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God's Significant Influence
This week we will begin a new series based on the significance of our life as a Christian. How everything we do personally in our time with God should reflect how God uses us. The significance of our life lived with Christ can be summarized as this: "For through the Law I died to the Law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me." - Galatians 2:19-20.
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Paul states to us that the old law only brought death. Living in the flesh and its desires will only bring about death. Not only physical death, but emotional, mental, and spiritual death. The new law found in the life and sacrifice of Jesus Christ brings us to life. It puts to death the old creation to walk in a newness of life completely in service to Almighty God. The faith we have in Jesus allows the presence of the Holy Spirit to dwell within us. This compels us to live a new life, seperated from who we once were. No longer able to live a life bound to the sins of the flesh, but in the freedom of service to the Spirit.
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My prayer for us this week is that we allow God to have a significant hold of our life. Significant meaning complete and utter control over it; that God would be the most important and essential thing in our life, that we would die to the flesh and accept the yoke of Jesus upon ourselves, so that we may further His Kingdom on earth as it is in Heaven. I can't wait to worship with you on Sunday.
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The Word this Sunday
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Pastor Donovan will be preaching from Matthew 6:9-13, John 17:13-21, and 1 Kings 18:41-45.
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BIRTHDAY PARTY!
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Everyone is invited to help our dear Ariel Rosentrater celebrate his 80th birthday after the February 23 morning service! A light lunch will be served. No gifts are necessary but cards would be appreciated, especially if you include a note about special memories you have of him.
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Wednesday Night Bible Study
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Bible Study meets every Wednesday, and you can attend at church or online. Click here for the Zoom link to attend online: Contact Dennis Davison at 512-554-6215 for more information.
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Prayer Requests
If you have a prayer request you'd like to appear in the newsletter, please email the information to Pastor Donovan or to tech@hillcountrynazarene.com.
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- Please continue to pray that Caroline Hedman's parents can sell their business soon, and that God is in control of the whole process. Also, her dad's surgery failed and he has to have a total hip replacement. Please pray for strength to start the whole process over again.
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pastordon@hillcountrynazarene.com
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Office Hours: M-Th 9 AM to 3:30 PM
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