“ALL THINGS NEW” GIVEAWAY!

My beloved wife, who also happens to be our amazing Worship Pastor here at EFC, is giving away THR33 FR33 copies of the “All Things New” worship CD!  All you need to do for a chance to win is click the link to her blog, Treasure the Ordinary, and follow the instructions to become an email [...]

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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL BLESSINGS

All the backpacks are lined up by the front door. The first day of school clothes are waiting on their hangers. The crayons are pointed and unbroken. My birds are asleep in the nest, ready to fly away tomorrow. And it’s this hour that a Mama kneels and prays… (Discover more about how you can [...]

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THE ROMAN ROAD

If yesterday’s message left you wanting to close the door of sin in your life— that’s really good.  If it left you wanting to put out the welcome mat for God’s presence at the door of your heart— that’s great.  If it left you aching to share what Jesus did on the cross with someone [...]

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CHECKS IN THE MAIL!

Have you ever dreamed about opening the mailbox and finding a check written to you for a large sum as an inheritance from some distant, never-met relative?  How about a British estate left to you by a long-lost great-uncle? Those dreams may seem far-fetched, and probably are as far as your hopes of a mailbox [...]

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7 STEPS TO PRAYING FOR THE SICK

Does God still heal? Can I pray for the sick? Why do some people not get healed? Where does sickness come from?  These are the questions we are looking at during the current sermon series at EFC, Healing: The Children’s Bread. Once you have an encounter with the amazing power of God and experience healing [...]

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PRAYERS FOR BRAZIL MISSION TEAM

As I write this entry, two of Sweetwater’s finest are up in the air somewhere near the equator.  Pastor’s Mindy von Atzigen and Lorin Lopez are on their way to Brazil to serve on the ministry team with Randy Clark of Global Awakening Ministries. Please pray for our beloved Mindy and Lorin and for their [...]

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Guatemala Mission Team

Our Mission Team has landed in Guatemala, and they have hit the ground running! Mindy sent me a text that she worshipped our Lord with 150 children this morning.  I’m not sure it was on the original schedule, but I know it was a tremendous joy! Below you will find the general itinerary for the trip [...]

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A ONE HUNDRED TRILLION DOLLAR LESSON IN ECONOMICS

Checking the mail a few days ago, I was excited to see my latest ebay purchase had arrived.  I made my way to the kitchen and sliced through the envelope to see a $100,000,000,000,000 bill.  That’s right, 14 zeros, a one hundred trillion dollar bill! Although the bill I held was once actual legal currency, [...]

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VANTAGE POINT: PILATE’S WIFE

Each of us has a perspective, a point of view concerning the cross.  All of our lives have been influenced by the crucifixion of Jesus.  But, what did those early witnesses see?  What was the perspective of those first century merchants, craftsmen, soldiers, and politicians? The Bible records one sentence written in a message from [...]

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THE SINGLE YEARS

Most everyone dreams of “happy ever after,” but not many know how you get there.  As Pastor Mindy shared in yesterday’s message, a good marriage begins in the “single” years—those years before you meet your spouse.  While it’s not true that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks (everyone can learn to be more [...]

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