Welcome to our last Sunday in Advent. I hope the season has been meaningful for you. Come and listen as we dwell on the idea of Peace. May your heart be warmed. Merry Christmas!

Welcome to the third week in Advent.  The virtue I am discussing is joy. I will read some scripture that uses the word joy, quoting from: King David, Zephaniah, Elizabeth, and Mary, mother of Jesus. These passages  help us get a more rounded view of the word, “joy”. This is not an easy virtue to take hold of, but is hard won through suffering, pain, and sometimes sorrow. Like any journey with God, it is always worth it.

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This is the second week in Advent. Has the business of life overwhelmed your great intentions for Advent this year? Welcome to life, the best plans can quickly unravel. I want to encourage you that you can still begin to prepare for the Christ Child. God waits for us to come, wherever you are, He is longing to meet with you, come.

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Welcome to the first Sunday of Advent. Join me as we look at the meaning of Advent and the beginning traditions and what Hope means to me today. Look at website to sign up for the retreat on January 8th 10 am-12:00. As we celebrate and review together our experience of Advent.

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This week will begin the first discipline in the category of corporate or community disciplines. We will begin with the exercise of Worship. Reading the psalms and looking at some ideas to prepare ourselves for worship.

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This week I am taking a break from Spiritual Disciplines to remember my father. At 91, he went to be with his Savior. Over the past week I have been reminded of the fingerprints of God all through his earthly life. Here are a few of my personal highlights.

This is our last week in the Discipline of Service. We will look at other types of service as well as the famous parable of the Good Samaritan. Join us as we stretch our hearts and minds with the example that Jesus offers.

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Welcome, I will be expanding on the different types of service we as Christians may focus on for spiritual growth. This is not an exhaustive list, rather a sampling of different ideas we may use in our walk with God. These are based on the writings by Richer Foster in Celebration of Discipline. Join me as we look at simple ways to grow in this discipline.

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The discipline of service comes in many forms. The idea of being a servant or slave to Christ can bring up a mixture of feelings and visual images. Some may be uncomfortable to us. The concept of more of Jesus and less of me becomes evident in this episode of Service. Come join as we wrestle with our pride and the idea of humbleness.

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Welcome, join us on the final week of submission. Let us not look at gender but at the example of submission Jesus provides. Submit to one another out of reverence to Christ. For many, me included, this is not an easy discipline to practice. Let the life of Jesus continue to encourage and motivate you.

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