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Sunday Recap for 4/16:  Why is Easter about believing?

Sunday Recap for 4/16:  Why is Easter about believing?

On Easter 2017, we looked at this Big Idea: Why is Easter about believing? And we looked at John 20 to answer that question: John 20:1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them,…

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2017 Easter Week Events at Evident Grace Fellowship

2017 Easter Week Events at Evident Grace Fellowship

It is Easter, and we are ready to celebrate at Evident Grace Fellowship. Friends, we are so excited about our Easter Week activities.  These are going to be transformative events for you and your family.  Please invite folks to be a part of this with us.  Here are the details: Thursday (4/13) – Maundy Thursday Service and Dinner (6:30 pm) at the   Fox Point Clubhouse 6120 Blackstone Blvd Fredericksburg, VA 22407 A Maundy Thursday gathering is a celebrative meal reminiscent…

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Sunday Recap for 4/9:  You Can’t Mess Up God’s Plans

Sunday Recap for 4/9:  You Can’t Mess Up God’s Plans

On Sunday (4/9/17), Evident Grace looked at this Big Idea: Big Idea:  You Can’t Mess Up God’s Plans or And we looked at these scriptures: John 19: 12 From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” 13 So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place…

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Sunday Recap for 04/02:  Why did Jesus die?

Sunday Recap for 04/02:  Why did Jesus die?

Sunday, April 2, Evident Grace looked at this Big Picture Question:  Why did Jesus die? We found these answers to that question: Big Idea:  Why did Jesus die? To Show the World God’s Justice To Show the World the Foolishness of Sin To Show the World God’s Authority To Show the World God’s Justice John 19:1 Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. 2 And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and…

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Sunday Recap for 3/26: What are the world’s 3 Questions about Jesus that we must answer?

Sunday Recap for 3/26: What are the world’s 3 Questions about Jesus that we must answer?

Sunday, March 26, 2017 we looked at this Big Picture Question: Big Picture Question:  What are the world’s 3 Questions about Jesus that we must answer? And we looked at these scriptures: John 18: 33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” 35 Pilate answered, “Am I…

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Sunday Recap for 3/19: What is your God like?

Sunday Recap for 3/19: What is your God like?

On March 19, 2017, Evident Grace looked at this Big Picture Question: Big Picture Question:  What is Your God Like? To answer that question, we examined this portion of scripture: Micah 7:18 Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance?  He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love.  19 He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot.  You will cast…

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Sunday Recap 3/12:  What does God want us to do with our money?

Sunday Recap 3/12:  What does God want us to do with our money?

On Sunday, 3/12, Evident Grace looked at this Big Picture Question: Big Picture Question:  What would God have you do with your money? To answer it, we looked at these scriptures: Micah 6.9 The voice of the Lord cries to the city—and it is sound wisdom to fear your name: “Hear of the rod and of him who appointed it! 10 Can I forget any longer the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure…

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Sunday Recap 3/5: “How do we emulate the heart of God?”

Sunday Recap 3/5: “How do we emulate the heart of God?”

Sunday, March 5th, 2017, Evident Grace Fellowship looked at the big picture question: How do we emulate the heart of God? We pursued that thought from Romans 12:1-2, “1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may…

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Sunday Recap for 02/26: “Why is God better than the world’s best thing?”

Sunday Recap for 02/26: “Why is God better than the world’s best thing?”

Sunday, February 26, 2017, Evident Grace Fellowship looked at this Big Picture Question: Big Picture Question:  Why is God better than the world’s best thing? We pursued that thought in Micah 6:9-16. Micah 6.9 The voice of the Lord cries to the city—and it is sound wisdom to fear your name: “Hear of the rod and of him who appointed it! 10 Can I forget any longer the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant…

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Sunday Recap for 02/19:  “How Can We Be Transformed by Worship?”

Sunday Recap for 02/19:  “How Can We Be Transformed by Worship?”

Sunday, February 19, 2017, we continued our “Micah: Heart of God” series and pursued this Big Picture Question. Big Picture Question:  How can we be transformed by worship? And we looked at Micah 6:6-8 for our answers… Micah 6.6“With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? 7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of…

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