Category Archive: FPCC Blog

Jul
18
2011

Bruised Apples

A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales convention in Chicago. They had assured their wives that they would be home in plenty of time for Friday night’s dinner. Well, as such things go, one thing led to another. The sales meeting lasted longer than anticipated. Their flights were scheduled …

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Jul
04
2011

Pastor’s Page – Summer Rest

“Are you tired?  Worn out?  Burned out?  Come to Me.  Get away with Me and you’ll recover your life.  I’ll show you how to take a real rest.  Walk with me and work with me — watch how I do it.  Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.  I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on …

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Mar
25
2011

Miracle on Second Avenue

On December 18, 2010 the church sponsored Miracle on Second Avenue, an outreach project aimed at helping the local community in a time of need.  The event proved to be a huge success, and those who organized it hope to make it an annual event.  According to John Valencia, whose small group helped organize the …

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Mar
20
2011

Pastor’s Page – Crazy Love

The Crazy Love series that our church has been studying has personally challenged my faith.  How easy it is to become comfortable, and to consider Jesus as a part of our life without Him being the single most important passion and desire of our heart.  We often settle for so much less than the One …

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Feb
10
2011

Two Nickels and Five Pennies

When an ice cream sundae cost much less, a boy entered a coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream sundae?” “Fifty cents,” replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a …

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Feb
10
2011

Jars of Clay

A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from …

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Jan
01
2011

A New Year Prayer

Holy Father, God of our yesterdays, our today, and our tomorrows. We praise You for Your unequaled greatness. Thank You for the year behind us and for the year ahead. Help us in Your new year, Father, to fret less and laugh more. To teach our children to laugh by laughing with them. To teach …

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Dec
01
2010

Pastor’s Page

This past year several people from our church visited Bethlehem and had the opportunity to see the city of our LORD’s birth. Bethlehem is a city rich in history that is a study of contrasts and has endured years of conflicts.  When we hear the nativity story read each year a picturesque village comes to …

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Nov
22
2010

If You Believe It’s A Miracle Then It Is

Article By Sandra Johnson Recently, when space became available for me to participate in a program, I felt that it was a miracle from God. As I shared it with others, some said that openings came every day. Some said that someone was always leaving the program and making an opening available. The implication was …

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Nov
04
2010

Let Us Give Thanks

Once again our glad thankgivings Rise before our Fathers’s throne, As we try to count the blessings Of the year so swifty flown As we trace the wondrous workings of His wisdom, power, and love, And unite our “Holy, Holy!” With the seraphim above. He has blessed our favored country With a free and bounteous …

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