September 25 CLE meeting

Noel Delgadillo shared some reflections on sin and grace at our latest CLE meeting.

You can't stop it from flying overhead ... but you don't need to allow it to roost in your hair.

September 13 CLE meeting

We had a couple of farewells at the meeting.  Christina Parilla who will be serving with Youth Initiatives in Belfast Northern Ireland this coming year shared her extended testimony of the Lord's persistence and faithfulness in her life.  Patrick McFadden who is also leaving Grand Rapids offered some final thought to our community.

August 28 CLE meeting

Joseph Mathias from Ann Arbor spoke on the good, beautiful, and true, well worth listening to.

CLE Summer Meetings

Here's the compilation of the talks from our summer prayer meetings:

June 7th: The recording didn't work, but Paddy McFadden gave a talk on the struggle for love inspired by another sermon of Tim Keller's which you can find here:.

June 21: Noel gave a talk titled God Does Not Want You to be a Better Person

July 5: John Yocum spoke on Acts 13:38-39

July 19: David Williamson shared some reflections on where the Lord is leading us and being built together into a holy temple.

May 10 CLE meeting

This post is a bit tardy, but here is the talk from the May 10th CLE meeting on "Friendship in Christ".

April 5 CLE Meeting

At our most recent CLE meeting Nestor Arguello shared a testimony and David gave the second portion of a talk on Jeremiah wrapping up our series on "covenant".

David also shared a video overview of covenants in the bible which you can find here.

March 20 CLE Meeting

Another beautiful Sunday afternoon prayer meeting.  Clare Holmes shares a personal testimony about her time with the CLE and Brendan Murray joined us from Lansing and spoke on the new life Christ has brought to us.

March 8 CLE Meeting

David Williamson gave the first in a two part talk on the prophet Jeremiah and covenant.

February 21 CLE Meeting

We had a great meeting this past Sunday filled with good worship, and many children running around making a joyful noise before and after the prayer meeting.  Our own Caedy Convis shared how the Lord has been teaching her about surrender.  Ken Noecker, the presiding elder for the Servants of the Word brotherhood (the overall leader) spoke on  the promise given to Abraham to be a blessing to all the nations.

(The first few seconds of the recording for Caedy were cut off)

February 9 CLE Meeting

Along with a delicious meal on the cusp of Lent and a stirring time of worship, we were able to hear a testimony from Annemarie McCarthy on how the Lord has been working through challenges in her life, and a talk  from Noel Delgadillo on Abraham and Lord cutting the covenant.

January 24 CLE Meeting

The theme of looking at covenant in the scripture continued at the meeting with a look at the corrupt covenant present in the construction of the Tower of Babel.  Scott Biggerstaff also gave a great testimony on the Lord's work in his life.

January 12 CLE Meeting

At our first prayer meeting of Paddy McFadden offered an inspiring testimony about offering our lives and important decisions to the Lord, and Noel Delgadillo gave a talk on "Creation and Covenant".  Many of the talks in the coming months will be looking at different places in scripture where the theme of covenant is prominent.

This is not a picture of Noel relaxing before the start of a Lord's Day celebration, but it could be one of his ancestors.

December 8 CLE Meeting

Brittney Shellenbarger gave part of her testimony and James Munk gave a stirring talk on the topic of unity.

November 24 CLE Meeting

The main focus of the meeting was a follow-up to the previous talk on listening to the Lord and we took time to pray for one another and listen to what he was saying in small groups.  Sylvia Oleck did give a testimony on her mission trip experience which is well worth listening to.

Mt. Assiniboine, photo credit Nico Angleys

November 10 CLE Meeting

Charlie Bleish gave a personal testimony about evangelism and how a friend helped draw him to the Lord, and Sam Williamson gave a talk on Listing to God, both well worth listening to.

Mt. Assinboine Provincial Park, photo credit Nico Angleys

October 27 CLE Meeting

Brooks Carlson form Daivd Williamson's home church in Ann Arbor spoke from his heart some words of encouragement and challenge to members of the CLE.

October 13 CLE Meeting

Photo credit: Nico Angleys - Backpackers on the move

Septemeber 29 CLE Meeting

Jim Parr gave a scripture rich and memorable reflection on generosity at our meeting on 9/29.

Its a sandwich, no its a butterfly ... stop you're both right! (photo from hgtv.com)

September 15 CLE Meeting

The 1st CLE meeting of the fall.  We rolled out the theme for the new fall and start of the fourth year of the CLE - Transformation in Christ as a Holy Spirit centered people.

Photo Credit - Nico Angleys used with permission

Photo Credit Nico Angleys, Used with permission

Summer CLE Meetings

A little back log happened over the summer.  Here are a set of talks from the summer that didn't get posted in a timely manner.