Register this Week, Get a Free Total Church Book

Thanks to our friends at Crossway Books, everyone who registers for Lead09 this week will receive a free copy of Total Church. Every person will also be entered to win 1 of 2 free ESV Study Bibles (a $50 value).

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Without the Gospel…

Warm your heart with THE Good News…
Without the gospel
everything is useless and vain;
without the gospel
we are not Christians;
without the gospel
all riches is poverty,
all wisdom folly before God;
strength is weakness,
and all the justice of man is under the condemnation of God.
But by the knowledge of the gospel we are made
children of God,
brothers of Jesus Christ,
fellow townsmen [...]

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Senegal Support Letter 09’

July 12, 2009
Dear Family and Friends,
We are writing to you because, this fall, God has provided us with an opportunity to serve as a short-term mission team in Senegal, sponsored by Windham Baptist Church.
Departing September 16, our team of 7 will spend two weeks living and working alongside Corey and Katie Garrett, a missionary couple [...]

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Lead ‘09 Gospel, Community, Mission

Windham Baptist Church is partnering with Atmosphere Church (of EABC) to host a conference October 9-10 that we hope God will use to bring about gospel renewal throughout Maine, New England and beyond. It’s called Lead ‘09 and the theme is Gospel, Community and Mission.  This two-day conference is a call to each of us [...]

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Biblical Parenting Conference

These resources are so good, I figured I’d point them out again. Listen or download Biblical Parenting by Ted Tripp for free, here.

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“Jesus, Teach Us To Pray! Please.”

This Sunday is another opportunity to gather together to learn about all that Jesus taught…so that we can obey him (don’t forget Matthew 28:18-20 is a lifelong process!).
We’ll be looking at Luke 11:1-13 when Jesus’ disciples asked him to teach them how to pray…and he did. Here we find what we normally call “The Lord’s [...]

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Why Do We Sing?

Sometimes we just need a good reminder…

“I will sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted.” Exodus 15:1
Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. 1 Chronicles 16:9
Sing to the LORD, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. 1 Chronicles 16:23
But let all who take [...]

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Free Andrew Peterson Concert in Portland

Andrew Peterson is a terrific singer-storyteller-songwriter. The gospel permeates his music, leading us to wonder, rejoice, weep, confess, repent and find hope in the death and resurrection of Christ.  He reminds us that faith in the promises of God sustains us through the hurt, temptation, and discouragement that comes from living in our broken world.
If [...]

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Happy 500th Birthday, Calvin!

John Calvin turns 500 years old today! In honor of this special occasion here are some resources and offers to help you get acquainted with one of the most important men in Church History. What sets Calvin apart is his relentless focus on the greatness of God. Everywhere in Scripture he saw the majesty [...]

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American Idolatry

Most people probably wouldn’t label the good ole USA as “idolatrous.” But the fact is, we have merely repackaged and domesticated our idols.  If we grasped the fact that we really do worship 24/7, I think we’d be shocked by our idolatry–our worship gone bad.

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