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To tweet, or not to tweet…

06.28.11 10:30 AM | By: jz (engage, equip, event, exalt, news) | Tags: , ,

Are you asking that question? It seems almost daily that a new social media site comes onto the scene. Facebook, Twitter, hi5, Digg, LinkedIn, and Friendster are just a few of the over 500 currently on the internet. These sites can be a powerful tool for the advancement of the gospel, and they can also be a dangerous medium for wasting time, destroying your marriage and neglecting your kids. Ultimately, the problem doesn’t exist in Facebook or Twitter. The problem is in the hearts of sinful men. Our nature, apart from faith in Jesus and the Holy Spirits guiding, is to turn all things towards gratifying our evil desires. Like our great grandparents in Genesis 6:5, every thought from our unregenerate hearts was evil all the time. Thankfully, through the Holy Spirits empowerment, God uses redeemed people to help redeem creation and culture. Christians get to (and should be) the [...]

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Pray For Our Elders

06.28.11 10:00 AM | By: jz (exalt) |

Missional Idea for Advancing the Gospel: At Peine Ridge, we believe that the gospel is to be central in every worship gathering. Pray for your elders this week that God would continue to lead them from temptation so that the message of the gosp

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PRC Prayer of Confession on 06.25.11

06.26.11 2:35 PM | By: ns (exalt) | Tags: , ,

In response to God revealing Himself through the reading of Psalm 19, we prayed this prayer as a church. Creator God, In light of Your power and glory we are humbled, and as Your covenant people we confess now that we have not faithfully displa

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Songs for Worship 6-26-11

06.24.11 2:15 PM | By: PRC Interns (exalt) | Tags: , , ,

May these songs help you exalt Christ as you prepare for our upcoming worship gathering!

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What’s In a Greeting?

06.23.11 4:39 PM | By: jm (equip, exalt) | Tags: , , , ,

The very first verse of I Timothy is not merely a formality.  It is more than just Paul’s way of saying, “Greetings.”, or just stating who’s writing the letter.  It is all of these things, but it is also much more. There is theology in this salu

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Volunteer To Babysit

06.21.11 10:00 AM | By: jz (engage) |

Missional Idea for Advancing the Gospel: With your friends and neighbors that you’ve established a good relationship with, volunteer to babysit their kids for a night this week just to give the couple some time together. Invest in your non-be

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Songs for Worship 6-19-11

06.17.11 5:40 PM | By: PRC Interns (exalt) | Tags: , , ,

PRC, may you be blessed and encouraged by these songs as you daily worship, and as you prepare your hearts for our upcoming worship gathering.

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Visual Art Gifting?

06.14.11 10:00 AM | By: jz (engage, project) |

Missional Idea for Advancing the Gospel: Do you have creative skills in painting or photography or some other visual art?  Make an effort to use your God-given creativity to bless the community.  Maybe a single mom needs pictures of her kids;

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Dinner & Distinctives #3 Recap

06.13.11 5:21 PM | By: basher (equip, event) |

Another great night at sharing a meal and encouraging with one another in the faith. The topic discussed during Session 3 of Dinner & Distinctives was “Missional Living” Our panel consisted of Allison & Trey Herweck, Saint Fults, Justi

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Songs for Worship 6/12/11

06.10.11 11:27 AM | By: PRC Interns (exalt) | Tags: , , ,

May you be blessed as you prepare yours and your families hearts for worship this upcoming Sunday!

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