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Jan 2025
Many of us have been reading and studying John Mark Comer’s book Practicing the Way to go along with our current sermon series. In the book, Comer says, “The call to apprentice under Jesus is not a call to do more but to do less. It’s not addition but subtraction.” Many people have a hard time with this concept. Comer later continues, “The elephant in the room is that the vast majority of us have far too much going on to ‘add’ Jesus into our overly busy schedules” (pg. 60). Comer makes......
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Jan 2025
I invite you to join me this week in praying for our nation and for the new administration that is now in place. This Sunday, January 26, we will talk about boundaries and how we can safeguard our relationships in life. The quality of our relationships is directly tied to the quality of our lives. Because we are social creatures, we long for intimacy and connection with each other. The absence of this in a marriage or relationship can lead to major challenges. Relationships take work and effort. They cannot be put......
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Jan 2025
The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have been devastating over the past week. The images we are seeing on TV and social media seem surreal. Woodmont is doing some important things to help at this time. We provided sandwiches for those working on the front lines. Farrell is heading up a pajama and underwear drive. Remember, so many have lost all of their belongings. You can drop them here at church this week or Sunday. You can click here to make a financial contribution. We will continue to do whatever we can to make a......
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11
Jan 2025
2025 is here! Woodmont has identified three focus areas for 2025: 1) Casting Vision – where we want to go 2) Small Groups – why they matter for growth 3) A Culture of Generosity – how we live. We will be talking about these areas in the weeks ahead. A new year always brings new growth opportunities and a chance to start over. I like to begin with the following questions: First, what did you learn in 2024? What lessons, good or bad, did the past twelve months bring your way? If......
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