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Three Tips on How to Pray for Our Nation and Leaders

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About the video… May 2nd was the National Day of Prayer and we hosted a wonderful ecumenical gathering to prayer for our nation.  The night before I led a lesson on the topic of praying for our leaders and nation. We then prayed together for our country.  The lesson portion of that evening program is […]

Church Supper Lesson on Adopting a Spiritual Discipline for Lent

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  March 5, we had a wonderful time at church supper.  Rev. John Arnold shared how a Lenten discipline of purging forty bags in forty days positively impacted his life and transformed his understanding of Lent.  He also offered three suggestions for Lenten disciplines: Reading Top 40 Bible Stories in 40 Days, Sending A Care […]

Ash Wednesday and Lent Explained

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What is Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. First Presbyterian Church and many other churches hold a special service on Ash Wednesday. The service focuses on reminding us of our sinful nature and calling us to deeper reflection and repentance. Ashes, an ancient symbol of grief for sins, are placed on […]

Two Bible Study Reading Tips to Sharpen Focus and Retention

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Bible Study, the Gospel of Mark

Do you struggle to stay focused and retain what you read? If so, these two simple bible study tips from our Sunday School class on the Gospel of Mark can help you. Tip #1: Read with a pencil in hand.  That may sound simplistic, but two things happen when you grab a pencil while reading. […]

Bible Study: The Gospel of Mark

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Bible Study, the Gospel of Mark

Sunday mornings at 9:45 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall we are working our way through the Gospel of Mark. We’ll be studying verse by verse using inductive bible study techniques.  If you aren’t familiar with inductive bibles study, it is a systematic approach of first making observations, working toward understanding, and then discerning how to […]