Category Archive: Church life and issues - Page 7

My denominational heritage – the environment, climate change, and stewardship
Posted May 9th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard

O.K., so I have to say that this is one of the times I am proud of the folks associated with my denominational heritage, Southern Baptists.  Most of the time, they are about 10 years behind important cultural issues, but I think they are in step with the concerns of our world right now.  In [...]

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Sermon on Baptism
Posted April 25th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard

At our weekend service this week, I am going to be speaking on the sacraments of baptism and communion. Baptism is a difficult issue, as we talk about the importance of believer’s baptism, or the need for people who have believed in Jesus to follow that with a public declaration of their faith in baptism. [...]

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OK, so we are going to be at EHS for Easter!
Posted March 22nd, 2008 by Mike Hubbard

Well, the flood waters did not come as high as originally expected, and they crested and started falling sooner than they thought.  The result is that we will have our Easter service at Eureka High School, our normal location at our normal time, 10:00 AM.  If you’ve invited people, be sure to let them know.  [...]

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Easter Sunday @ Geggie Elementary
Posted March 21st, 2008 by Mike Hubbard

What a week?  As the flood waters rose this week, one thing became apparent.  We are not going to be able to meet at Eureka High School this week.  Here it is, Easter week, the Sunday that should be our biggest of the year, and we have to find a different location.  When I first [...]

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False Gospels for Eureka – Pluralism
Posted February 29th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard

On the airplane to Seattle this week, I sat next to a woman reading a very interesting book. The title of the book was, Reincarnation: The Missing Link in Christianity. The interesting thing about the title of the book is that it is a clear reflection on one of the trends taking place in our [...]

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