Morningside Community Church

Probably some of the most common questions that people ask those of us who are pastors — or in full-time ministry in some capacity — are those deaing with hearing God!

“How do you recognize God’s voice?”
“How do you know when God is speaking to you?”
“How can I know what God’s will for my life is?”
“Does God really even want to talk to me…I’m just a normal person?”

Oh, and one of my favorites…

“Would you pray for me about [miscellaneous big decision]?  Since you’re a pastor and you can hear what God wants to say better than I can?!”

Well, believe it or not, God wants to talk to…YOU!  In fact, He wants to talk to all of us, if we would just learn how to listen!

In this 8-part series, Pastor Joe teaches us how to hear God’s voice better.  And if you are like most of us (yes, even us pastors!), then this is an area where you have room to grow!  After all, we are all humans trying to learn how to have a better relationship with GOD, the Creator, a diety!  This is pretty big stuff!  It’s no wonder why many of us assume that only “special” people can hear God…but the fact remains that He CAN and DOES want to speak to me and you!  How?  Join us as we find out…

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We are excited to announce that our 2nd sermon series CD-set is available for pre-order!

As we did with our first series (”Live Like You Were Dying”), this set is available as an Ultimate Small Group Edition 6-disc set!

Did these messages help you in your own relationship with God?  Do you want more people to hear these messages?  Maybe a loved one or a co-worker?

Would you like to take the small group that meets in your home or workplace through this study?  Or maybe you’re thinking of volunteering to lead a class of people at your church?

Or…do you simply wish you could have the messages available to you, so that you could study them even deeper in your own personal study…in your own pace, on your own time?

We said it before, but once again it bears repeating…this entire series is one of those vital “life messages”, and is important enough that we should all be giving ourselves occasional reminders.  So, if you have ever asked yourself (or hear someone ask) question like these…
“How do I know God’s will for my life?”
“How do I know if God is talking to me?”
“I know that other people may be able to hear God’s voice but, I’m just a regular person…”
Then this is a must-listen-to series that you don’t want to miss!

Well, we here at Morningside Community Church are very excited to be able to offer, our second ever, full series of messages in a very attractive package of CDs, which we are calling ”teh Learning 2 Hear God’s Voice series: Ultimate Small Group Edition”!  I know!  What a great way to continue our momentum after the “Live Like You Were Dying” series, right?!

Ok, so if you’ve read this far, then I’ve probably at least piqued your interest enough that you now want to know, “What exactly is included in this set?”  Well, if so…click…right here…to find out… Read the rest of this entry »

I hear chatter and complaints around the community…

“Who will be the next president?”
“How high will the price of gas go?”
“Will Congress sign the housing foreclosure assistance bill?”

All such concerns are important and valid, but…
are we overly worried about them?

This excessive worry leads to stress.
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On Father’s Day, Pastor Joe showed us three pictures of our Heavenly Father; three qualities that each of us earthly fathers can and should aim to live up to for our children’s sake!

Oh, and one more thing…if you want to know what tornados have to do with Father’s Day…

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Here’s a question for you to think about…
What kind of life do you want to live?

Now, I can’t imagine anybody saying that they would actually WANT to live *an “average, boring, half-hearted, mundane, so-so, apethetic, typical kind of life”!  And yet…

…when we do not ENGAGE with God in a daily, growing relationship…
…when we do not AIM to be more Christlike in our thoughts and actions…
…when we do not STRIVE to love others the way that God loves us…
…when we do not SEEK God’s will for our lives, but simply do what feels good to us…

That * is the kind of life we end up living!  Scary!

Well, over the last couple of weeks Pastor TJ gave a 2-part message, titled “Leaving Mediocre Behind”.

We hope that this series encourages and inspires you, and that today you would decide to begin…

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Has this sermon series impacted your life?

Do you want more people to hear it?  Maybe a loved one or a co-worker?

Would you like to take the small group that meets in your home or workplace through this study?  Or maybe you’re thinking of volunteering to lead a class of people at your church?

Or…do you simply wish you could have the messages available to you, so that you could study them even deeper in your own personal study…in your own pace, on your own time?

This entire series is one of those vital “life messages”, and is important enough that we should all be giving ourselves occasional reminders.  In other words, to keep the central question in this series of messages fresh in our minds, we need to be regularly asking ourselves, “What would you do if you knew you only had 30 days left to live?”

Well, we here at Morningside Community Church are very excited to be able to offer, for the first time ever, a full series of messages in a very attractive package of CDs, which we are calling the “Live Like You Were Dying series: Ultimate Small Group Edition”!  And what better one to start with than this life-changing series?!

Ok, so if you’ve read this far, then I’ve probably at least piqued your interest enough that you now want to know, “What exactly is included in this set?”  Well, if so…click…right here…to find out… Read the rest of this entry »

What would you do differently if you knew that you only had a short time before your life would end?

Join us for the next few weeks as we dive headlong into a new small-group based series, inspired by the popular Tim McGraw song by the same name.  (By the way, if you live anywhere near the Brookings, SD area and would like info about joining one of our many small groups…please don’t hesitate to contact us!)

Back to our question though…if you knew that you were going to die soon, wouldn’t you want to start doing things a little differently?  Are there any relationships that you would want to mend?  Anybody you need to forgive?  Anybody you want to seek forgiveness from?   What about your relationship with God…are there things you need to improve in that area of your life?

If we were honest (and lucky enough to have a “warning” of what was coming in our future), most of us would admit that there are things we need to change, to improve, do differently, do better, etc…

Well, here’s another question then…WHY WAIT?!  Why not start making those changes now?  Why not start living a “better”, “fuller”, “richer” life NOW?

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