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Songs for worship 05.01.11

04.30.11 2:16 PM | By: ns (Uncategorized, exalt) | Tags: , ,

God just blessed me with powerful reminder of what a great gift He’s given to us by giving us music. It’s around us so much that we are often unaware of how powerfully it affects us and stirs our emotions. But as I was listening to the Scripture-saturated songs that we’ll be singing together tomorrow, the Holy Spirit impressed me with an incredible sense of the greatness of the love of Jesus. The chorus of one of them (Son of God) says “Jesus, O Holy One, I sing to You, forgiven. Savior, I’m overcome with Your great love for me”. The Spirit was good enough to use the music that was combined with these powerful lyrics to stir up my heart and renew in me the joy of my salvation and I was truly… “overcome”. Incredible. God is incomprehensibly gracious. My prayer is that God would do the same for [...]

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Work Hard for Jesus

04.28.11 3:51 PM | By: jz (engage, equip, exalt) | Tags: , ,

Recently in my morning worship, I’ve sought to spend more time meditating on God’s word and considering how it should apply to my heart.  On April 18th I was reading Colossians 3:23-24.  In my journal I paraphrased the passage and then personalized

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BBQ With Neighbors

04.26.11 10:00 AM | By: jz (engage, project) |

Missional Idea for Advancing the Gospel: Is it nice outside this week? Who doesn’t love a good old fashioned bar-b-que? Pull out the grill, get some hamburgers and hot dogs and invite some neighbors over for a chance to share a meal in the gr

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Cross-centered Reading for Holy Week

04.22.11 11:19 AM | By: ns (equip) | Tags: , , , , ,

If you would have benefited from some reading that helped to focus your mind and heart on the Cross this week, you would do well to pick up this book. It has been an incredible help to me for the past several years as I have sought to have a more ful

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Great New Album for Easter

04.20.11 2:56 PM | By: ns (Uncategorized, equip) | Tags:

I highly recommend this new album from Sovereign Grace Music! It is a celebration of Christ’s resurrection and all that it means for those who are raised to new life in Him. You purchase it by clicking on the image below or at most popular online mus

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Hope for the Heights Easter Event

04.19.11 3:33 PM | By: PRC Interns (Uncategorized) |

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Hope for the Heights Easter event. God is doing great things in our city through this ministry! http://www.vimeo.com/22602465

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Easter Egg Hunt

04.19.11 10:00 AM | By: jz (engage, project) |

Missional Idea for Advancing the Gospel: Easter is the pinnacle holiday of our Faith. We can walk in fullness of life, be blameless before God, and partner with Him in His work of redemption to the world. Easter is a Christian holiday, yet Wal-

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Songs for Worship Gathering 4/17/11

04.15.11 10:59 AM | By: PRC Interns (exalt) | Tags: , , ,

Peine Ridge Church, This Sunday is Palm Sunday, when Jesus our triumphal King enters into Jerusalem and has his last week of ministry before his crucifixion, death, and resurrection. Let us prepare our hearts to worship our King this Sunday. Yo

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Harmonious Holy Week Readings

04.15.11 10:03 AM | By: PRC Interns (equip, exalt) |

During this holy week (or passion week), it would be good to read the passages of Scripture that correspond to each day in the last week of Jesus’ pre-resurrection life. Matthew 21-27– Mark 11-15 — Luke 19-23 — John 12-19 To aid in a mo

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Love Intentionally

04.12.11 10:00 AM | By: jz (engage, project) |

Missional Idea for Advancing the Gospel: We’ve all heard of “random acts of kindness.” Practice living that out this week. Are you mowing your lawn? Consider going and mowing your neighbor’s as well. Getting Starbucks in the morning? Co

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