The Mustard Seed tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1355318 2009-12-19T17:32:04-05:00 Elpis Christian Church, Maidens, Virginia. Pastor Paul Simrell TypePad <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/elpischristian/the_mustard_seed/~3/nqteQ_yq4Go/snow-snow-snow--to-keep-everyone-safe-and-warm-services-have-been-cancelled-for-sunday-december-20-see-you-christmas.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://elpischristianchurch.typepad.com/the_mustard_seed/2009/12/snow-snow-snow--to-keep-everyone-safe-and-warm-services-have-been-cancelled-for-sunday-december-20-see-you-christmas.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e00993191288330120a7682365970b</id> <published>2009-12-19T17:32:04-05:00</published> <updated>2009-12-19T17:32:04-05:00</updated> <summary>Snow, snow, snow.... To keep everyone safe and warm services have been cancelled for Sunday, December 20. See you Christmas Eve!</summary> <author> <name>Paul Simrell</name> </author> <feedburner:origLink>http://elpischristianchurch.typepad.com/the_mustard_seed/2009/12/snow-snow-snow--to-keep-everyone-safe-and-warm-services-have-been-cancelled-for-sunday-december-20-see-you-christmas.html</feedburner:origLink></entry> <entry> <title>"Thirty in Thirty" Update tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e00993191288330120a73d8037970b 2009-12-10T10:12:50-05:00 2009-12-10T10:25:06-05:00 We will resume our "Thirty in Thirty" sermon series after Christmas! Paul Simrell http://elpischristianchurch.typepad.com/the_mustard_seed/2009/12/we-will-resume-our-thirty-in-thirty-sermon-series-after-christmas.html Ten Words To Live By, Part 2 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e00993191288330120a652dc84970b 2009-11-04T10:39:57-05:00 2009-11-04T10:39:57-05:00 “Ten Words To Live By, Part 2” Text: Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Elpis Christian Church November 1, 2009 They are ancient symbols of the faith – still in use, all over the world today. One is called a PHYLACTERY, the other, a... Paul Simrell http://elpischristianchurch.typepad.com/the_mustard_seed/2009/11/ten-words-to-live-by-part-2.html Ten Words To Live By, Part 1 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e00993191288330120a677ae1c970c 2009-10-26T11:43:25-04:00 2009-10-26T11:43:25-04:00 “Ten Words to Live By, Part 1” Text: Deuteronomy 5:1-5 Elpis Christian Church October 25, 2009 I’ve noticed that one of the things that TV psychologist Dr. Phil says when he wants to motivate his clients to take action is,... Paul Simrell http://elpischristianchurch.typepad.com/the_mustard_seed/2009/10/ten-words-to-live-by-part-1.html Home tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e00993191288330120a6129c67970b 2009-10-22T09:59:00-04:00 2009-10-22T09:59:00-04:00 This sermon was recently delivered by a member of our congregation, Ms. Karen Wray. One good thing about filling in at the last minute for the preacher was that the bulletin was already complete. That was helpful to me because... Paul Simrell http://elpischristianchurch.typepad.com/the_mustard_seed/2009/10/home.html Holy, Holy, Holy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e00993191288330120a6341802970c 2009-10-12T15:10:52-04:00 2009-10-12T15:10:52-04:00 “Holy, Holy, Holy” Text: Leviticus 19:1-2; 1 Peter 1:13-16 Elpis Christian Church October 11, 2009 A lot of people are talking these days about religion, and spirituality, and holiness – and some of them – lots of them, in fact,... Paul Simrell http://elpischristianchurch.typepad.com/the_mustard_seed/2009/10/holy-holy-holy.html Freed to Serve tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e00993191288330120a5c99ee7970b 2009-10-07T11:09:17-04:00 2009-10-07T11:09:17-04:00 “Freed to Serve” Text: Exodus 3:1-12 Elpis Christian Church October 4, 2009 Today I want to start with a basic premise that I want you to consider carefully and see if you agree with me that it is true. Here... Paul Simrell http://elpischristianchurch.typepad.com/the_mustard_seed/2009/10/freed-to-serve.html Just A Dream Away tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e00993191288330120a5a45824970b 2009-09-28T10:07:54-04:00 2009-09-28T10:07:54-04:00 “Just A Dream Away” Text: Genesis 28:10-15 Elpis Christian Church September 27, 2009 I’ve always been a vivid dreamer. Black and white, vivid Technicolor, sometimes even a combination of the two – my night life is a cinematic wonder. And,... Paul Simrell http://elpischristianchurch.typepad.com/the_mustard_seed/2009/09/just-a-dream-away.html Baby Steps tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e00993191288330120a58cf77e970b 2009-09-22T09:49:22-04:00 2009-09-22T09:49:22-04:00 “Baby Steps” Text: Genesis 12:1-8 Elpis Christian Church September 20, 2009 There’s a sci-fi movie, made back in 1997, which stars Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey. It’s called CONTACT. When I first saw it I thought it was going to... Paul Simrell http://elpischristianchurch.typepad.com/the_mustard_seed/2009/09/baby-steps.html "The Breath of Life" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e00993191288330120a5c7456e970c 2009-09-15T09:16:31-04:00 2009-09-15T09:16:31-04:00 “The Breath of Life” Text: Genesis 2:1-7 Elpis Christian Church September 13, 2009 “Once upon a time….” “Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away….” “It was the best of times – it was the worst of times….” First lines... Paul Simrell http://elpischristianchurch.typepad.com/the_mustard_seed/2009/09/the-breath-of-life.html