Archive for August, 2016
Posted on August 25th, 2016 by Tim McCoy
Not many of us get pumped up about processes, policies, and procedures. Yet, most of us do care deeply about outcomes and results. The truth is that the two are usually connected—even in the life of a church! Listen to the wisdom of the writer of the biblical book of Ecclesiastes:
“The wise heart will know the proper time and procedure. For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter.” (Ecclesiastes 8:5b-6a, NIV)
Eugene Peterson captures the spirit of this passage in...
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Posted on August 18th, 2016 by Tim McCoy
By this point in the month of August almost every school in our region is back in session. For many Ingleside families the rhythms of summer are giving way to the more structured cadences of a new school year.
I hope part of your pattern this fall will be regular participation in worship at Ingleside. So, if your schedule has kept you away more than usual this summer, I hope to see you back at church on Sunday!
I’ll be sharing the second message in a series called, The Pursuit of...
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Posted on August 11th, 2016 by Tim McCoy
After being away from Ingleside for a few weeks, I am really looking forward to seeing you and worshiping with you this Sunday.
I’m very grateful for the time to refuel, read, think, pray, and learn by visiting other churches. And, I’m very thankful for our pastoral team that leads in my absence. But, it is always better to come home!
Maybe your summer schedule has kept you away from worship at Ingleside too. If so, I hope you will make a plan now to be back for Bible study and...
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Posted on August 4th, 2016 by Tim McCoy
At Ingleside, we have long taught, believed, and practiced a simple, biblical principle: every member should be a minister. Put another way, every member of our church family should have a role in serving others within the body in Jesus’ name. As the Apostle Paul wrote to the members of the churches of Galatia: “serve one another in love” (5:13, NIV).
And, in fact, hundreds of Inglesiders serve regularly within our body. A recent snapshot revealed that 1,347 people serve in...
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