Wednesday, January 30, 2013

In Christ

 

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Kara Spence shared the Word with us at Friday's event and many of you asked for the list of scripture that she used in her message.    This is a great dose of  Truth in a world that offers a non-stop offering of counterfeit.

Rom 3:24 – In Christ I am justified as a gift of His grace

Rom 6:3-4 – In Christ I have died to the power of sin over my life and have been raised into a newness of life

Rom 6:11 – In Christ I am alive

Rom 6:23 – In Christ I have eternal life

Rom 8:1 – In Christ I now cannot be condemned

Rom 8:2 – In Christ I am set free from the death that comes from sin

Rom 8:10 – In Christ my spirit is alive with righteousness

Rom 8:11 – In Christ the same Spirit that rose Jesus’ dead body from the grave lives powerfully inside of me!

Rom 8:39 – In Christ the love of God is in me, a love that cannot ever be separated from me

Rom 12:5 – In Christ we are all part of one body and belong together with each other in unity

Rom 15:17 – In Christ we now have a reason to boast because God is so incredible to us!

1 Cor 1:4 – In Christ I have the grace of God in me

1 Cor 1:30 – In Christ I have wisdom, righteousness, sanctification (set apart as pure and holy), and redemption

1 Cor 15:22 – In Christ I will be made alive

2 Cor 2:14 – In Christ I will always be led in triumph

2 Cor 5:17 – In Christ I am a new creature, my old life is completely passed away and I live in new life

Gal 2:16 – In Christ I am saved because of faith and not the religious rituals of the old law

Gal 3:14 – In Christ all of God’s promises are fulfilled

Gal 3:26 – In Christ we all become His children

Gal 3:27 – In Christ He has clothed me with Himself, I am not exposed the Savior of the world covers me!

Gal 3:28 – In Christ no one is better than the other, we are all equally valued

Eph 1:3 – In Christ I have been blessed with EVERY spiritual blessing in the heavenly places!

Eph 1:10-11 – In Christ everything is complete and I have a massive inheritance waiting for me

Eph 2:6 – In Christ I have been given a position of honor with Him, I have been seated with Him in the heavenly places!

Eph 2:7 – In Christ I am given the riches of God’s grace and kindness

Eph 2:10 – In Christ I am created for good works that God has already prepared for me, I don’t have to do anything but just walk in them

Eph 2:13 – In Christ I am no longer distant from God but have been brought in close to Him

Eph 3:6 – In Christ even the outcasts are accepted as God’s own!

Eph 4:32 – In Christ I am forgiven

Phil 2:1 – In Christ I find encouragement, consolation by His love, fellowship with the Spirit, affection and compassion

Phil 3:9 – In Christ I don’t have a righteousness of my own, I have His righteousness instead!

Phil 4:7 – In Christ I have peace that cannot even be comprehended which protects my heart and mind

Phil 4:19 – In Christ ALL of my needs are met because of the riches of His glory

Col 1:4 – In Christ I can cultivate an atmosphere of love for others

1 Thess 5:18 – In Christ I can be thankful

1 Tim 1:14 – In Christ I find an abundance of grace and faith and love

2 Tim 1:9 – In Christ I find the grace that God has been preparing for me from the very beginning, I was prepared for!

2 Tim 2:1 – In Christ I find salvation and eternal glory

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Need a reason to come to CommonGround this Friday?

Ok...well, here are some Reasons you should be at commonground this Friday...


1.  Gathering with  other Kingdom minded women to worship the Living God.


2.  Have you heard?  Kara Spence is bringing the word!


3.  We're celebrating our 15th CG with 15, yes F I F T E E N  giveaways!


4.  We're collecting shower curtains, cleaning supplies, and bed pillows for Faith Recovery Center in Lincoln Park!


5.  Baby, its cold outside!  We've got a coffee and cocoa bar with your name on it!


6.  We're announcing our April Outreach, Project 327,  you won't want to miss this launch!


7.   You'll meet lots and lots of women from 30+ area churches!


8.  We miss your sweet faces!


9.   Amazing Afterparty!


10.  Rumor has it...CG Hoodies will be on sale!

Friday, January 25th 7pm -  We can't wait!
Connection Church
3855 Sheldon Rd
Canton, MI 48188


Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Kara Spence, speaker for Jan 25th CG event!

Happy New Year CGgirl!

TWENTY THIRTEEN is here and we have some fantastic news to share!   Kara Spence will be sharing the Word of God with us at our next event and we couldn't be more excited.   Kara is a dynamic voice in this generation and you will be encouraged and challenged to chase harder after Christ after listening to her.   Bring ears to hear! Kara has a passion for teenagers, if you  have any in your sphere of influence this is a great opportunity to invite them.    We want to fill this place next week!   You can read more about Kara below.

We'll be collecting items ( Bed Pillows, Shower Curtains and Cleaning Supplies) for the Faith Recovery Center in Lincoln Park that evening.   Along with the CG Worship Band, we'll have 15 giveaways in celebration of our 15th CG!,  and the fantastic after party will be in full swing with coffee/cocoa bar and appetizers galore!     See you at 7pm - Connection Church - 3855 Sheldon Rd  Canton, MI 48188

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Kara Spence is a full time student currently working on her Masters of Divinity in Theology with the goal of a PhD in Apologetics.  She is passionate about teenagers and has been a youth leader and mentor to teenage girls for the past decade.  Raised in both England and the US as well as gaining a 3 year Pastoral Leadership Diploma in Australia has a passion for travel and sharing the gospel to various cultures.  She is currently developing a program for teenagers to overcome their struggle with depression and plans to write theological books for teenagers to grasp the deep truth of the Word in a simple way in the near future.