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Together We Are Stronger: Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast Promotes Unlikely Partnerships

Edwin Copeland
3 Apr 2017
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You don’t want to miss this year’s Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast to hear the stories and vision of the Kingdom advancing and collaboration happening throughout our community. Mark your calendars for Friday, April 28th from 7:30-9:30 as we gather around the theme of together. Join innovators such as Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, Brad Formsma, founder of I Like Giving, and Immaculée Ilibagiza a Rwandan American author and speaker who survived the Rwandan Genocide, along with Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler, as they share how together we are forming uncommon partnerships, unleashing uncommon generosity, and becoming uncommon people […]

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“The Case for Christ” is a Must See this Easter

Finley Walker
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“‘Logic!’ said the Professor half to himself. ‘Why don’t they teach logic at these schools? There are only three possibilities. Either your sister is telling lies, or she is mad, or she is telling the truth. You know she doesn’t tell lies and it is obvious that she is not mad. For the moment then and unless any further evidence turns up, we must assume that she is telling the truth’” (C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, 1950). “What is truth?” This is a question that every person who has ever lived has asked at some point. […]

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New Faith-based Films Expected to Impact Lives

Stanley Goldenberg
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The good news in the world of faith-based films is that we are continuing to see increasing numbers of these films coming to theaters, touching millions of lives with their messages. Although there are occasional Hollywood-produced pseudo-faith-based films (e.g., “Noah” and “Exodus”) that distort the message, there has been no lack of truly inspiring, uplifting films with biblical faith messages. These movies inspire and encourage believers, providing a special opportunity for an uplifting experience for families. And since many people who are hesitant to come to church might accept an invitation to see a movie, these films often help reach […]

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Christ in the Passover: Seeing Jesus through a Jewish Lens of Faith

Melissa Presser
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The Jewish roots of our Christian faith run deep. The pinnacle of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ was precipitated by a Passover meal, one that represents the Paschal mystery in the New Covenant. Jesus is the true lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world — the final sacrifice for all humankind, manifested first at the Passover, the Last Supper whose celebration would endure forever. In Passover is every element of who Jesus was, what he stood for and why he came. To dig deeper, we look at all that occurred after God freed the […]

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Empty Tomb… Full Life

Dr. Tommy Boland
1 Apr 2017
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Let’s look back in time to that first Easter morning to celebrate the glorious resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. One of the greatest gifts of the empty tomb is the full life that has been promised. “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10, NIV). That full life was to come through the sinless life, sacrificial death and supernatural resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is an amazing truth that death and the grave could not hold our Lord Jesus. The Roman soldiers and the religious leaders could […]

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Put that Tax Return to Good Use

Jeff Masters
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So, what are you going to do with your tax refund? The average tax return is in the neighborhood of $3,000. Many people I meet with count on that refund to take a vacation, pay tuition or purchase something new. However, three out of 10 Americans (28 percent) expect to save or invest their tax refund, according to Bankrate’s new poll (’16). How you invest your windfall will be determined by how you plan for it . . . or neglect to plan. Here are some good ideas: 1. Build your emergency fund Without an emergency fund, just one surprise […]

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Fixer-upper Husband?

Patricia Hartman
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Several married friends have come to me recently frustrated with their husbands’ behaviors. Their husbands were not ______ing the way that they “should.” All three wives had different blanks, but the bottom line was that they had talked to their husbands about what they were witnessing, and their husbands did not heed their advice. My friends “knew” that what they were suggesting was better, or if they jumped in they could fix it.   Is that our calling? When you buy a house that needs fixing, you call it a fixer-upper. Once you buy it, you have to fix the […]

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Sunrise Police Build Trust in the Community

Terry Morrow
8 Mar 2017
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Communities across the nation are struggling with fractured relationships between police departments and the communities they are charged with protecting. While the potential for conflict between police and community members is always present, building and maintaining trust between the public and police is essential for the health of a democratic society. One local police department has taken a proactive approach to developing trust and strengthening ties between their officers and the individuals they seek to serve. Building trust The City of Sunrise Police Department has created multiple initiatives designed to build relationships, create pathways for open dialogue and promote partnerships […]

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Churches Pitch in to Fund Computers for Elementary School

The Good News
3 Mar 2017
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Six churches in the I-595 corridor area of Broward County joined forces to meet the tangible need of students at Flamingo Road Elementary School in November, raising enough funds to purchase laptop computers for the third grade class. Pastors from Crossway Church, Greenhouse Church, Metropolitan Baptist, Hope Fellowship, Pioneer Community and Vertical Church (aka Iglesia Vertical) have been getting together to pray month for the last 2-3 years, according to Virgil Sierra, lead pastor of Vertical Church. “There is a group of us that have a great camaraderie, so we got together and asked, ‘What would it look like if […]

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Evangelical Leaders Urge Trump to Reconsider Refugee Order

World News Service
1 Mar 2017
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(WNS)–Thousands of evangelical leaders are asking President Donald Trump to reconsider his executive order pausing the United States refugee program and barring travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. Christian humanitarian group World Relief published a letter in the Washington Post on Feb. 8 with signatures from 100 prominent evangelical leaders asking Trump to reassess his decision. Signatories included popular Christian authors Tim Keller, Max Lucado, and Ann Voskamp, as well as church leaders such as Bill Hybels, Eric Costanzo, and Eugene Cho. World Relief opened the letter to other pastors and church staff and this morning delivered it to the White […]

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