tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32725470917446628192024-02-07T13:56:53.649-08:00Becoming Great NeighborsKevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272547091744662819.post-51060815826081456142017-02-18T11:37:00.001-08:002017-02-18T11:37:34.345-08:00Mission Edmond 2017Planning for 2017<br />
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<br />Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272547091744662819.post-14588582797621597002015-10-23T20:42:00.000-07:002015-10-23T20:42:07.188-07:00Links to my other blogs<i>I continue to work on and add to each one of these to keep them active and
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Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272547091744662819.post-18691398719455380872015-04-13T11:50:00.000-07:002015-06-18T17:43:13.749-07:00Start Today Being a Good Neighbor<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hey church family, let's improve or neighborhoods. Let us all become the "Good Neighbors" we should be. How are you building your neighborhood? Please feel free to share your ideas and experiences.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i>"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."</i> <b>Matthew 5:14-16</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">One of the most powerful things we can do as a congregation is be salt and light in our neighborhoods. Testimony is also a powerful tool to show how God is working and what he is accomplishing through His people and church family. We could share the success stories of what God is doing more often. So, let us know how God has blessed you this week so that we can give </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Him praise! I hope this becomes a place to share stories and experiences for improving our relationships with our neighbors.</span>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272547091744662819.post-81794120233766644842015-04-12T12:38:00.000-07:002015-06-18T20:50:37.480-07:00The Art of Neighboring Seminar - Three Part Series<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Neighboring Seminar</span></b> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">with Cameron John</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Part 1</span> was a Sunday night church service to encourage everyone to be a great neighbor.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Part 2</span> was a group of more than 60 people on a Monday night who wanted to look at how we go from complete strangers with our neighbors to enjoying meaningful relationships with them?<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Art of Neighboring</b> - Part 1</span></div>
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<span class="accent-color">Imagine what it would look like if we took
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How can we make "loving our neighbors" a way of life?</i></b><br />
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<b><i>How well do you know your neighbors?</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Where will we go in the next two sessions?</i></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Art of Neighboring</b> - Part 2</span></div>
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<span class="accent-color">Session #2 in Neighboring Seminar with
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<span class="accent-color"><b><i>How to go from a complete stranger to an acquaintance.</i></b></span><br />
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<span class="accent-color"><b><i>How to go from an acquaintance to "deeper & better relationship" ---- 5 Ways.</i></b></span><br />
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<b><i>How to focus on persons of peace.</i></b><br />
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<b><i><span class="accent-color">Closing thoughts from the evening with 3 quotes.</span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Art of Neighboring</b> - Part 3</span></div>
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By Cameron John<br />
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<span class="accent-color">Active neighboring rarely happens without
encountering some big obstacles--both internal and external. Cameron
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his family have faced, and then provides ways to address them.</span><br />
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<i><b><span class="accent-color">Introduction</span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span class="accent-color">Obstacles we face.</span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>Develop the right motives</b></i><br />
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<i><b>Questions answered and talk about "results"</b></i><br />
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<i><b>Comments and stories </b></i><br />
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<i><b>Where we go next?</b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Edmond Church of Christ makes effort to bless families. We want to provide activities that are life-changing. Mission Edmond is one of those great opportunities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Parents who demonstrate God’s fatherly love inspire healthier relationships. One way to teach this love is by a parent’s example of serving the less fortunate. Mission Edmond, coming October 15-18, is a convenient way for us all to care for others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Let’s put into action some of the things we learned at our recent neighboring seminar. With summer here, we are working to make Mission Edmond a blessing again to your neighbors. After last year’s “pilot year” we are planning more activities of service for this fall. Parents and families are a key part of the success. It is a perfect opportunity for families to work alongside one another in our neighborhoods. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />What you can do now:<br />• Mark October 15-18 on your calendar. <br />• Talk it up among your friends and recruit others from your class. <br />• Pray and watch for people in your neighborhood we can touch with our service. </span><br />
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Lev 19:18, Matt 22:39, Mark 12:33, Luke 10:27-37, Luke 14:12f, Rom 13:9f Rom 15:2, Gal 5:14, Jam 2:8Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272547091744662819.post-48070384219357268372015-03-22T12:34:00.000-07:002015-04-27T12:46:52.572-07:00The Art of Neighboring<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Resources for Neighboring</span></b></div>
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Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272547091744662819.post-74766230278455978712015-03-18T07:53:00.000-07:002015-08-20T08:20:06.103-07:00Like A Good Neighbor<div style="text-align: center;">
LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR: TAKING THE GREAT COMMANDMENT SERIOUSLY</div>
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State Farm has coined the phrase in their commercials: <b><i>“Like a Good Neighbor... State Farm Is There.”</i></b> That’s a great philosophy to have, but it didn’t originate with them. The idea or concept of being a good neighbor comes from God and the Bible. When Jesus was asked to sum up everything into one command, He said to love God with everything we have and to love our neighbors as ourselves. (Matthew 22:37-40) The genius of the Great Commandment is that it’s so simple yet so powerful. However, most of us have turned Jesus’ command to love our neighbors into an abstract idea. We’ve generalized “our neighbor” and don’t do anything to specifically love our neighbors. We’ve turned Jesus’ words into a nice saying, but then we go on with our lives and don’t put it into practice. But, what would happen if we took the Great Commandment literally? And what if we started with loving our neighbors in our very own neighborhood and where we live? When we build relationships in our neighborhoods and communities in which we live, not only are the lives and the families around us impacted, but those relationships can begin to connect to God’s story of salvation. In the summer of 2015, the Crosstown Church of Christ explored these words of Jesus. They looked at how to be “Like a Good Neighbor.” Our goal is simple: learn how to build genuine relationships with those right outside your front door.<br />
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<a href="http://crosstownfamily.org/?download=%2F2015%2F06%2FThe-Compassionate-Neighbor-061415.mp3&nocache" target="_blank">THE COMPASSIONATE NEIGHBOR</a><br />
Mike Schroeder<br />
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Terry Rush<br />
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