March 7 Lunch
Feb 28th
Please join us at the Usry’s after church on March 7 for lunch….to celebrate Amy Jones’ job transfer. Bring some food and drink!
Changes In Registration Requirements
Feb 11th
As of today, you will no longer need to verify your email address by clicking a link just to receive a temporary password. Now, you may choose your own password when you sign-up. You will still need to provide your email address however. In addition, we are now asking for your name when you sign-up so that we know who the “man behind the mask” is, so to speak.
Spam filters and similar obstacles should no longer be a problem. Power to the people!
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Extending God’s Grace to Others – Feb 7, 2010
Feb 8th
Hi class! I realized last night that I forgot to give the homework that I had promised. So, I guess I can give it now. So for anyone who sees this your assignment is to register for the forum and participate (kind of funny, considering that you’re not going to see this if you haven’t registered… now you see why I wanted to give the homework during class) in this discussion after having read Mark 23 and James 2 through 4. We read a few select Scriptures from Mark 23 and James 2 and 3, but I highly recommend that everyone takes the time to go back and read these 4 chapters this week.
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Perpetual Loop Bug Fixed in Code
Jan 27th
Our former RSS software wasn’t working properly. It was failing to send any updates to Facebook or Twitter. So, I replaced it with another system yesterday. The new software was posting to Facebook and Twitter, but there was a bug in the code that threw the software into an endless loop. Basically, what was happening was that Wordpress was cross-posting to Twitter and Facebook and then Twitter was posting an update in our blog (Wordpress) that referenced the same information. Effectively, our blog told Twitter, “Hey show this!” And it did. Then Twitter told our blog, “Hey, now you show this!” And it did — while completely disregarding the fact that said information first began right here on our blog. And poor little Facebook was caught in the middle.
So, if you noticed any repetitive updates on Facebook or Twitter last night, I apologize. I removed all the duplicate entries, and fixed the errant code. All should be right with the world again.
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Tim Tebow Pro-Life Super Bowl Ad Sparks Controversy
Jan 26th
It doesn’t look like CBS is going to back down and will press on with showing the ad. I’m praying that this life-affirming message can and will be delivered to the huge Super Bowl audience, and I invite you to join with me in that prayer.
I did find the quote the article ended with to be quite interesting:
“By offering one of the most coveted advertising spots of the year to an anti-equality, anti-choice, homophobic organization, CBS is aligning itself with a political stance that will damage its reputation, alienate viewers, and discourage consumers from supporting its shows and advertisers,” stated a letter from the women’s group.
I find it a little ironic that a group that claims to be so “pro-choice” feels the need to protest the fact that some women, and one woman in particular, CHOSE life. It’s also interesting to note that for whatever reason the protesting group felt that homosexuality some how fit into the discussion of this ad enough to make it worth mentioning. Straw men arguments aside, please join with me in praying that God’s will be done and that His name is ultimately glorified rather than the name of Tebow, CBS, Focus on the Family, or the Women’s Media Center.
In a world that is so quick to tell you that there is no such thing as right or wrong, it seems a little strange that the same people who claim we live in a world with no limits and everyone has freedom of expression are all too quick to impose limits on others by silencing the freedom of expression of those with whom they do not agree. It is my hope and prayer that Satan is silenced and God’s Word is proclaimed.
What are your thoughts on the matter?
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@RonBSmith view my comments on…
Jan 18th
@RonBSmith view my comments on your Sunday evening sermon here Pastor Ron: http://is.gd/6yaxE – You did well, sir!
You’ve Got to Give to Keep Giving
Jan 18th
In relation to 01.17.10 6:00 PM Service…
This was a message that I really wish had been delivered on Sunday morning when the sanctuary is a little more full, but I could tell why he saved it for the evening service. There was a great deal of loving truth in Ron’s message, and I’m not sure that after the church just got through with Dr. Bob loving on us for several months if this message would have made Ron many friends when preached to the Sunday morning crowd. I thought it was a great message, but the fact is it called for people to do a little more self-reflection than most of us feel comfortable with doing.
The general theme was that you have to give if you want to receive. And then when you have received, you keep giving, because the blessings you have received aren’t yours and belong to God anyway. The focus was on investing in the lost and the hurt in our community so that we could receive them into our family. The message could be most simply stated with “You reap what you sow.” And the fact is that if we aren’t investing in our community, we can’t expect to see our church body grow from a community willing to invest back into the church. Not only is this true, but we can use these same principles when it comes to our families, our friends, our job, our finances, and virtually every facet of our lives.
While it’s true that we will incur negative events (the ramifications of a fallen world), even when we have sewn good seed, the fact is we shouldn’t expect anything else if we aren’t sewing good seed. I didn’t see this as “health and wealth” message that stated, “Hey, go out there and do good things, and you will surely be blessed a million times over by the Lord.” I heard a message that actually stated, “Giving and doing the work God has called you to do is the REAL blessing. And when He rewards His faithful servant, He will give you a chance to be blessed even more by presenting you with yet another opportunity to give.”
I highly recommend that if you didn’t make it to yesterday’s evening service, you watch the ustream video linked at the top of this article.
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FBC Coffeehouse
Jan 17th
Don’t forget CoffeeHouse Jan 23. Setup volunteers meet at gym 4:30.
This is an outreach ministry designed to reach people who at this time may be uncomfortable with Church. Invite a friend….7:00 start.
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Now broadcasting the forum RSS…
Jan 14th
Now broadcasting the forum RSS feed to Facebook so that people will know when the site was update or when someone posted to the forum too.
