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September 28, 2023

More than just believing

Posted 6:00am

You know how sometimes you hear something that really makes you stop and think? Here is something that Pastor Steve Herring from Tarboro, North Carolina, recently shared. He said that the church is called to do more than just believe. He said it’s about doing. It’s about making a switch to action. It’s about… Read more »

September 26, 2023

Structural Racism

Posted 6:00am

‘Taking Action’ Against Structural Racism When God promised to be present through life’s floods and fires, the assurance was of little comfort to Trell, whose house burned to the ground. To make matters worse, his car, where he sought refuge, had a flat tire. That was when a local pastor made God’s presence real to… Read more »

June 8, 2021

What it means to follow Jesus as a Matthew 25 church

Posted 2:19pm

By Lemuel Garcia-Arroyo The Church is to be a community of faith, entrusting itself to God alone, even at the risk of losing its life [from “The Foundations of Presbyterian Polity,” Book of Order- F-1.03] Gospel Lesson: Matthew 19:16–30 The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is committed to being a Matthew 25 church that is actively engaged… Read more »

September 29, 2020

Gain Life by Sharing in God’s Mission

Posted 12:57pm

By René Myers We live in a culture where we are encouraged to be afraid of others and to protect, at all cost, what we have for fear of losing it. Our current reality of living in an environment of pandemic seems to intensify that fear. That fear, I believe, is also at the root… Read more »

June 23, 2020

Four for Four as an Expression of Matthew 25

Posted 2:49pm

Watch and download Matthew 25 – The church is not a building The work of the Special Offerings testifies to the idea that “the Church” is not a building, but something that arises from action. For the church to be the Church, we must open the doors to those in need — an understanding that… Read more »

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