June 1, 2010 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Secret To Becoming an Evangelistic Church Statistics reporting that the majority of Southern Baptist churches are no longer embracing evangelism prompt many to ask: What is my church doing to become more evangelistic? What I have found is that the answer is in asking: What am I doing to become more [...] May 1, 2010 _____________________________________________________________________________________ “Pulling Weeds And Pruning Bushes” Each Spring I am reminded of the work required to have a fruitful garden, pleasing to the eye and the tastebuds. As my fellow gardeners can attest, beautiful flowers and healthy vegetables don’t just happen on their own. In fact if left alone, [...] April 1, 2010 _____________________________________________________________________________________ “Cambridge Baptist Church Now Has a New Website!” Dear Church Family: Cambridge Baptist Church now has a new website! I’d like to share with you how this came about. A committee met on Monday, August 3rd with the goal of completely reviewing all aspects of the existing church website. The consensus was that the current [...] March 26, 2010 ______________________________________________________________________________________ “Palm Sunday, Insights into the Emotions of Jesus” Dear Church Family: Palm Sunday is always a special Sunday to me as I know it also is for many of you. Not only is it the beginning of what most churches recognize as “Holy Week,” but it is also a day when we [...] March 1, 2010 _____________________________________________________________________________ “The Greatest Need in the Church Today“ “But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.” 1John 2:20 (NIV) The greatest need in the church today is to take to heart 1 John 2:20. That is to say that the greatest need, and one of deepest [...] February 1, 2010 _______________________________________________________________________________________ From The Pastor’s Desk: “Even With Tears” Have you ever been moved to tears for the lost people you know? The apostle Paul was. Listen to Philippians 3:17-19: “17Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who [...] November 1, 2009 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ From The Pastor’s Desk: “Making the Contributions in Life“ As a young family living in Burlington, Vermont, we attended a Methodist Church which had a very clever Stewardship Committee. Like a lot of churches, we struggled with getting enough contributions by the members to cover expenses. We struggled with [...] October 1, 2009 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ From The Pastor‘s Desk: Tough Times, Tough Decisions It‘s been said that there are two types of financial givers in the church: those who tip and those who tithe. I‘ll be honest with you, before becoming a Christian I attended church but only put a tip in the [...] September 1, 2009 _______________________________________________________________ From The Pastor‘s Desk: September Resolutions Practically all of us make New Year‘s resolutions. Some of us also make mid-year, monthly, weekly, and daily resolutions. I want to encourage you to make some September resolutions. School is starting back up and there‘s opportunity to become [...] |