Morning Worship, 2/21/10

People often say Lent is about "giving up" something to become more faithful. That works for some people. But what if we saw Lent as a time for "getting back" to our core convictions? For Jesus, his time in the wilderness allowed his core convictions to be tested. And he emerged more faithful. We can learn the same lesson from Jesus, and also from another middle-aged man from the Middle East named Zeitoun.




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Morning Worship, 2/7/10

Of all the things Jesus did during his ministry, we may spend the least time learning from the thing he spent the most time doing--healing people of "demons". What did it mean that people were "possessed" by "demons"? How does our tradition explain that? What did people in Jesus' day mean when they said that? How do you make sense of it? Are there unseen forces at work in the world today?



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Sunday, Feb 7: Worship @ 2pm

Due to weather, RPC will be holding one service on Sunday, Feb 7 at 2pm. Be careful!

Tread Lightly for Lent

http://presbyterian.typepad.com/ecojourney/

Presbyterians for Earth Care, an Eco-Justice Network, has a new Web site. Presbyterians for Earth Care is a nonprofit network that helps people of faith foster earth care in their communities and congregations. Check it out!

Missional Worship, 1/17/10

"Who is my neighbor?" Answering this question is central to the faith of believers. At Ronceverte Presbyterian, our Mission Team believes deeply that all those in need of mercy, wherever they live, are our neighbors. And in today's connected world, we have an obligation to help our neighbors near and far. Today, we are honored to be joined by William Deng, Executive Director of the Southern Sudan Project in Richmond, VA, and originally from Aweil, Sudan.



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Food Pantry--Friday & Saturday

Our local Food Pantry has seen dramatic increases in food requests over the past year. Over 100 families now come twice a month to receive food. This weekend, we're helping bag the food and hand it out. Bagging will begin at 5:45pm on Friday, and then at 8:15am on Saturday we'll open the doors, welcome people inside, and then help them carry the bags outside.

Please let me know which day you'd prefer to help. Thank you for showing the love of God in this important ministry!

Morning Worship, 1/3/10

What is the nature of humans? Are we good? Are we bad? Or is there another answer? Using the context of the Tiger Woods scandal, Stephen argues that human nature is human--we're good and bad; we walk in the light some days and in the dark others.



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