A Cappella Concert

Posted by on Apr 26, 2012 A men’s a cappella group from Shorter University will be performing at FBC Commerce Wednesday, May 2 beginning at 6:15pm. The group consists of eleven singers and is a mixture of music majors and non-music majors.  They will be performing  popular sacred and secular music such as “Nothing but the Blood of Jesus,” “At the cross,”  ”I Heard it through the...
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Continuing to Celebrate Easter

Posted by on Apr 18, 2012 Monday morning as I walked in the door at the church office, I happened to look at the front lawn of the church and realized that the cross is still there and for a moment I was sad that all the flowers we so lovingly placed on it are dead.  Placing those flowers on the cross is a symbol that Jesus defeated death and we celebrate in new life.  Just because those flowers are now dead does not...
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The Good News

Posted by on Apr 4, 2012 Easter is my favorite holiday not to mention my favorite time of the Christian year.  But here’s my question: have you ever considered just how much of our theology comes from this one week of Holy Week?  Sunday we read all of the Holy Week story from the gospel of Mark and I was again reminded just how much happens in one week!  Jesus is lauded as king as he enters Jerusalem, he is anointed...
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A Thank You And A Challenge

Posted by on Apr 4, 2012 Several of you have made it a point to share with us how much you enjoyed this past Sunday’s service.  If you weren’t here, we used the entire service to read the lectionary passage from Mark which included chapters 14 and 15 of the gospel of Mark.  The passage was divided into 6 different sections and interspersed with appropriate hymns.  Rather than a sermon, I simply made a brief...
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New Testament Character Studies

Posted by on Jan 11, 2012 Beginning on January 11th and continuing through the end of May our Bible studies on Wednesday nights will focus on various people in the New Testament.  We’ll begin with Anna and Simeon whom we encounter right after the birth of Jesus and we’ll conclude with Philemon, an individual who received a brief letter from Paul.  Along the way we’ll examine both the unnamed, such as the woman in...
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