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Core of the Matter
http://www.davidrlewis.blogspot.com
weblog of CORE Church of Troy's founding and lead pastor. My thoughts in the emerging church conversation
Recent Posts
Who\'s in Control?
I am often reminded of the calling of God and that where He leads He will also provide. Hard sometimes to think about when in the midst of struggles. I often want to take control of things when God is really calling me to trust and obey...not to be i...
providing a litttle christmas help and cheer
The CORE Church of Troy has been approved by the US Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign as a distribution site. We are now registering families to receive toys for their children. If you live in the Troy area and would like to register please call th...
Paying it forward...and we need your help
Inner-city ministry is my calling and passion w/a particular interest in children's ministry...don't really do that for a living, per se, doesn't pay much, so I do odd jobs, etc to pay the bills. When I say "children's ministry," many people get the ...
THOUGHTS OF AN URBAN MISSIONARY:MY PRAYER TONIGHT
IMMERSED...DYING TO MYSELF DAILY...SACRIFICE....RECEIVE MY FREEWILL OFFERING...WHOLLY SURRENDERERD...WANTING MORE...THE DEEPER I GO THE MORE I DESIRE TO GO FURTHER STILL...WITH A HOLY GOD WHO LOVES ME MORE THAN I'LL EVER FATHOMFAILURE THAT I AM SO MA...
PREPARE TO PLANT: everything I wish I knew about church planting, before I started to plant
I'm in the process of writing a manuscript for a book about church planting.I know what you're thinking, church planting friends and friends of church planting, "Do we really need another book about church planting when there is already a plethora of...
surprised by the Holy Spirit!
Today was a day like no other. For the first time in my 15 years of ministry, I preached something that was totally unplanned. I had my sermon all written for today...planned out w/notes, illustrations, etc. I was planning on preaching from Romans 6....

