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THE ASSOCIATE REFORMED
PRESBYTERIAN
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January/February 2024 Moderator’s Challenge - The Priority of Him Who
Reigns Over the Life and Worship of His Church Moderating meetings is important but what is most important is that El- ders serve together to seek the mind and will of the One Who reigns over His church. —Rev. Rob Patrick
Synod Emphasis - Freed from Slavery: The Blessing of
7 Teen - True and Everlasting Happiness Jesus Christ gives us the true and everlasting pleasure. —Kayla Crum
20 ARP Women’s Ministry: Prayer Emphasis 2024 We hope that a Prayer Emphasis program can be a time for the women in your church to encourage one another toward the regular practice of
corporate and personal prayer. —Emily Woodard
24 Celebrating God’s Faithfulness White Oak ARP Celebrates 175 years! —Melinda Hemphill
27 The Principle of God First, Commandment Second for us to follow. —Rev. Jeremiah Thomas
Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. All rights reserved throughout the world. Used by permission of International Bible Society. Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
8 Bonclarken 9 Brice Sanders Foundation 10 Camps & Conferences 12 Erskine College 13 Erskine Teological Seminary 14 Outreach North America 15 World Witness 19 Women’s Ministries
16 Family Pages 17 Prayer Calendar 23 ARPinterest 26 News In Brief 30 All in Our Family 31 Classified ads
the Lord’s Day Our Ultimate Priority – We have been freed from bondage to sin and idola- try by Christ, let us not fall prey to the agenda of the world and never rest and worship.—Rev. Andy Webb
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