Reaching & Teaching in Ecuador

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My family and I sat in a busy college lunch room and were greeted by a man in a suit who oversaw missions. The man was Dr. David Sills who oversees missions at Southern Seminary and Reaching & Teaching International Missions. We talked life and ministry, but also discussed missions, the...

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What do We do with "The Shack?"

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The highly popular fiction book, “The Shack”, is now in theatres and has many followers of Christ asking, “Is it ok to watch this movie?”, “Is the movie an accurate representation of God and His character?”, “Can a Christian watch and enjoy a movie that...

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Why Community Groups?

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Our name, “Millcreek COMMUNITY Church”, directly reflects our desire to both gather as community and reach out to our community. Too often we might hear the word community and believe that could mean “hang out time” or “spending time with friends”, but we...

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Growing Mature in Christ

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As we think about the process of making disciples at MCC, I want to reiterate what the heart of the disciple making is to the pastors, elders and staff. We believe that disciple making is seeing people become Members of God’s family, growing Mature in Christ, living a life of Ministry and...

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Becoming a Member of God's Family

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Last week we posted a short review about the 4 Chair Disciple training that we hosted. It was a great time to get a large group of the church and community thinking about how to intentionally invest into and disciple others. Out of that training we felt it was worthy to have an extended...

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4 Chair Training and the 4 M's

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Have you ever read the great commission in Matthew 28:18-20 and thought, “Yes!” and then immediately wondered, “How?” You’re not alone. Many people have this desire to “make disciples who make disciples” but lack a tangible way to make it happen that...

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What are You Praying Today?

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Occasionally I read prayers from "The Valley of Vision", a book of prayers from the time period of the Puritans.  I wrestle through the occasional "thou", "hast", and "thy" (usually just saying "you", "have" and "my" instead).  Today I read "Jesus My Glory" and was reminded of so many...

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Church During the Summer?

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Hello MCC, I am praying for MCC regularly and hope you will join me and do the same. As summer arrives it is a great time in Erie to vacation and get out and enjoy some sun before it is gone. I want to share a paragraph from John Piper’s letter to the church he serves concerning the...

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Does Love Win?

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In the Christian community there is a major discussion on Rob Bell's new book "Love Wins". This book addresses the topic of hell and the fate of every person who ever lived. Rob Bell a pastor/teacher from Grand Rapids, Michigan has revealed by his writing this new book "Love Wins" that he...

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Is Angry Birds > The Bible???

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I'm kind of a "techy".  I like the newest technology, and at times am overwhelmed with the "need" to buy whatever is new.  I am an avid iPhone supporter, probably to a fault at times, and use mine for many things throughout the day.  I listen to ESPN radio in the morning to catch...

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