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July 1, 2020 Mitch Bedzyk
humble prayer

Humble Prayer: Letting God be God

July 1, 2020 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study humility

Hezekiah’s humble prayer in Isaiah 37:14-20 teaches us the kind of prayer that pleases God and is the result of true, saving faith.

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Testing God: A Closer look at Gideon's Fleece

Testing vs. Trusting God: A Closer Look at Gideon’s Fleece

April 15, 2020 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study Gideon

Gideon putting out a fleece and testing God only shows his glaring lack of trust in God and his word.

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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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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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