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Our church is currently looking for a new home and at the same time "discerning where God is leading us" as a congregation.  What circumstances have caused us to be a "church without a home"?  But, more importantly, where is God leading us? It seems, personally, that since "God is in control", we'd be in different circumstances, having "faithfully followed " Him for 30-some years.  How would it

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As the door closes on our old church building, a new one opens and we pause to think about what is happening.  We are, beginning again, in a different building.  Like life, a new day welcomes a new body, albeit one day older.  If old, one realizes there is not much time left; if young, time means nothing.  Some of us are older and we remember the days of our youth.  Now that we are old, we know

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Our last sermon GOSPEL WITH A FACE was the last in this series.  The series intended to put a face on contemporary Christianity which is purported to be "watered down" and perhaps therefore, ineffective in keeping one "out of the weeds" and on a path of Bible-centered spiritual renewal.  "Our Enslaved Free Will" explored the "law of my mind" working against the human nature of flesh and heart in

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There is an interesting parallel between the current circumstances of our church and the story of Job. Our church is rooted in Rockland Community Church which began as a "pioneer" church in the valley across I-70 from our present location.  From a church on the wagon trail up Mount Vernon canyon the present day Rockland Community Church was built.  Our current church resulted from a split which

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July 4, 2011 I didn't want to go to church Saturday night because I'd had a glass of wine.  I told Kathy it would be just my luck to have the pastor come up and smell it on my breath.  (Which he may have)  I told her if I could just make it through to communion, not stumble or anything on the way up there, I'd be covered since because, of course, I'm taking the wine and bread so wine on my breath

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March 19-20:  Japan struggling, UN resolution 1973 and Libya, the largest moon in 19 years and Pastor Bill is away presenting a paper to the Society of Biblical Literature in New Jersey.  Back at LMCC alot was going on!  If one believes in the principle that "what binds us together, is greater than what drives us apart" and if we truly believe that working together, we can accomplish something

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Sunday, January 23rd, we met to review how James I empowers us to "Presevering Joy".  Pastor Bill, in his earlier sermon, focused on the first word of the Chapter, "Consider it pure joy,...." He stated that "consider" means rational thinking.  Rational "thinking" is the subject of the book under review:  The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by Steven Covey.  I had to admit, I began to

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We are called to reconciliation.  Even in the midst of, yes, even because of turmoil and disruption, the soul seeking Christ, may suddenly find himself face to face with the Father, the beginning of the true revival of his soul.  So it was on the morning of 1/11/11.  In the storm, I'd gone to where God had beckoned.  They called it THE LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN FIELD TRIP and I was worried no one would

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After reviewing the plight of the Jews last week, we now focus on God's glory in Isaiah 60 which  to us, is overwhelming.  A brilliant sermon based first on Brian's personal experience and his "dreams" and then exploring Isaiah's words about God's dream, where we explore, 1) what it is, 2)  who this dream is for and 3) how it's attained.  The service begins as Kerry sets the atmosphere for our

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From memory, state the second Commandment: Search the soul if unable to do so; persevering joy can be attained only by "giving up one's idols". Pastor Bill has led LMCC on an amazing journey over this past year.  The theme, demonstrated by many different experiences in church life, resounds the message:  "Therefore, give up your idols!"  (note, it may take a lifetime to understand what they are.

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Today is 1/11/11.  Ten days ago, our church flooded.  Our service Sunday was held at Ralston Elementary School and it was one of "perserving joy"!  It was a time to "begin...again".  The short sermon was:  Christ died for our sins, our punishment has been paid, so get on with glorifying God by reconciling ourselves and the world to Him.  James reminds his brethren that we should rationally THINK

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"Everybody needs a little baptism once in a while"  Pastor Bill "Sounds like there are some good things going on there" Fuller seminary graduate student Tim J. "God is always at work around you"  Henry Blackaby "Count it pure joy, my brethren, when you face trials of many kinds, for the testing of your faith worketh perseverance."  James 1:1  Pastor Bill adds, "Therefore, give up your idols!"

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It's time to wrap up 2010 and leave behind more of our natural spirit and look forward to 2011 with a renewed spirit.  2010 was the year of THE GRAND STORY and began with reading the Bible in 90 days, a perfect basis for what was to follow.  I have a sense that the year was carefully planned by both God and His servant, Pastor Bill, especially as pertains to the OLAH service on Saturday nights.

