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Hey Family,

This Sunday we're looking forward to a very special day as we come together with Resurrection Church for a joint service. The Bible speaks about how when Christians are unified, we demonstrate the beauty of Christ. So coming together is a very special thing to do, and this week we get an incredible opportunity to see how two different churches from two different backgrounds can really learn to enjoy unity in Christ.

The message will continue our series called WAITING. We'll look to the scriptures that speak about how to handle those moments of life that are very difficult, when the stresses and the hurts keep mounting up. What do we do? I hope to see you there, and please invite a friend--it will be a great service.

Hey Family,

Last week we started a new season that looks forward to Christ's birth, and we learned that a time of waiting can be a great opportunity to help us recognize God's power in our lives. In our second week of the series, we're going to talk about moments of difficulty and great pain, while we're waiting and we don't know the outcome of our present circumstances. In those circumstances, one of the most powerful things that could happen, the most wonderful gifts we could be given, the most beautiful experiences we could have, involves comforting words. Comforting words have real power when we recognize the true nature of the person who speaks them. A child scrapes his knee and hears his mother give him comforting words, and the reason that it means something is because he knows her love is true. A daughter walking down a dark alley holds the hand of her father and is comforted when he whispers to her, "Everything will be okay," because she knows his words are strong. Comforting words are what we need in dark times. And comforting words are what God gives. God's words are comforting because he is able to deliver that which he says.

Come this Sunday and experience this comfort that can only come from God--because he's the only one who can make it so. Bring a friend who needs the comfort only He can provide. I look forward to seeing you at 10 a.m.

--Edwin

Hey Family,

Last week we started a new season that looks forward to Christ's birth, and we learned that a time of waiting can be a great opportunity to help us recognize God's power in our lives. In our second week of the series, we're going to talk about moments of difficulty and great pain, while we're waiting and we don't know the outcome of our present circumstances. In those circumstances, one of the most powerful things that could happen, the most wonderful gifts we could be given, the most beautiful experiences we could have, involves comforting words. Comforting words have real power when we recognize the true nature of the person who speaks them. A child scrapes his knee and hears his mother give him comforting words, and the reason that it means something is because he knows her love is true. A daughter walking down a dark alley holds the hand of her father and is comforted when he whispers to her, "Everything will be okay," because she knows his words are strong. Comforting words are what we need in dark times. And comforting words are what God gives. God's words are comforting because he is able to deliver that which he says.

Come this Sunday and experience this comfort that can only come from God--because he's the only one who can make it so. Bring a friend who needs the comfort only He can provide. I look forward to seeing you at 10 a.m.

--Edwin

Hey Family,

Waiting is probably the most difficult thing for us to do when it comes to important things in our lives. Whether we're waiting for the verdict of a judge, waiting for our beloved to return after a long separation, waiting for the deal to close, or the pain to stop, or the next opportunity to begin, waiting has always been difficult.

That's what the Advent season is all about. The very word Advent means "coming." It was the expectant hope of God's people that the one who would save us would come, and that he would change everything. As we start this new series, we'll be building anticipation towards Christmas. Because it's then that the One we've been waiting for arrives, to save us from our waiting.

Hey Family,

Waiting is probably the most difficult thing for us to do when it comes to important things in our lives. Whether we're waiting for the verdict of a judge, waiting for our beloved to return after a long separation, waiting for the deal to close, or the pain to stop, or the next opportunity to begin, waiting has always been difficult.

That's what the Advent season is all about. The very word Advent means "coming." It was the expectant hope of God's people that the one who would save us would come, and that he would change everything. As we start this new series, we'll be building anticipation towards Christmas. Because it's then that the One we've been waiting for arrives, to save us from our waiting.

Hey Family,

Our Thanksgiving Day banquet here at RHOW-Brooklyn was a blessing to many, many people! Thank you very much to all of you who volunteered yesterday. This Sunday we welcome John Fils-Aime, one of our favorite guest pastors, who will be speaking from the book of Joshua. It's also Celebration Sunday, when we recognize birthdays and anniversaries. Always a special day!

Hey Family,

Our Thanksgiving Day banquet here at RHOW-Brooklyn was a blessing to many, many people! Thank you very much to all of you who volunteered yesterday. This Sunday we welcome John Fils-Aime, one of our favorite guest pastors, who will be speaking from the book of Joshua. It's also Celebration Sunday, when we recognize birthdays and anniversaries. Always a special day!

Hey Family,

This week we finish THE WAR, our series about spiritual warfare. We learned about preparing ourselves with the armor of God--the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, the shield of faith, the belt of truth, the sword of the spirit, and feet prepared with the gospel of peace.

But when it comes right down to it, how does one put on the armor of God every day? Because every day we face battles, situations, circumstances that challenge us. We're going to find out how to put it all together, and the way we do that is through prayer. I look forward to seeing you this Sunday at 10 a.m.

--Edwin

Hey Family,

This week we finish THE WAR, our series about spiritual warfare. We learned about preparing ourselves with the armor of God--the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, the shield of faith, the belt of truth, the sword of the spirit, and feet prepared with the gospel of peace.

But when it comes right down to it, how does one put on the armor of God every day? Because every day we face battles, situations, circumstances that challenge us. We're going to find out how to put it all together, and the way we do that is through prayer. I look forward to seeing you this Sunday at 10 a.m.

--Edwin

Hey Family,

There’s only so much you can take before you snap. Shields are great, breastplates protect, helmets are helpful, but there’s a certain point where you need to be able to strike back. In our series called THE WAR, we’ve been looking at the spiritual armor that God gives us in order to combat any difficult time in our lives. But how, after defending ourselves, do we move forward?

The answer is by using the Sword of the Spirit. The Sword of the Spirit is the solution to combating all the noise in our head and the noise that surrounds us in the world . It's the solution to be able to think clearly in difficult times. The Sword of the Spirit is our way of getting through moments that make you feel like you can’t get through. I really look forward to seeing you on Sunday and talking more about this.