
In Matthew 16 we have a record of Peter’s great confession, “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” Shortly after this confession of faith and revelation we find Peter being rebuked by Jesus. After Peter made his confession and Jesus’ identity as the Messiah was revealed, Jesus began teaching the disciples about...
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The Greatness of Being Chosen
The last few weeks I have been constantly taken back to the thought of being chosen. We go through many experiences in our lives in which the choice of someone else seems to determine our next steps. As children we wait to be chosen for teams, for awards, for opportunities and for friendships. As we...
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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. This week we pray that: Our National Leaders will seek after what is righteous and just....