Engage Your Community
Serve others in your neighborhood, town, village and/or city.
Serve others in your neighborhood, town, village and/or city.
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Producing the Fruit of Joy
As a child, when I attended Vacation Bible School, I learned the song, “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart.” At that time in my life, I had no idea what I was singing, but obviously, it made an impact on me. What is the joy we sing about? If we […]
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Begin to Engage the Community – Part 5
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Begin to Engage Your Community – Part 3 – Koinonia
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Begin to Engage Your Community – Prayer
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