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April 10, 2020 Mitch Bedzyk
The Irony of the Cross

The Irony of the Cross

April 10, 2020 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study Good Friday

In our Lord's Passion we see the greatest example of irony in Scripture as God overturns and makes foolish the world's wisdom.

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Jesus Christ Descended to the Dead

Christ’s Descent to the Dead is Good News

April 3, 2020 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Books books

Christ’s descent to the dead is not only a biblically supported and historically confessed doctrine of the Christian church, but it is gloriously good news.

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Give Your Life to Jesus - Glen Scrivener

“Give Your Life to Jesus”: Putting Cart Before Horse

February 28, 2020 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Christian Living altar call

Glen Scrivener's poem shows how we put cart before horse by telling people to "Give their lives to Jesus" without first being reminded of what He gave.

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honor your father and mother

How Do We Honor Our Father and Mother?

February 27, 2020 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study books

In order to understand the significance of the command to honor our father and mother and what it looks like, we must ask the question, How do we honor God?

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Sanctuary Renovation Project

Sanctuary Renovation Project (Spring 2020)

February 5, 2020 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Life at ECC

In February 2020 we will be launching a sanctuary renovation project to make several much-needed improvements to our church's sanctuary.

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encouragement - an antidote for unbelief

Encouragement: An Antidote for Unbelief

January 29, 2020 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study Discipleship

One of the simplest, most effective antidotes for doubt and unbelief in the Christian life is encouragement that comes from the Scriptures.

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Coffee, Joy, and the Goodness of God

Coffee, Joy, and the Goodness of God

January 8, 2020 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Christian Living Coffee

God commands joy, delight, and thanksgiving in the things of earth he has graciously given us, even in something as simple as a cup of coffee.

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Bible Reading Plans

Bible Reading Plans

December 26, 2019 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study bible study

A curated list of Bible reading plans to help you grow in your knowledge of and love for God's Word.

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Church Growth

Church Growth: Business or Biblical Metrics?

December 18, 2019 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study church growth

Rather than focusing on numerical growth, let's remember what true, biblical church growth looks like and what metrics we ought to be concerned with.

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