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An opportunity to reclaim the heart of Christmas lies in gifts available through our Alternative Christmas Market (ACM) during December. The ACM lists mission partners working all over the world to help those in need. People who purchase gifts help people worldwide. This is SBPC’s 35th Alternative Christmas Market! Let us pray… For the organizers of this event to find God’s joy in their preparations, and hands enough to help. That the ministries sharing their good news at this event continue to shine the light of Jesus on those they help. For......
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Due to restrictions during Covid19, the SBPC Prayer Deacons have not been able to offer in-person prayer after church services for the last eight months. Now, the Deacons will offer confidential one-on-one prayer by phone! If you are interested in requesting completely confidential, personal prayer by phone, please send an email to susanbeth7@gmail.com. Please include your first name, phone number, and the best time to call. Susan Mansho, Deacon of Prayer Services will call you. This is another option for prayer and will not take the place of the SBPC Prayer Chain. The Prayer......
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Webster’s dictionary defines advent as the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event. In the Christian community, we place special emphasis on an arrival….the arrival of Jesus Christ our Lord. Advent is the first season of the Christian church year and begins on Sunday, November 29 this year, ending on Thursday, December 24…the day before we celebrate Jesus’ birthday. It’s a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. Let us pray… that families draw closer as we remember the real meaning of Christmas; that we draw......
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Dear Friends, This year is unprecedented in the amount of change we have faced, some of which has provided opportunity for each of us to reevaluate our priorities. For me, this has been a season of discernment regarding my next steps in ministry. I believe God calls each of us into a lifelong journey of discipleship, a calling which never ends. I remember the moment I sensed God calling me into a new journey of full-time ministry. Similarly, I have come to another moment, where I sense the completion of this phase......
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The Senior Center did another quarantine care bag delivery on Nov. 7th. We made love bags for over 215 of our beloved senior center members, in addition, included our SBPC mature adults 80-102 years old. Cindy Wright, Elizabeth Arthur, Lara Pauley, Kevin Flores the Baker, and Katie Flores the Artist lovingly produced bags of fun, inspiration, thought-provoking messages and prayer, and yummy eats and treats. The theme was “Thankful, Grateful, and Blessed!” This was a huge undertaking in itself, but we could not have completed the task without the numerous SBPC hearts......
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Dear Church Family, What a year 2020 has been! I’m writing to thank you for your uncommon generosity for this past year and ask you for your continued support of prayer, service and financial giving as we head into 2021. None of us expected to be where we are right now. In this unprecedented time, God has generously provided us hope and wisdom in our worship life together. Last Spring, we capped The Incredible Story of God’s Amazing Love with our vital role as the church to accomplish God’s redemptive purposes in......
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It’s been a long 7 months for all of us, especially our pastors and worship team. They’ve worked so hard to be flexible and provide God’s word to us each week in this new virtual format! And our virtual church was wonderful. But now we’re attempting to return to a format that looks more like the in-person church we were used to! Many potential problems, risks, and changes have been discussed over and over to make sure we are as careful and safe as can be while we work towards all worshiping......
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Deciding what to include in your advanced directive can be challenging. That is why the Wellness Team at SBPC has organized and produced a video presentation discussing some of the encouraging and helpful insights for completing the 5 Wishes advanced directive document. View the video presentation FAQ’s Additional resources...
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