Bethel Community Church

cantrellmike on July 13th, 2009

This week at Bethel Community Church, Pastor Lance Phillips relayed an important Biblical principle in a great way.  Often times, when churches speak on provision it comes from the angle of pressure to tithe producing guilt or from the selfish angle of “bless me, bless me” from the prosperity crowd. Instead of that, very candidly, [...]

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esterday, we completed an equipping series at Bethel Community Church called MAKE ONE.  This has been a great message series and one of the more important groups of messages that we have shared at Bethel.
The church has been entrusted with the role of equipping followers to fulfill the Great Commission (Ephesians 4: 11 -12).  The followers have been [...]

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Last week, my two oldest girls (Gracie 10 & Mollie 6 – almost 7), and 3 staffers from Bethel Community Church traveled to Chantilly, VA a suberb of Washington, DC to our annual summer conference for Every Nation Churches and Ministries.  the church was hosted by Pastor Brett Fuller and Grace Covenant Church.
I was reminded [...]

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cantrellmike on June 26th, 2009

#7 – I have incredible kids: Caden
Main Entry:        baby
Part of Speech:   noun
Definition:          infant
Synonyms:          angelface, babe, bairn, bambino, bundle, buttercup, button, cherub, chick, child, crawler, deduction*, dividend*, dumpling, kid, little angel, little darling, little doll, little one, newborn, nipper*, nursling, papoose, preemie, suckling, tad, toddler, tot, write-off, youngster
On [...]

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cantrellmike on June 22nd, 2009

#9 -  I have a spectacular staff

Main Entry:           staff
Part of Speech:     noun
Definition:             employees of organization
Synonyms:             agents, assistants, cadre, cast, crew, deputies, faculty, force, help, officers, operatives, organization, personnel, servants, shop, teachers, team, work force, workers
One thing I learned from coaching high school athletics is that [...]

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cantrellmike on June 20th, 2009

#10 – I have a cool church.
I introduced this in a previous blog entitled, “10 Things I Have Learned” Series.

I have been off (or serving my family) since May 26th when our 5th baby – Caden was born.  During this time away from my normal routine God has taught me many things… [...]

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cantrellmike on June 19th, 2009

On May 26th, at 1:36pm Christy valiantly delivered our 5th baby & second boy – Caden Jonathan Michael. It was awesome.  Update? He and Momma are doing well.
We serve an amazing God and truly Psalm 127:5 is accurate when it says, “Blessed is the man whose quiver is full (of children).”  Our 5 children are each [...]

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