{"id":1246,"date":"2022-10-31T09:34:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T13:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/churchintheacres.org\/wpDir\/?page_id=1246"},"modified":"2023-10-22T05:56:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T09:56:13","slug":"church-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/churchintheacres.org\/wpDir\/church-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Church Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Welcome to the Church In the Acres Church Blog.\u00a0 Here you can find articles written by various church members.\u00a0 Articles are listed by date with the newest at the top.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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I was thinking about the fact that God wants relationship with us.\u00a0\u00a0Jesus really DOES want to be your best friend.\u00a0\u00a0The old hymn \u201cWhat a Friend<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A Christian is a person who has made a choice.\u00a0\u00a0We make that choice initially when we commit our lives to Christ, but we also make<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tPastor Chris Lister\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tFebruary 1, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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A Message from Pastor Chris\u00a0 \u00a0 Advent\u00a0is\u00a0a time of waiting.\u00a0\u00a0Waiting for Christ to come\u2026..first as the baby Jesus\u2026.now\u00a0as the returning King\u2026.but\u00a0what is our focus?\u00a0\u00a0On the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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April is a special month in the life of believers as we celebrate the resurrection of our Savior on Easter. He has defeated death, paid<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What should you do in 2025?\u00a0 You could make resolutions?, or review the past year?, or just resign from doing anything?\u00a0 What should you do<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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When I started to write this article for the December Connection newsletter, I had just wished my close friend Sharef a happy birthday\u2026.thanking God that<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u00a0This week fall has been in the air.\u00a0 I know the summer is not gone yet and it is sure to have some hot days<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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