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This is the second commentary on the Can'tForgive.Com series which is slated to end on All Saint's Day.  These reflections have been entitled "Rocks" and Pastor Bill threw around a few this last "Olah" service.  I was so proud I had been faithful in completing the assignment, so I brought my rocks to show Pastor before the service.  I had my Lava rock marked with an "S" for the rock I was

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9/11/10...nine years after 9/11/01...there is a large rock on the alter;  we are beginning a new series, on forgiveness.  This is also connection "Sunday" so besides the "Olah", burnt offering, atmosphere with the candles, communion, offering chest, band and prayer tables, the sanctuary is surrounded with tables.  There are tables to connect with ministries, education and spiritual activities.

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May 7, 2010 Karen Cress,a Seventh Adventist Church trainer, has stated that "leadership is building relationships, period". Several LMCC leaders and members met to pray about the church's financial circumstances.  Importantly, the B90 project has proved to be a "God-send" in that now a rather large percentage of our current church has prepared itself for this urgent, financial reality, while it

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Today finds us fast forwarding to the end of the Grand Story, completing our reading the entire Bible and seeing Transitions our Market Place ministry end and accomplish it's mission.  This blog intended to maintain a link and fellowship among our sermons, Our Men's Bible study group who committed to B90 and Transitions, a career transition resource.  Time has passed us by and we are at an end

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Well, we are excited about our spiritual renewal as we transition through the last phases of the Bible in 90 days mainly because most of us will have received a life-time ambition, doing just that. What a legacy! What we have learned however, is the importance of humility and to become more humble. What we will become however, as a result of our commitment to this task, we may wish to pause and

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"Ideal Womanhood"Bill SenyardMarch 21, 2010'Olah serviceWe are reminded that 'Olah refers to burnt sacrifice and that Spiritual Renewal (growth) rises out of disruption. This was a disruptive service for many but especially the women who were primed to participate with the sermon. It is highly recommended that one listen to a tape of this service, available in the LMCC Bookstore.Today's culture

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Bill Senyard, March 14, 2010We are entitling our 'Olah experience this week The Battle: HOLYThe battle is in our heart, the battle between worldly sorrow and godly sorrow. Our "Hebrew" heart, composed of mind, emotion and will experiences worldly sorrow through conscience, addictions, our sinful nature and ignorance. Godly sorrow is the sorrow that our heart is so offensive to God. We need to

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Bill Senyard March 6-7Upon entering The Grand Story this week, we are told that we want 'Olah to be a disruptive service; our worship to be a burnt sacrifice and to worship whatever is the most disruptive. By spending time with the Holy Spirit for a disruptive experience, we gain wisdom. The following story attempts to describe allegorically, anti-wisdom and the paradox encountered in Proverbs

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As we began this week to renew our spirits by bible study and experiencing the Grand Story as presented by Adam Long during the "Olah" (burnt offering) service, we experienced both grief and joy. Stepping through the door in our church service into the Kingdom, we immediately encounter divergence of the path. One way, broad and well-traveled, points toward Epithumia (of the flesh) and the other

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Welcome to the sixth week of transition in spiritual renewal! This week's sermon, God with us, gave an excellent overview of The Grand Story from the theme or perspective of God's abandonment, our resulting anger and frustration and finally redemption made possible by Christ's helping to fill our cup, which we pretend is full, but Why Can't We Just Come Clean? This sermon is available on the

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This last week Brian Newman gave a sermon on The GRAND STORY entitled "Even Job Had a Next Step" and related how Job had everything, lost everything and by suffering greatly, experienced through faith an intimacy with God when God told him to "brace yourself up like a man; I will question you and you will answer me." WoW! Job's next step was to "go on living" regardless of his suffering. In

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This week we've added a picture sent by John Moyer of pioneer rancher Ken Greene using his lariat to rope in a steer. We have three stories to rope in this week as we look at our 1) Bible study, 2)LMCC sermon and 3) Transitions, a ministry for those in job/career searches.It was great to see Tom Merlo at our study this week as we looked at the workbook, listened to the video and had discussion.

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Spiritual renewal requires "transitioning" from a previous spiritual being to a new awareness of spiritual well-being. In our reading the Bible, listening to sermons and participating in discussions centered aroundd reading the bible in 90 days we seem to be "automatically" transitioning into a new, exciting understanding. Perhaps one of the first realizations is that God created the world in

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Welcome to Spiritual Renewal Transitions, a blog created to provide continuity and fellowship to the Market Place ministry,Transitions, and it's associated bible study group which has now undertaken THE BIBLE IN 90 DAYS reading commitment with Lookout Mountain Community Church. Since many of Transitions participants have "transitioned" into jobs and left the group, it is deemed important to

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