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Joint Worship at Grace

Joint Worship with Grace For printable MAP, click here. Sunday, November 27, 2011 Sunday School – 9:30am Morning Worship – 10:30am Directions to Grace Community Bible Church 6N171 Gary Avenue, Roselle, Illinois  From Barrington Road: Take Lake Street (Rt. 20) East To Gary South The church is on the Left (East) side of Gary.

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Mortifying Sin

by Barbara Giordan (Barb and her husband and son attend Grace Covenant Church in Elgin, Illinois) I am reading a book called “Licensed to Kill”, by Brian Hedges. It talks about Mortifying Sin: putting to death our sinful nature and replacing it with holiness through submission to God. After I was saved, one of the first sins the Holy Spirit convicted …

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Objects in the Mirror are Closer Than They Appear

by Barbara Giordan (Barb and her husband and son attend Grace Covenant Church in Elgin, Illinois) Some prayers are like songs we sing: happy and jubilant, celebrating God’s mercy. Other prayers are like sad songs: plaintive and repetitive. If my mom’s nursing home was set to music, it would be entitled, “The Last Resort”. My mom had been hospitalized recently for …

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Home Sweet Home

by Barbara Giordan (Barb and her husband and son attend Grace Covenant Church in Elgin, Illinois) I hate change. My distaste for change is best illustrated by a trip to San Francisco. I accompanied my husband Dan, on a business trip. He casually pointed out a restaurant by the wharf and said, “You have to try their crab”. I returned to …

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Latest Prayer Journal

Here is the latest prayer journal.

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Life on Adley Road

by Barbara Giordan (Barb and her husband and son attend Grace Covenant Church in Elgin, Illinois) I originally grew up in a working class neighborhood; tidy little houses painted somber shades of mostly grays and browns. The men worked as policemen, teachers and plumbers. The women stayed home, drank coffee together, chatted on the phone, and minded their kids and houses. …

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Family Harvest

Dear saints, Family Harvest –After the morning service on Sunday October 2nd, we will have our annual Family Harvest Fellowship.  Please bring something to grill (or a main dish to pass) and a desert. The grills are available to use in whatever way you like. We’ll have a fire, so bring some marshmallows.  Dress casually for the day or bring a …

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Nathan Stutzman Home Going Video

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Singspiration at the Reids

At 1pm, after the morning service you are invited to attend a singspiration at the Reid home in West Chicago.  The address is: 342 Post Oak Lane West Chicago, IL 60185 Go south of Rt. 59 and North Ave.to Heritage Woods Drive.  Take the first Right on Post Oak Circle and go to house number 342.  Be sure to bring …

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A Warning About “Faddish” Churches

Recently, John MacArthur gave an interview with Christianity.com about concerns with the current culture and direction of some churches.   He addresses the current trend toward what he calls “flat screen preachers” who do not have a church, but an “event”, like a rock concert.  Spurgeon said it best, “Too many are more concerned about entertaining the goats rather than …

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