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Prairie Avenue
Christian Church
To be learning, loving, and serving disciples of Christ from the depths of our being to the ends of the earth.
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VETERANS DAY PRAYER: Holy God, who created humankind to live in community, we pause this day to give thanks for men and women who have served our nation to preserve its way of life. We give thanks to veterans who answered the call to serve in times of peace and in times of war. Grant peace of mind to veterans who encountered the horrors of war and allow them to move forward with their lives. May all veterans experience the gratitude of the citizens whose lives are enriched because of the freedoms preserved by these brave men and women. Grant them your peace. Amen.
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Worship Each Week & Daily Prayer |
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Did you miss a sermon or can't remember the good statement made by Pastor Jason recently?
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We have the compendium of the world's knowledge just a few fingertips and network connections away. Instantly, anything and everything that can be known is accessible to us. Often we are confronted with what to do with this information. We look to confirm our memory, expand our trivia base, or feel informed as a member of our communities.
And there is always someone who claims to know it all. And experts often are praised and ridiculed for their expertise. False information runs a little faster than factual truth, and it has the means to spread unquestioned throughout the world before any official statement or press release.
In our scripture reading this Sunday, a disciple is caught with an admirable, tourist-enthralled comment on the temple. The temple in Jerusalem was a massive and impressive complex of buildings, still under construction even in Jesus' day, rebuilt begun by Herod the Great and completed just seven years before the Jewish Revolt of 70 AD. The Romans removed the entire complex, leaving only the base. You can still see the stones cast down into the Tyroppean Valley today. In the eyes of the Jewish people, the Temple was like the US Treasury, Capitol, White House, and National Cathedral all in one. No wonder Jesus' condemnation was brought up in the midst of his trial as a declaration of national treason!
Leaving the temple, the inner circle of disciples (Peter, James, John) and Andrew, ask google... well Jesus, for more information about signs and times. Sitting across from the temple on the Mount of Olives, Jesus warns of many claiming to be or to do things on his behalf, and both natural and political upheaval and distress.
The world is already (and dare we say, has always been) full of wars and rumors of wars, natural disasters, and famines. But as followers of Jesus, people of God in the world, we have seen enough to know that another reality defines our lives and defines our world. We have enough evidence of the goodness of God all around us to insist that the brokenness we see is not the final story.
We will never know the full story (even Jesus says only God knows), and we do not need the details. Unfortunately there are charlatans of every form including those who claim to follow Jesus. Be skeptical of anyone who claims to have inside information. We have enough to know for now.
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Grow in Faith
through listening, paying attention, and reading 5 verses a day
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Morning Devotion
Each weekday (Monday - Friday), Pastor Jason shares a brief 4-7 minute scripture reading, reflection, response, and prayer. The associated devotion is posted to Prairie Avenue's Facebook page.
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The Cost of Discipleship
Book Study Group Continues Sunday, 10:30 AM
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We continue to review and discuss chapters 2-5 (they are short chapters). What does it mean to be called into discipleship? It means leaving a life of relative security into a life of absolute insecurity (but a relationship with Jesus). It will require single-minded obedience, connecting oneself closely with the suffering and rejection Jesus himself experiences. Discipleship is a complete attachment to Christ's person. |
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Use Your Gifts by sharing five acts of love and kindness each week |
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Pray with Eswatini, November 14, 2021 - Global Ministries
Lectionary Selection: 1 Samuel 1:4-20 Prayers for Eswatini Holy Heavenly Father, You are mighty, merciful, and gracious; abounding in love and faithfulness. Our help truly comes from You, O Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. Thank you for your...
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Give Regularly through five acts of generosity each month |
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From the very beginning of the movement, Disciples have founded institutions of higher learning, encouraging students in their intellectual pursuits. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is still committed to higher education.
On November 14 and 21, Disciples churches across the US and Canada will collect the Thanksgiving offering. As we continue to struggle with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, our higher education institutions are facing unprecedented challenges and need our support now, more than ever. Even as they work diligently to ensure safe and healthy learning environments, the financial realities faced by many of our schools are adding additional stress to students, faculty, and staff.
This November, please give generously to this year's Thanksgiving offering. your gifts make a world of difference as Disciples continue our legacy of supporting education and our institutions of higher learning.
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Please take time to view this video from Texas Christian University students about the Thanksgiving Special Day Offering. Your designated gifts (along with 10% of contributions received on Sunday, November 14 & 21 in online and in-person worship services) will go support future leaders and ministers of Prairie Avenue Christian Church. Thanks! |
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General Fund
Donations given to the Prairie Avenue Christian Church General Fund support the year-round ministries of the church. Your generous support keeps our building, staff, and operations working for the mission of the church. The mission of Prairie...
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Fundraising Project - reFresh Capital Campaign
Announced at the State of the Church address on June 30, 2015, the reFresh capital campaign has two improvement/update priorities: updating HVAC equipment and internet/network accessibility.
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For instructions in registering your Kroger Rewards Card, Click Here.
The Organization code for Prairie Avenue Christian Church is: BY235.
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Kroger Community Rewards Program News |
$32.73 was raised by 13 households who have linked their Kroger customer reward cards to support Prairie Avenue Christian Church. The quarterly contribution is for shopping at Kroger during July-September, 2021
Joining to support the ministries of Prairie Avenue Christian Church is FREE. Any transactions moving forward using the Shopper’s Card number associated with your digital account will be applied to the program, at no added cost to you. Kroger donates annually to participating organizations based on your percentage of spending as it relates to the total spending associated with all participating Kroger Community Rewards organizations.
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Get Your Disciples Apparel and Gear Here!
Get your Disciples polos, hats, and hoodies in a variety of colors. Order by the 15th to be included in this month's production! 10% of the proceeds benefits the Disciples Mission Fund!
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"When you shop for items or gifts at smile.amazon.com/ch/37-6056944, AmazonSmile will donate a portion of your eligible purchases to Prairie Avenue Christian Church at no cost to you!"
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Prairie Avenue Christian Church is a listed charity with the Smile.Amazon program. Please use smile.amazon.com, and choose Prairie Avenue Christian Church for your generous support. We received a $5.33 donation from the AmazonSmile Foundation as a result of AmazonSmile program activity between January 1 and March 31, 2021.
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Share Your Faith by inviting 5 people to church this year |
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Church Thanksgiving Dinner |
Please join us on Sunday, November 21, at Noon in the Fellowship Hall for our annual Thanksgiving dinner. |
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Historical society president to retire in 2022 -...
Disciples of Christ Historical Society announces the retirement next year of DCHS President, the Rev. Dr. Richard H. (Rick) Lowery. Lowery was installed as President of DCHS in November, 2017, and will serve until a successor is chosen in...
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Division of Overseas Ministries names president -...
Global Ministries is thrilled to announce that Reverend LaMarco (Marco) Antonio Cable has been called to serve as the next President of the Division of Overseas Ministries and Co-Executive of Global Ministries. Rev. Cable will start in this...
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