Archive for November, 2013
Posted on November 27th, 2013 by Tim McCoy
When our lives are transformed by God’s grace and filled with the Spirit, one of the results will be a grateful heart. We will approach every day, every relationship, and every circumstance with a bias toward giving thanks.
Perhaps that’s why the Apostle Paul mentions gratitude and thanksgiving three different times in the space of just six verses (Colossians 3:12-16) that describe who we are and how we are to live in Christ. This powerful passage concludes by saying:
And whatever you...
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Posted on November 21st, 2013 by Tim McCoy
If you are in town on Tuesday night, November 26, plan now to be part of a great Thanksgiving meal and worship service at Ingleside.
The buffet meal (which includes turkey, dressing, and all the trimmings) begins at 4:45 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall and will be served until 6:30 p.m. It’s $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for children, and a $15.00 maximum for a family.
The worship service will be in the Worship Center at 6:30 p.m. Jonathan Green and our Worship Arts team will be leading...
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Posted on November 14th, 2013 by Tim McCoy
God says of King David, “I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will” (Acts 13:22, ESV). When the Psalmist summarizes David’s life, he writes:
And David shepherded them with integrity of heart;
with skillful hands he led them.
(Psalm 78:72, NIV)
This Sunday, November 17, I will be sharing the next to last message in the current series, “Lessons from the Life of David.” The last message in the series will be on Sunday, November 24. I...
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Posted on November 7th, 2013 by Tim McCoy
If the question is framed this way – is “missions” a biblical word? – then the answer may be surprising. A search of the King James Version of the Bible reveals that the word “missions” never appears, not even one time.
In the English Standard Version, “mission” appears only once in the New Testament (2 Corinthians 11:12), and then it does not refer to what we typically understand as “missions” nor does it translate a specific Greek New Testament word. Similarly, in the...
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