Prepare for Sunday: January 18th, 2015

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The way for Jesus has been prepared by John the Baptist in the wilderness, and the time for Jesus ministry on earth has come. This week will study the baptism of Jesus Christ and how he was lead out into the wilderness to be tempted by Satan. Why were both of these acts of Jesus so crucial to...

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Prepare for Sunday: January 11th, 2015

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This week we will begin our series in the Gospel of Mark. This will be the first time we have gone through one of the Gospel's, and we are excited get started on this year or so journey of studying the life and work of Jesus.  Sunday we will see how John the Baptist prepared the way for...

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Prepare for Sunday: January 4th, 2014

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It's a New Year, and we are excited to see what God is going to do through His grace at Sacred City in the months to come, but this Sunday we not only want to look ahead but also look back at where God has brought us from over the years! We will be focusing in on Acts 2:38-47 as we plan for 2015...

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Prepare for Sunday: December 28th, 2014

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As we close out 2014, we will be focusing in on a topic that has been all over the news, newspaper headlines, Facebook, Twitter, and just about anywhere else you can think of. Whether we are talking about ISIS and the "War on Terror" or talking about Mike Brown and what happened in Ferguson...

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Prepare for Sunday: December 21st, 2014

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We will be finishing out our "Songs for the Savior" series in Advent this Sunday. We hope that our time spent studying these classic hymns and the scripture surrounding them has not only deepened your understanding, but also reached down into your soul and brought you closer to Jesus during...

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Prepare for Sunday: December 14th, 2014

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We are continuing through our series in Advent called "Songs for the Savior", where we take an old Advent hymn text, search it's scriptural significance, and show how it points us to Christ! This week we will be looking at the song "What Child is This?". This musically dark tune has been a...

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Prepare for Sunday: December 7th, 2014

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"Waiting is a period of learning. The longer we wait, the more we hear about him whom we are waiting for." This week, we will continue our series for Advent called "Songs for the Savior", where we take some of the most familiar and beloved Advent Hymn texts of all time, and show how they tell...

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Prepare for Sunday: November 30th, 2014

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“Not man, who can be seen, should be followed, but God, who cannot be seen. So then, that we might be shown one who would be both seen and followed, God became man.”- St. Augustine This week we will begin the season of Advent! This is a season of time where we remember that God put...

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Prepare for Sunday: November 23rd, 2014

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"You have made us for yourself. Our hearts are restless until they find their rest in thee." - St. Augustine This Sunday we will be finishing up our series in the book of Jonah. Having already covered the whole book, this week we will pan out and look at some of the larger themes of sin...

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Prepare for Sunday: November 16th, 2014

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“A worshiping community is made up of individuals whose lives are centered around the Savior they worship together each week. A worshiping community expects to encounter God's presence not only on Sunday morning but every day. A worshiping community recognizes that passionate times of...

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