It is always important to reflect on the Lord’s faithfulness on New Years. More than anything we should use this as a time to reflect on God’s faithfulness and give thanks to Him for His unfailing love and mercy which He has so richly lavished us with in Christ. I am personally grateful for the ministry of Sovereign Joy Community Church (SJCC). I am grateful that God has taken our church through so much expositional terrain. I am...

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Here is the lastest update we have from Steve Scheider (see previous ones here): “…This year has been a time of many adjustments for us. From January to April 2010, we finished up our Spanish language training in Costa Rica. During May to mid-July, we returned to the US to complete our visa process and to pack our belongings for our move to Chile. Since then we have enjoyed getting settled in Chile with life, language, and the...

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Here is the last update we have from Steve Scheider (see previous ones here): “…As we shared in our last letter, we are humbled by the privilege to serve our Lord in advancing His kingdom in Chile. It is our joy to share with you many great things that the Lord is doing here. Steve is currently redeveloping and preparing new courses in the area of expository preaching for the next school year which begins in early March. It is...

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In this past Sunday sermon we were encouraged to “…engage in the missionary enterprise, whatever that means for you…” (listen to this 4 minute clip from the sermon): Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Our church currently helps to support Steve Schneider who is a missionary to...

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This is a little late, but this is the last update we have from Steve Scheider (see previous ones here): “…All of the Chilean Christians have been so welcoming to us and we have enjoyed very much all of their services and classes that we have attended. We are thankful that on Tuesday, August 10th, Steve taught for three hours the Biblical Counseling class in Spanish at the 4-year seminary program at the Facultad, which he had also...

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Since Pastor Jay was out of town, Pastor Emilio Ramos gave a special message entitled, “The Great Commission: Make Disciples!” from Matthew 28:16-20. The outline is as follows: The Context of the Great Commission: Christ’s Resurrection (Matt. 28:16-17) The Basis of the Great Commission: Christ’s Authority (Matt. 28:18 | Rom.  1:4) It’s Cosmic Impact (Eph. 1:20-23) Fulfilling Daniel’s “Son  of...

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It is always such a joy to hear how God saved an individual and then to see them get baptized. This is exactly what we did immediately after yesterday’s worship service. First, Pastor Jay came up and shared with us what water baptism is followed by a small explanation of Romans 6:1-7 which talks about our one-time spirit baptism, which is what our water baptism symbolizes. …do you not know that all of us who have been baptized...

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Two weeks ago we introduced you to the missionary to Chile that we support. Well, this week we are pleased to announce that he will be our guest preacher this Sunday (June 20th). You can read his lastest newsletter here. ______________________________________________ June 21st UPDATE: Here is the 4 minute introduction that Pastor Jay gave about Steve for those who missed it: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to...

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Some of you may or may not know that our church helps to support a missionary. His name is Steve Schneider and he serves in Chile. We are trying to get some more updates on what he is currently doing, but so far the most recent info I have is from a newsletter from Oct/Nov 2009. To help introduce him, here are some of his ministry objectives: Teaching at the Facultad Teologica Biblica Bautista (seminary/institute) in the 4 year day program to...

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Mary (who goes to our church) is arriving in Nepal today with a team (from another church) to preach the gospel and disciple. This from Mary: Dear Friends, God has given me an incredible opportunity to share the gospel in Nepal… We will be in eastern Nepal, a country immersed in Hinduism, Animism, and Atheism,  from September 15th to the 27th working with local believers going into unreached areas with the express purpose of sharing Jesus...

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