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Sept/Oct 2022
Moderator’s Challenge - Seeing the Gospel Advance with “God’s Plan”
God knows what will happen because it is in His plan. —Moderator Bill McKay
September Synod Emphasis - Called to Be Prepared The Gospel of being prepared is the Gospel of knowing that God is the prepared One. —Rev. Philip Bunch
Family Bible Conference - Following the Lamb into a Better City
Coverage of the 2022 Family Bible Conference with Rev. Neil Stewart and Dr. Mark McDowell. —Susan Tanner
19 Women’s Ministries Annual Meeting words from Betsy Forbes. —Susan Tanner
21 WM has recognition awards and gifts which honor special people who Read the list of those for 2021.
26 October Synod Emphasis - Called to Preach the Word Without Christ, we are left in the impossible situation of knowing what we were created for but having no desire or ability to do it. —Brian Murray
28 Devotion - How to Be a Christian, According to Jesus In order to follow Jesus’ instructions on how to be a Christian, we need to look at what makes a sin sin or why a sin is sin. —Rev. Rob Roy McGregor
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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.
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