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‘Most other sins in the Bible, we are told to avoid them or step away from them, except sexual sin – the Bible tells us to run. Don’t stand there trying to fight it. Get out of dodge. We flee from sexual immorality. Don’t go near it. Run. We think the act of adultery is a crossing of the line. But we know that there are about 50 other lines you have crossed before you finally, physically commit adultery. It starts in the mind, the eyes, and the heart. Here’s the litmus test of reducing the risk: If your spouse saw everything you did and said in a given day – would they be blessed or would they be hurt by your interactions and words and behavior.’ #badadvice #healthyfamilies #togetheronpurpose

Happy Friday! Pastor Wally shares a sailing story in today's blog post from our website. https://mpcc.org/blog/setting-sail/

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Great night at Midnight Pancakes!

‘You drift away from God when you follow advice that is not backed up by God’s Word. It’s dangerous... But no matter how far you drift away, God will take you back, because He loves you!’ #howtodriftaway #badadvice #togetheronpurpose

Pastor Wally shares about some Bad Advice he received from his brother in this blog post. Our Bad Advice series kicks off this Sunday... https://mpcc.org/blog/take-my-advice/

Here is a sneak peak of a new song we are introducing this week!

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We're going to give you some really bad advice over the next three weeks. How to drift away from God, how to commit adultery, and how to become an addict. Then we'll give you God's advice. Sundays starting April 28th.

Watch a big announcement from Pastors Wally, Alan, and Aaron! We will be one church in two locations as we launch a second campus in Alma, MI in January 2020. More at mpcc.org/alma.

We are excited to announce the launch of our Alma Campus in January 2020. Find out more about it here... https://mpcc.org/alma/

‘In the beginning of the book of Acts, we are on the edge of a cliff. The church is about to explode. A world-wide revolution is about to take place. We are about to carry His name to the nations. We are about to smash down what the enemy has built. An aggressive love campaign is about to crash into the lives of broken men and women and children. Lies will be exposed. Deceit will be sent running. Life is about to break out. Freedom is coming. Light is cracking through. Ultimately, we are taking part in a massive assault that began one dark afternoon on a hill just outside of Jerusalem. I want you to feel the weight and the glory of that. It is a remarkable truth that the same God who worked “through Christ” to achieve this amazing reconciliation, now works “through us” to announce it! Church, will you take up that mantle, will you carry that message? Will you be an ambassador of this Gospel message?’ #thetimebetween #HappyEaster #togetheronpurpose

Celebrate with us at 8 am, 9:30 am, 11 am, or 12:30 pm. #hesrisenindeed

Good Friday Service tonight at 7 at Community Church.

Who's excited for Easter? Celebrate with us!

studentLife is cancelled tonight due to inclement weather and poor road conditions!

‘Passivity may be a key form of sin in our day. For Adam and Eve passivity meant letting the snake tell them what to do. It meant abdicating God’s design and purpose and call over their lives – to exercise dominion and control of the world... To say that someone is not responsible for their actions is to demean him or her as a human. It is a part of the glory of a human being to act and think, to move, to lead, to love and to breathe. God made us that way. It is a part of the glory of human beings that we are held responsible for our actions. Then when we acknowledge our sin and guilt, we receive God’s forgiveness, enter into the joy of His salvation and so become even more human and healthy. What is unhealthy is to wallow in doing nothing, inactivity, a deficit of wisdom and intellect, wallowing in guilt which does not lead us to confession, repentance, faith in Jesus Christ, and forgiveness.’ #nottheboss #togetheronpurpose

It’s time to get ready for VBS 2019 Big Top Circus! Registration for volunteers and children is now open! We can’t wait for the circus to come to town to share the great acts of God! VBS will either be June 17-21 or June 24-28 depending on the last day of school. The final decision will be made as soon as we know if additional snow days will be forgiven for all school systems. Register here: https://mpcc.org/events/

Celebrate our risen Savior on Sunday, April 21st during one of our four Easter Services at: 8:00 am, 9:30 am, 11:00 am or 12:30 pm. Kids through 6th grade will also have an amazing experience available just for them at each service! More info at mpcc.org/events. The absolute height and climax of Christianity so far, is that Jesus Christ, a dead man, came back to life and is with the Father today! That’s what we celebrate on Resurrection Sunday! But here’s our question this Easter: Why did He come back to Earth after he rose again? Why not go straight to heaven? What was so important for him to not only to come back here, but to stay here for 40 days? This Easter we will take an exciting trip Ireland as together we examine ’The Time Between’.

Find out what's coming up in this week's eNews!

We're going to give you some really bad advice over the next three weeks. How to drift away from God, how to commit adultery, and how to become an addict. Then we'll give you God's advice. Sundays starting April 28th.

Watch a big announcement from Pastors Wally, Alan, and Aaron! We will be one church in two locations as we launch a second campus in Alma, MI in January 2020. More at mpcc.org/alma.

It’s time to get ready for VBS 2019 Big Top Circus! Registration for volunteers and children is now open! We can’t wait for the circus to come to town to share the great acts of God! VBS will either be June 17-21 or June 24-28 depending on the last day of school. The final decision will be made as soon as we know if additional snow days will be forgiven for all school systems. Register here: https://mpcc.org/events/

Celebrate our risen Savior on Sunday, April 21st during one of our four Easter Services at: 8:00 am, 9:30 am, 11:00 am or 12:30 pm. Kids through 6th grade will also have an amazing experience available just for them at each service! More info at mpcc.org/events. The absolute height and climax of Christianity so far, is that Jesus Christ, a dead man, came back to life and is with the Father today! That’s what we celebrate on Resurrection Sunday! But here’s our question this Easter: Why did He come back to Earth after he rose again? Why not go straight to heaven? What was so important for him to not only to come back here, but to stay here for 40 days? This Easter we will take an exciting trip Ireland as together we examine ’The Time Between’.

Baptism today has been awesome! Still time to make it to our noon service and continue the celebration!

Men. Have you signed up for the Men's Wild Game Dinner yet? You do not want to miss on Thursday, March 14th, at 6:00 pm in the Auditorium. Men will gather for a night of culinary exploration as we welcome special guest, Dave McIntyre, winner of Season 2 of History Channel’s show “Alone”! Everyone is encouraged, but not required, to bring a dish (wild game or not) as well as a friend to enjoy it. This is a free event. Please RSVP to let us know you are coming at mpcc.org/events!

Starting March 24 we tackle the major issues of anger, unforgiveness, rejection, and passivity. #notthebossofme #togetheronpurpose

UNiTE, our group for college and young adults, is hosting Converge at Virginia Beach, Virginia during spring break, March 1-9. Total cost is $425 and includes food, travel, and lodging for a week in a huge beach house. An amazing time of building relationships with others and God! Sign up at mpcc.org/events.

Pray with us this evening, for our church and community. Pastors Wally and Alan lead us through some key areas of focused prayer.

Have you signed up for Alpha yet? Find out more about Alpha and other groups at mpcc.org/groups. Most groups are kicking off the first week in February. #growinagroup