UNITED: Worship & Prayer

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Yesterday’s time in worship and prayer followed this message on what is happening when we worship and pray together.  Leaning heavily on Acts 4:23-31 and Revelation 4 & 5, this message considers what the nature of worship and prayer is and how it is that heaven and earth sometimes overlap and interlock. Check it out and pray with me for … Read More

Volunteer of the Month–March 2014

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March’s “Volunteer of the Month” at First Assembly Community Ministries is Sharon Justice.  Sharon serves in the choir, but she and her husband have served in countless areas around the church for many years!  Below you’ll find some answers she recently gave about serving at First Assembly– Area of ministry Choir When did you first get involved? January of 1980 … Read More

GENERATIONS: Young & Old

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This past Sunday, we tackled much in the first message of what I believe will be a very fruitful series! We looked at the future, the past and the present and considered how the Church doesn’t belong to young or old, but is a bridge God owns where he is doing his “now”, “new” thing! Watch either the message alone … Read More

STEPS AHEAD IN OUR SANCTUARY!

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 WOW!  Since Easter 2012, we’ve been talking about upgrading our sanctuary.  We’ve added larger screens and high-definition projection and internet livestreaming.  After discussion with a committee of laypeople with great aesthetic sense and some professionals in the arena of theatre, like our board member Tim Todd who works at Purdue’s Eliot Hall, and conferring with our board, we’ve taken some … Read More

The Main Thing

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Sunday, April 7 was a change in pace and style for us at First Assembly, as took on an “unplugged”, acoustic style with some very famliar songs for our congregation.  We were trying to get at “the main thing”–abiding in Christ.  Worship, the message and communion yesterday were powerful exercised in the main thing!  Kind of a goofy picture of … Read More

Christmas Catch-Up

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I trust you had an incredible Thanksgiving and some special time with your family and friends. I am so thankful for all God has done among us here at First Assembly this past year. As we approach the Christmas Season and the end of 2012, I wanted to thank you for your faithful giving to First Assembly. During the year, … Read More

Feeling God’s Presence

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Q:  How can I, as a teenager, begin to feel God’s presence?  How does he become more real and personal? This excellent question, submitted on our Q Sunday event on February 6, 2011 asks a question that many people pose at all stages of life.  Becoming more aware of God’s presence and finding God to be more intimate in one’s … Read More