January 10th CLE Meeting
/Angelique Nowak shared a testimony with us, and Brian Laba spoke about the Names.
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January 29th CLE Meeting
/Our very own Melanie Gross & Michelle Thornton gave us a recap of their time in Africa.
Brendan Murray of UCO Lansing spoke to us about Pride and Grace, using the story of the two thieves from Luke 22:32-43
December 4th, CLE Meeting
/David Williamson spoke to us about the season of Advent
November 29, CLE Meeting
/Our very own David Williamson brought us a message on Jesus as the Light of World.
November 13, CLE Meeting
/Miguel Delgadillo gave us a brief explanation of the Kairos GAP program, and Anna Yates shared a bit about her experience on GAP year in GR from London.
October 23, CLE Meeting
/Stan Mathay from the Servants of the Word here in Grand Rapids shared with us some of the seasons of mission that the Lord has led him on.
October 11, CLE Meeting
/Sam Williamson joined us from Ann Arbor and shared some reflections on hearing God through Scripture.
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.
