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Hope in Christ
by: Pastor Caryn Pedersen
03/26/2024
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Laurie Zuverink shares this article on the website todaydevotional.com. May we never forget the hope we have in Jesus Christ! Watch the news and you see the evil all around us. Watch Jesus and see the Savior and Lord who loves us!
I encourage you to read 1 Corinthians 15: 50-58
Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?
1 Corinthians 15:55
"Life on this earth is not without dark times. We can identify periods in history when evil and darkness seemed to be
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The Walk: Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life
by: Pastor Caryn Pedersen
03/19/2024
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This week we are exploring the five practices from the cross. We will be discovering the connection between the last words of Jesus and the five essential Christian practices (worship & prayer, study, serve, give and share).
Our readings for this week: Matthew 27: 45-50; Luke 23: 32-46; John 19: 25b-30.
Plan to join us this Sunday morning at 10:30 am or go to our FB page to link to Youtube live on Sunday mornings or anytime on our website redoakpresbyterianchurch.com
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The Walk: Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life
by: Pastor Caryn Pedersen
03/14/2024
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In the weeks leading up to Easter, we are journeying together toward a greater understanding of what it means to walk with God. We are practicing five spiritual disciplines that draw us closer to God. These five spiritual disciplines are: worship & prayer; study; serving; giving and sharing. This sermon series is based on a book written by Adam Hamilton titled The Walk: Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life.
This week we are exploring sharing the Gospel. What does
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Encourage
by: Pastor Caryn Pedersen
02/29/2024
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During our February Session meeting, we discussed this article I found on the internet. In a world where we hear so much negativity, we need to focus on the positive side of things. One of the things I did during my recent vacation was clean my house. I found so many cards and notes of encouragement from many people over the years. Words can be so powerful.
I hope this article will encourage you to be an encourager!
Encourage one another and build each other up, just as in f
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The Source of Love
by: Caryn Pedersen
02/08/2024
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Often when we think of February, we think of Valentine's Day! When I was single, this day was a challenging one! I always felt left out when many women in my office got big bouquets of flowers, boxes of chocolates and big bunches of balloons. Now it's a special day for Ed and I - we got engaged on Valentine's Day.
But that's not the only reason I've come to see Valentine's Day as special. I've also come to see this secular holiday as a time to celebrate the source of love -
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God is Always Faithful!
by: Pastor Caryn Pedersen
01/17/2024
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In the upcoming weeks until Lent, we are diving deeply into some of the promises of God. From Genesis to Revelation, God makes promises to His people. Here are some of them: God promises to be with us, to protect us, to be our strength, to provide for us, to give us peace and to always love us. The Bible is full of God's promises, which He is faithful to keep. When we learn about God's promises, we learn about His incredible character! I believe in our culture, where so ma
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The Promises of God - God Will Always Love You
by: Pastor Caryn Pedersen
01/10/2024
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In the upcoming weeks until Lent, we are diving deeply into some of the promises of God. From Genesis to Revelation, God makes promises to His people. Here are some of them: God promises to be with us, to protect us, to be our strength, to provide for us, to give us peace and to always love us. The Bible is full of God's promises, which He is faithful to keep. When we learn about God's promises, we learn about His incredible character! I believe in our culture, where so ma
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What Are You Reading?
by: Pastor Caryn Pedersen
12/28/2023
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I love to read. I enjoy making goals of books to read for the year ahead. Some of the books I'd like to read in 2024:
The Book of Signs by David Jeremiah
We Will Not Be Silenced by Erwin Lutzer
Knowing God by J.I. Packer (this is a re-read!)
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas
David by Charles R Swindoll
Loving God by Charles Colson
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Happy New Year!
by: Pastor Caryn Pedersen
12/28/2023
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How do you spend the week between Christmas and New Year's Day? Are you so tired you do little if anything? We all need rest. I try to take it easy during this week after a busy Advent/Christmas season. But I also like to take stock of the year nearly gone and look ahead to the new year and new possibilities!
I found a great list from Filoiann Wiedenhoff on the website JustBetweenus.org about visions of the new year. I've chosen several I'd like to share with you!
1. New Beg
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Congregational Meeting
by: Pastor Caryn
12/21/2023
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A congregational meeting was held November 19th to elect new officers for 2024. God has called the following people to serve Him in elders: Terry Anderson (two year term), John Hollen, Kelly Randall and Jean Webb (three year terms). Kevin McGrew, John O'Neal and Kathy Carlson agreed to serve on teh 2024 Nominating Committee.
We express our appreciation and gratitude to the above individuals for their willingness to serve. May we as a congregation keep them in our prayers as
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Advent
by: Pastor Caryn Pedersen
12/21/2023
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What words, sights, sounds and smells come to mind when you think of Advent? I think of my childhood and the lighting of the candles every night and the reading of Scripture. What about when you think of Christmas? Maybe it's your favorite time of year and you go all out or you might dread this time of togetherness, tradition and toasting to indulgence. Many of us are probably somewhere in between.
Tsh Oxenreider in her book Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent says this
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Joseph & the Angel
by: Pastor Caryn Pedersen
12/13/2023
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This week we dive into an angel of the Lord and Joseph. As Joseph prepares to marry his sweetheart Mary, he finds out she is pregnant through the Holy Spirit! It must have seemed unbelievable to him. Does Joseph know about the Holy Spirit? Its not easy to have faith during trying times and situations.
Our reading for this week: Genesis 28: 10-17; Matthew 1: 18-25
Plan to join us this Sunday morning at 10:30 am OR go to our FB page to link to Youtube live on Sunday mornings o
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Gabriel and Mary
by: Pastor Caryn Pedersen
12/06/2023
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This week we dive into the story of Gabriel and Mary. Mary was a typical teenage girl, until the angel Gabriel came to her with these words, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you." Mary accepted the angel Gabriel's message, stepping out in faith. Are we ready to step out in faith for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? We too are called to be messengers of God's good news!
Our reading for this week: Luke 1: 26-56.
Plan to join us this Sunday morning at 1
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Zechariah and Gabriel
by: Pastor Caryn Pedersen
11/30/2023
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This Advent we are studying the Angels of Christmas. This sermon series is based on ideas from Susan Robb's book The Angels of Christmas: Hearing God's Voice in Advent.
The first week is Gabriel and Zechariah. The angel Gabriel comes to Zechariah while he is in the sanctuary of the Lord, the place where God's presence dwelt. How did Zechariah respond? Are we receptive to Gods presence and purposes in our lives?
Our reading for this week: Genesis 28: 10-17; Luke 1: 5-25, 57-8
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Angels Watching Over Me
by: Pastor Caryn Pedersen
11/22/2023
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This week we are jumping back to study a time when trouble came to Elisha. The King of Syria sent a huge army to take Elisha. What the King didn't know was the angel army of the Lord surrounded Elisha, protecting him. The real power is not in angels, but in the God who commands the angel armies!
Our reading for this week: 2 Kings 6: 8-23.
Plan to join us this Sunday morning at 10:30 am or go to our FB page to link to Youtube live on Sunday mornings or anytime on our website
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