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Upcoming Mission Trip!
We’ll be going to the Rio Grande Valley again this year to participate in the CUPS Mission.
Please save the first week of June 2012 to help improve the quality of life in rural communities … Read More
STEPHEN MINISTRY
FIVE RULES
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One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was … Read More
A Week of Prayer
Let us join hands across Houston praying for all of our children! August 14th-22nd is the Third Annual Week of Prayer for Our Children and Youth. We are joining thousands of other people of faith … Read More
Who Can God Call?
I Samuel 3, Mark 1:16-20
Every time I hear this call story about the fishermen in the Gospel of Mark, I always go down the rabbit trail of what would I do if Jesus appeared … Read More
A Prayer from the Valley
Dear Father,
Bless those who we have helped, and continue to help them through their struggle. Let us take what we learned from this mission experience and teach it to those who could not attend, … Read More
Why I Won’t Give Up On The Church!
Pentecost 2011 Acts 2:1-21; John 7:37-39
Yesterday was one of those days why I won’t give up on the Church.
To the eyes of the world, it looked simply like a long meeting to be … Read More
The Wired Word
The Young Adults will be studying the Wired Word this summer.
Each week we’ll gather at 9:30 on Sunday to discuss a topic of the week’s news from a scriptural perspective using Wired Word resources… Read More
Thanks to our leaders!
Hello, everyone!
Thank you all for your faith and commitment in serving our Lord Jesus Christ in ministry. On June 1st, SBPC will be making the change in leadership of the Five Ministry Teams. Attached … Read More
Parable of the Donut
This has been making it’s way around the Internet for a few years, but it’s worth “forwarding”:
There was a boy by the name of Steve who was attending Seminary in Utah. In this Seminary … Read More
The Gift of Summer
Summer 2011
Dear Friends,
Beach sand sifting between my toes,
“Archie and Veronica” comic books
savored with a cinnamon toothpick,
The night sky filled with more stars
than can be counted,
–these are the childhood … Read More
Oh the Places You’ll Go!
You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.
Some windows are lighted. But mostly they’re darked.
A place you could sprain both you elbow and chin!
Do you dare to stay … Read More
Catching A Glimpse Among Us
Luke 24:13-35
“…how He had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread.”
It happened on the final day, the last place, the climatic event of our journey to the Holy Land. … Read More
WHO ARE STEPHEN MINISTERS?
Stephen Ministers are lay Christians selected, trained, and supervised by Stephen Leaders to provide effective Christian care to others.
This involves a two year commitment, an initial 50 hours of training, an average of one … Read More
What do you have to say for yourself?
If you get a chance this week, read Acts 6-7.
It’s the story of Stephen which I’ll sum up here.
It took a bit after Jesus died for his followers to settle in and get … Read More
The Lord is My Shepherd
The Lord is My Shepherd, the Psalmist starts…
and we think to ourselves, oh yeah… I know this one.
“…I shall not, want…. he makes me lie down in green pastures… he restores my soul… … Read More
The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God
Kate Cross
The Gospel of Mark ends almost as abruptly as it starts.
The man in white, who the ladies presumed to be the gardener said, “… He has been raised; he is not here. … Read More
Reflections after Easter
Kate Cross
“He has risen!” “He has risen indeed!” The wonder and Majesty of the Easter miracle.
Then comes the next day:
It was on the beach, at daybreak. Peter was there with some of … Read More
Just Need to Talk to Someone? Ask for the Stephen’s Ministry
THE ROAD OF LIFE
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At first I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell when … Read More
John 20:24-28
Kate Cross
Thomas was a realist. He didn’t believe in Santa Clause or the Tooth Fairy for he hadn’t seen them and if anything else came up that he couldn’t quite wrap his mind around … Read More
Holiest of Holy Seasons
Dear Friends,
In this Holiest of Holy seasons, words do not come easy to me as so much wells up inside. So I turn to one of my favorite poets, Anne Weems, who captures so … Read More
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