For the North End Community Ministry / food pantry visit http://necmgr.org or call (616) 454-1097.
We meet for worship at 214 Spencer Street NE. Directions.
Service begins Sundays at 10:00AM.
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There are strong opinions about preaching. I know guys who insist on a particular method of preaching—this usually means preaching extemporaneously, off the cuff and without a manuscript. I recently saw a post on social media insisting that one who is preaching must not use a manuscript, for if he uses a manuscript he might…
Last Thursday my City Group had a good discussion about gifts and opportunities to serve. One member who has the spiritual gift of serving—who would die if I shared the person’s name or even indicated whether the person were male or female!—is highly gifted to do all sorts of things behind the scenes. The conversation…
I recently had a conversation with a friend about giving. He asked very directly, “How much am I supposed to give?” The TL/DR response is this: all of it. You should give all of your income, all of your resources to the Lord. Period. Let me explain. But first, let me explain something else. I…
I have never met a Christian who was both politically partisan and spiritually mature. me I posted this on social media a while ago. I had a conversation with a friend about those who profess Christ and are hostile toward those who disagree with their politics. It was a good conversation. In it I made…