is all about sharing the life of Jesus Christ with everyone we can.
We believe that:
Please celebrate with us as we worship the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords!
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In July 2012, Pastor Chris has been invited to preach the Gospel, and minister in the power of the Spirit, to pastors, leaders and youth leaders in Mongolia!*
In 2010 Pastor was sidelined with the removal of a brain tumor and a year of treatment. Your generous gift will help send him overseas for the first time since his surgery. Please prayerfully consider how you could help make this possible.
We were blessed to have Ron Boehme with us Sunday morning. Ron shared about his new book, "The Fourth Wave", and also what God is doing in Mongolia. You may listen/download his presentation here.
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Ron is an ordained minister who has served with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) since 1974. He has founded works in the nation’s capital and has ministered in over sixty countries around the world. He currently serves YWAM’s North American Office as the director of US Renewal. He and his wife, Shirley, make their home in Port Orchard, Washington.
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Ron's new book, The Fourth Wave, brings fresh understanding as to what God is doing, around the world, to take the Gospel to every nation, tribe and tongue. Here's what others are saying about it:
“Required reading for anyone who wants to know why Christianity was able to expand globally in the past, and how it is likely to continue its exciting journey in the years ahead.”
—David Aikman, former Time magazine correspondent; author of Jesus in Beijing
“Read this book and find your niche in the current kingdom harvest. God has a place for you, your family, and your church. Don’t miss it.”
—George Wood, general superintendent, Assemblies of God (USA)
“A visionary look at the acts of the Holy Spirit in this era of missions history. . . . You will be blessed by it!”
—Paul Eshleman, vice president, Campus Crusade for Christ International
“Good-bye to antiquated, even hindering, methods, models, and vocabulary. Welcome to the life-giving river that flows everywhere it is needed, and under no other control but God’s.”
—Dean Sherman, author of Relationships and Spiritual Warfare for Every Christian
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In July 2010, Pastor Chris was told he had an 'inoperable' brain tumor. By God's grace it was removed a month later at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. Other than the Sunday after surgery, Pastor Chris has been preaching every Sunday since.
And now, after twelve months of treatment, Pastor Chris is done with chemo! He had his last MRI of the protocol (which was great) and now he'll have follow up MRI's every three months. He's very happy to be done and get back to concentrating only on family and ministry.
Over the past eight months his MRI's have been very exciting, and the doctors are very optimistic. The cells they could not remove have remained 'stable', meaning, there is no growth. This is what the treatment (and prayer) are supposed to accomplish. :)
He would love to have you join him on his adventure via Facebook, Twitter and his personal blog (click an icon below). He posts updates regularly, and, he always has something encouraging to say.
Pastor Chris and his family thank you for your prayers. Pastor gave everything to the Lord many years ago and is completely at peace with God's promises for him, his family, and for all of us.
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When Sandy and I were in Atlanta the Lord told me clearly, "It's all about souls". All I can think about is the freedom that Jesus Christ purchased for us with His own blood and He wants everyone to have it. He wants each person to hear His still, small voice and to obey it. He wants every Christian to know His power and to walk in the authority that He has given them. In our church I want to see all (who want to) demonstrate the power of God, and to encourage every Christian to do the same no matter who or where they are.
There are times when God stirs men's souls. This is one of those times. Over the past few months, little prayer groups have been forming in our church, not at my direction, but by the Holy Spirit. Their prayers have been similar and now we are seeing the manifestation of those prayers. Sunday mornings and Wednesday night's are focusing specifically on two things: The Wonder of God and His Freedom. We're seeing this by the power of His Word, and through "hands on" prayer, believing God for the results.
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Our good friend, Denise, is a Foursquare missionary that has faithfully served in Poland for fourteen years. Denise spoke on Sunday for about twenty minutes about what God is doing in Poland. I invited her to come for two reasons.
First, Denise is a wonderful example of faithfulness in the face of very difficult odds. Her ministry is like pounding rocks, but, by the grace of God, the rocks are breaking. I'll let her tell the story.
Second, please consider supporting Denise as God leads. I believe she is called by God to bring the Gospel to the Polish people. Sandy and I support her every month and I encourage you to support her in whatever way you can.
She will be blessed, and so will you.
Gary and Paula Hays, missionaries to Thailand, shared about their incredible work with children. To date they've seen over 10,000 kids saved! The Hays' left the corporate world and went to Thailand to learn what God wanted them to do. Everyone was encouraged and inspired as they heard their story.
You can learn more about the Hays and their ministry here:
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