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Prayer (Feb 2012 Newsletter)

February 1, 2012

In January we had a church-wide prayer and fast.  Sadly, this has become something almost unheard of in the church of our day in America.  It is impossible to overemphasize the importance of prayer.  In Acts chapter two, the early church was born during a prayer meeting.  Then as you read through Acts you witness [...]

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How to be married even though…

January 25, 2012

New 4 week marriage series!
Don’t miss out as Pastor Carl Dixon addresses issues married couples face and how to have a godly marriage!
Part 1: The Reason for Marriage
* LOVE
* TO GLORIFY GOD
* TO PROMOTE (REFLECT) THE GOSPEL
* TO TESTIFY TO THE WORLD
Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God [...]

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Pastors / Leaders Conference audio teachings

January 18, 2012

The conference sessions will be uploaded and made available through Calvary Chapel Merritt Island’s website over the next few days -  http://www.ccmerrittisland.org/pc2012
Videos will also be added to their Vimeo Channel – http://vimeo.com/channels/ccmi

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A Lifetime of Impact: Greg Laurie interview with Chuck Smith

January 6, 2012

My prayer is some young people will take the time to watch this and be inspired to live their lives for Jesus – there is no more exciting and less boring life one can live – and it lasts for eternity. – Pastor Carl Dixon

A Lifetime of Impact: Greg Laurie interview with Chuck Smith

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Embracing Holiness

January 4, 2012

The key to Holy Living is understanding our inheritance as sons of God. Holiness is not a result of something we have done, it is caused by what Someone else has done. I was thinking of calling the newsletter and our theme for the year Running after Holiness – but that is wrong. Even the [...]

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Impossible

December 7, 2011

         I recently watched a video of a teenage girl from Chicago who decided to do something that most would consider impossible.  But through her determination, her refusal to give up, and her passion for the project, she accomplished something more informed people would have told her she could not do. Unless [...]

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Do you want to grow in your relationship with Jesus?

November 17, 2011

Do you want to grow in your relationship with Jesus?  In John chapter 5 we read of Jesus approaching a crippled man who was lying near a pool of water that was thought to heal any sickness, if only one could get in the pool, when the water was supposedly stirred by an angel.  The [...]

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Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani

November 17, 2011

How you can help Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani
As you know, the Iranian government arrested Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani in October 2009—he was tried and found guilty of “apostasy” and was told he faced a death-by-hanging sentence unless he renounced his faith and converted to Islam. Pastor Nadarkhani is currently being held in prison in Rasht and [...]

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Oct 11: STOP DATING THE CHURCH

October 4, 2011

The title of this newsletter is the title of a book I am urging our church to read. The subtitle reads “Fall in Love with the Family of God”. The book is written by a young Pastor, Joshua Harris, who has done the church a great service by helping us see the Biblical priority of [...]

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Sept 11: A NEW COMMITMENT

October 1, 2011

A New Commitment
I wonder if I am the only one.  I don’t believe so.  God is doing something very special in our church lately.  The new people I have met recently excite me very much.  I see them fitting in with the rest of us in a way that will help change us for the [...]

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