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Welcome to 2023!

Happy New Year! I am looking forward to seeing you this Sunday as we resume our normal Sunday schedule of four worship services, Bible study classes, and Next-Gen programming. In addition, as the New Year begins, there are several Ingleside events that I hope you will either participate in or pray for over the coming month. Please put these dates on your calendar today. .. Sunday, January 8, Membership and Missions Classes. Take the next step of commitment by joining our church...

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One Worship Service – January 1

What better way to begin the New Year than to gather with our church family for worship on Sunday, January 1? If you are in town, I hope you will be in church on New Year’s day as we have one great worship service in the Worship Center at 10:30 a.m. I’m hoping your habit of Sunday worship will be stronger and more consistent this year than ever before.  So, get the New Year started right.  Be here on January 1! Regular Schedules Resume January 4 and 8 With our holiday break...

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Are You Ready to Go?

In Monday’s A Chapter A Day (II Corinthians 5), we were reminded of a few central truths about our role in kingdom building. Namely that: .. Christ reconciled us to himself and declared that one of our ministries is that of “reconciliation.” (v. 19) We are ambassadors for the gospel to a lost world. (v. 20) God often makes his appeal of the gospel to the lost world through us. (v. 20) Of course, you can be a minister of reconciliation to Christ at home, in your...

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Will You Pray?

Did you know that across the next week there will be a host of Inglesiders traveling throughout the country? All told, this month 106 people from our church are sharing the gospel, encouraging church plants, interacting with people from other faiths, ministering to refugees, and growing in the word at camp. Let me share a little more about each group so you can lift them up to our Father as you pray this week. Mission Trip to Portland, Oregon (July 9-16) This team of 6 left on July 9...

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Join us for “Big Wednesday”

On Wednesday night, March 2, we are encouraging everyone—all ages and life stages—to gather for worship at 6:30 p.m. in the Worship Center followed by an Ice Cream Social in the Gathering Area. Who? Every age and life stage! (Birth through age 4 in childcare during worship, and with their parents for the social) When? Wednesday, March 2, at 6:30 p.m. Where? Worship Center What? Worship, Lord’s Supper, Baptism, and Ice Cream Social Why? To encourage and strengthen our...

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Welcome to 2022!

I’m looking forward to seeing you this Sunday, January 9, as we resume our normal Sunday schedule of worship, Bible study classes, and Next-Gen programming. Scripture makes clear that we need to be together for in-person, face-to-face fellowship and encouragement in the body of Christ (cf. Hebrews 10:24-25). So, as the New Year begins, renew your commitment to every-week worship and small group participation! Guidelines for Good Health at Church ... We are aware of the uptick...

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Acts 1:8 Weekend • November 5-7

I hope you are planning now to be part of our Acts 1:8 Weekend – it’s our annual world missions conference. We will welcome missionaries from around the globe in gatherings throughout the weekend of November 5-7.  More information may be found here. Join me in praying that the Lord will used these days to expand our vision and deepen our commitment to going with the gospel, to making disciples, and to planting churches – all for the glory of God! Save the...

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Acts 1:8 Weekend | November 5-7

I hope you are making plans now to be part of our Acts 1:8 Weekend – it’s our annual world missions conference. Watch the short video below to find out what it’s about and how you may participate. We will welcome missionaries from around the globe in gatherings throughout the weekend of November 5-7. It all kicks off with a Celebration Dinner on Friday night.  Saturday morning is the World Adventure for kids.  Saturday night there are multiple Connection Dinners in homes...

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Gratitude for Jay and Evelyn Anne Turner

We will celebrate with Jay and Evelyn Anne Turner this Sunday as Jay retires as our Traditional Worship Arts Pastor after ten years of faithful and fruitful service on our team. Only eternity will reveal all who have been touched and blessed by Jay’s ministry of music, by his care and compassion, and by his personal investment in the lives of so many. I hope you will plan to participate in a drop-in reception honoring the Turners from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. in the Gathering Area of the...

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A Fabulous Fall

Cooler air.  Shorter days.  Leaves soon will be lighting up the landscape with brilliant color reflecting the glory of the Creator. These are all sure signs that autumn is upon us.  Indeed, the first official day of fall was yesterday – September 22. As we prepare to make our way through the last quarter of the year, I want to make sure that some key dates and events at Ingleside are on your radar. Of course, our weekly worship services, classes, and groups – especially on...

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