Did you know? (Sunday, December 6, 2020)
John the Baptist, who pointed the way to Jesus and baptized him, lived an ascetic life in the Judean wilderness near the Dead Sea. He survived on simple desert fare, […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, November 29, 2020)
The word ‘Advent’ is from the Latin ‘Adventus,’ which means ‘coming.’ Advent is the beginning of a new liturgical year (in the Western churches), and encompasses the span of time […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, November 22, 2020)
The Feast of Christ the King was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 in which there was a rise in secularism, and people increasingly lived their lives as if […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, November 8, 2020)
It was customary for virgins to be a part of marriage banquets. Since the wedding procession was usually at night, many would carry torches or lamps. However, no one would […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, November 1, 2020)
All Saints’ Day had its origins in the fourth century, when churches in the East began to celebrate “the Feast of the Martyrs of the whole world” on the Sunday […]
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Did You know? (Sunday, October 25, 2020)
The Harvest service provides an opportunity for worshippers to thank God for all the things God has provided for them and others in the world. Since the middle of the […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, October 18, 2020)
A Profession refers to the career that one opts for or chooses. It may involve training and the acquisition of special skills before one can become eligible for a specific […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, October 11, 2020)
In the biblical understanding of what it means “to know the Lord” there is a “knowing about,” there is an “entering into trusting relationship with,” but there must also be […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, October 4, 2020)
The command and promise of Jesus, on which the Christian healing ministry is founded, are not found in an isolated corner of Scripture. I now see the Bible as primarily […]
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Did You know? (Sunday, September 27, 2020)
God’s purpose is that all his people shall both receive the new covenant blessings of the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Spirit, and receive water-baptism as the […]