May 7, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: pastors, God's Word, preaching, Elders, Jesus, Vision
Tag-team preaching is not the norm. At best, it is a once-in-a-long-while way to present a unified front to a congregation and expose them to the entire pastor/elder leadership team in concentrated form. In the month of May at Grace Orange you'll hear our team preaching our new vision....
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May 7, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Grace Orange Basics, Vision
What are we doing? Why are we doing it? How are we communicating it?...
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April 17, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Mailbox, reminders, Jesus, family worship, devotions, bible, Prayer, Daily family worship, family devotions, spiritual leadership, God's Word and prayer
Here's my story of why my mailbox reminds me daily of something really important, a ministry that is often ignored, looked down upon and thought unimportant or just impossible. ...
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April 16, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Sin, Forgiveness, Mercy, condemnation, salvation
I know that some people celebrate and condone sin. But most people I know, and most people that would show up to a church, feel more condemned for their sins....
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April 11, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: John 3:16, Jesus, Cross, blood, Sin, Life, Forgiveness
John 3:16 is big. It is not light and fluffy, it is significant and weighty. It tells us the basis of the cross. It tells us why Jesus died in our place. It tells us why his precious blood was shed. And it gives us the answer for why we can have any hope of being saved.
Nicodemus came to Jesus at night, because he was afraid of his fellow countrymen who hated Jesus. It is...
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March 24, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Peace of Christ, Gospel, freedom, slavery, clock, dollar, money, Time
Are you serving the clock and the dollar, or are they serving God's good gospel purposes? What's the reality in your life? Would you like to know how you can break free?...
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March 13, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Malachi, Jesus, Sin, patience, seriousness, sanctification
Malachi 2:17-3:6 is all about a faithful Father (God) graciously dealing with His foolish children (His covenant people)....
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March 12, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Grace, God, King, precious blood
God's Grace in Christ regenerates us and gives us new life. We desire Christ and He keeps His Word. All who come to Him will never be cast out. Here is a poem that explains in prose the process of acknowledging sin and turning to Jesus....
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March 11, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: confession, Gospel, Jesus, Transformation
The very bright and powerful hope of the gospel is that lasting life change is really possible. The finished work of Christ at the Cross means that restarts can and actually do happen by the miraculous working of God. ...
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March 8, 2014
by Mike Sciarra
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Category:
Looking to Jesus blog
| Tags: Jesus, Christians, born again
Do you think 'born again' Christians come across as obnoxious, self righteous, hypocritical and weirdly fanatical about non-essential things? I do too. I am one and am guilty of all those things and more. ...
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