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8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God– 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV) How good is good enough? How bad is too bad? It seems like whenever I get into a conversation with [...]
First Serve Tennis Camp
Serving Up Smiles!
Hi Everyone, We are into our second week of tennis camp and I can’t even begin to express to you the special work that the Lord is doing at the OKC Tennis Center each morning between 9-12 Noon! I bet you can get an idea if you will take the time to look at these [...]
Which Path Will You Choose
Romans 2:5-11
We like to think that anything is possible in life. We tell one another that whatever you want to do is possible as long as you are willing to work hard and stay at it. That is the predominant idea that we hear so much about when we are kids. The truth of the matter [...]
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1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived [...]
1st Week of the 1st Serve Tennis Camp…
Huge Success!
Hi Everyone, In the history of Oklahoma City there has never been a First Serve Tennis Camp, not until now! Our first week was beyond anything I ever envisioned when we were talking about the possibilities. Jessica Reineke and her crew of coaches loved on kids, instructed kids, and by the end of the week [...]
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17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. (Ephesians 1:17 NIV) “How should I pray for my friends?” That is a question I often wrestle with from day-to-day. For those friends that [...]
First Serve Tennis Camp
Servin’ Up Some Fun!
Hi Everyone, It’s been an amazing day at Tennis Camp! 44 kids have been having the time of their life this week. Enjoy the pictures. In His Steps, Mike
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3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3 NIV) I don’t know what it is about me, but I seem to have a genetic predisposition to focus on what I lack. When I was [...]
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14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. (Galatians 6:14 NIV) When I read this verse this morning I immediately thought about all of things people boast about in our day. Personal accomplishments would have [...]
God Pitched His Tent
John 1:14-18
While I was in college I spent two summers working at a camp in Branson, Missouri called Kanakuk. It’s been thirty years, but I still have so many wonderful memories of my time at camp. At K-2, the camp I worked at, we had the same kids for 26 days. During our 26 day terms [...]
BCC Cook Out 2013
What a day for friends…
Hi Everyone, It could not have been a more beautiful day at Cole’s Garden for all of the folks from BCC who came out for our cook out. The pictures tell the story much better than I ever could. Enjoy! In His Steps, Mike
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9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. (Galatians 6:9-10 NIV) I have lost count [...]
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2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2 NIV) We live in a world full of heartache and sorrow. As I read this verse this morning my mind was flooded with painful images from the past year. Suicide bombers destroy innocent lives and change the [...]
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8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. (Luke 3:8 NIV) An apple tree produces apples. A pear tree produces pears. That is the way it is in nature. This is God’s design. There is another design of God that follows this pattern, even if it is not talked about much in our day. The followers [...]
Defending The Indefensible
Romans 2:1-4
This is our ninth study of Paul’s letter to the church in Rome. In the first chapter of Romans we learned that we are “without excuse.” Paul says that God has revealed His eternal power and divine nature to us through what He has made. We can see the magnitude, beauty, and intricate design of [...]
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16 So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. 17 For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what [...]
Love God By Loving Others
Hebrews 6:10
10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. (Hebrews 6:10 NIV) During the past two weeks there has been a spotlight shining continuously on the Oklahoma City area. The spotlight has been shining brightly [...]
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13 As you know, it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you. 14 Even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus [...]
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2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (Galaatians 6:2 NIV) We live in a world full of heartache and sorrow. As I read this verse this morning my mind was flooded with painful images of the past week. Two years ago we watched the aftermath of [...]
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8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you know God–or rather are known by God–how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? [...]
Is God Asleep When Tragedy Comes?
Mark 4:35-41
There’s an interesting story in Mark’s Gospel that I’ve been spending time with this week following the tornadoes that came through our city. Jesus, at the beginning of Mark 4, is beside the Sea of Galilee, teaching the people who’ve huddled up around Him to listen to His parables. The sun was shining. There was [...]
Moving Day…
The Body of Christ at work
Hi Everyone, It has been a long week for Allen and Cheri Price, but the Lord has provided friends they never knew they had before the tornado wiped out their house. It has been such a blessing to see so many folks come time and time again this week to help out. Today we moved [...]
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23 Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. 24 So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. 25 Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law. [...]
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20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20 NIV) The irony of the Christian life is that it is a [...]