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We consider it a privilege to share with you a glimpse
into our spiritual family here in Argyle. We are a community of believers best
characterized by unconditional love and genuine discipleship. We embrace the
story of the cross with great zeal: God lavished His love on us when He sent his
unique Son. It is our endeavor to lavish God's love on others -- no strings
attached. Likewise, the story of His cross compels us to seriously contemplate
our own sacrificial service -- the spirit of surrender that says , "not my will
but Yours be done."
We are interested in you. Our primary objective is to
facilitate a genuine relationship between you and the God who created you in His
image. It is our aspiration to connect you with some of God's people and
consequently inspire you toward greater service in His merciful name. We are
compassionate to those ravaged by the empty promises of Satan because most of us
have also been affected by his deceit. But, we proudly advertise that God has
kept all His promises to us through His Spirit, His Son, and the Church -- the
body of Christ.
We are a vibrant church family involved in mutual
edification. We serve our communities; we engage in missions around the world,
we assist each other in the challenges of parenting, we comfort each other in
times of difficulty and grief, we rejoice together in personal and professional
achievements, we celebrate the presence of God in our worship assemblies. And
when our earthly days are completed, we bury one another in expectation of
everlasting life because of the One who was raised from the dead. We are
journeying together toward our eternal home and loving every minute of the
journey. Our spiritual family still has room for traveling companions and we
invite you to just travel with us for a while and if we prove to be the family
you always wanted, join us in the journey of faith.
S hepherd's
Corner
There is a story about a man who had a huge boulder in his front
yard. He grew weary of this big, unattractive stone in the center of his
lawn, so he decided to take advantage of it and turn it into an object
of art.
He went to work on it with a hammer and chisel and chipped away at
the huge boulder until it became a beautiful stone elephant. When he
finished, it was gorgeous, breath-taking.
A neighbor asked, "How did you ever carve such a marvelous likeness
of the elephant?" The man answered, "I just chipped away everything that
didn't look like an elephant."
If you have anything in your life now that doesn't look like love,
then with the help of God, chip it away! If you have hatred or prejudice
or vengeance or envy in your heart, for God's sake and for the other
person's sake and for your sake, get rid of it! Let God chip everything
out of your life that doesn't look like tenderness.
- James W. Moore, Some Things Are Too Good Not To Be True,
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