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Ed Welch, a counselor and faculty member at CCEF, was recently asked, “What relational wisdom have you learned that is important in your marriage or other close relationships?” He answered with three “micro-applications of how faith expresses itself in love” that may not be…

Download our Prayer Guide for March 4, 2015, focusing on “Rescuing and Empowering  Women Around the World.” All are welcome to join us on Wednesdays (6:30-8:00 pm) for our Corporate Prayer Time at Grand Avenue. Childcare is provided.

We are thankful for the privilege of partnering with parents to reach the next generation with the Gospel. To that end, we want to provide resources that will help children engage with the Word of God. Two “Children’s Sermon Guides” (download) will be available in the Welcome Center throughout the duration of our series on The Cross. Parents who would like…

A group of women from Grand are planning to attend ONE, a weekend conference for women in West Des Moines, April 10-12, 2015 at the Sheraton Hotel. We would like to invite anyone who is interested in attending to join us. Jen Wilkin is the featured speaker and will be speaking on Mark 12, focusing…

“The Drop Box,” a documentary telling the story of South Korean pastor Lee Jong-rak, is showing in Ames this week, March 3, 4, and 5. You may find showtime, location, and ticket information on their website. The Drop Box tells the story of South Korean pastor Lee Jong-rak and his heroic…

Our March and April worship services will feature a 10-week sermon series on “The Cross” (see the series outline here). Please consider how you might use this 10-week series, before and following Easter, in a strategic way to engage both your heart and the world. Here are a few ideas: Family…

You are invited to join the Prayer Meeting on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8pm at the church. You are welcome to drop in and leave as your schedule allows. Likewise, there is no pressure to pray aloud; you are welcome to sit and silently join with the others. We pray for requests both inside our church and outside our immediate circles. This prayer guide is an example of…

One of the small groups that people from Grand Avenue Baptist Church are involved with meets every Friday evening as the “Asian Fellowship” (although more than just Asians are welcome and participate). If you would like to participate, please contact our church office for information.…

The Volunteer Center of Story County is looking for volunteers for their annual “Stash the Trash” city clean-up day. This would be an excellent opportunity for you, your family, or your small group to be a blessing to the city of Ames, to meet neighbors and ISU students, while building…

“The Screwtape Letters,” a one-man play based on the C.S. Lewis book of the same title is coming to Stephens Auditorium for one show, April 14 at 7:30pm. Tickets are available online here. Contact the church office information for information on a discount for groups of 10 or more. Here…

Evangelism can be a frightening and challenging activity for Christians. Nevertheless, we’re called to call people to trust in Jesus. On The Gospel Coalition website, Trevin Wax offers six questions about evangelism. He argues that answering “no” to any of the questions…

Dear Church, This coming Sunday we will be in Prov. 30.  I will not be covering Prov. 27-29, except to give you the main points of those chapters.  The reason we will not cover them is that we have covered them in other sermons and it would be too repetitive to work through them.  In many ways to cover Prov. 30 helps us get to the wisdom in Prov. 27-29. So here is your…

The “Murder at the Ugly Christmas Sweater Party” Mystery Dinner is February 7th from 5:00-8:00 pm. Appetizers and dinner are part of the evening event and of course we’ll want to wear our ugly sweaters! Tickets are available this Sunday, January 18th through Sunday, February 1st in the…

Here is the link to the Thomas Chalmers’ sermon I referenced this past Sunday. http://manna.mycpanel.princeton.edu/rubberdoc/c8618ef3f4a7b5424f710c5fb61ef281.pdf Enjoy! Pastor Michael

Do you need a good word for today? Here is an excellent blog. You will definitely enjoy this one. http://feedingonchrist.com/friendships/?utm_source=feedly&utm_reader=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friendships

Here is a very good blog by Tom Ascol on confessional Christianity and a healthy church. Enjoy! http://theblog.founders.org/healthy-christianity-is-confessional/

It is so important to remember those who are single in the church. I think it is so easy for me and many others to just talk about families all the times and really what we mean is marriage and kids and forget that those who are single are a family too. May God bless our singles at Grand.  Check the link to the Gospel Coalition article.  It is an excellent blog to help us…

Professor David Murray has a wonderful blog called HeadHeartHand.  He recently put together a short video segment on Christians who experience depression.  I hope you find his work helpful. http://headhearthand.org/blog/2014/02/17/films/

We are embarking on a church-wide Scripture memory effort.  More information will be rolled out as we move toward the launch date of Aug. 31st.  Here are to passages the church is being asked to commit to memory as we work through Proverbs preaching series.  Enjoy! (Proverbs 9:10 ESV) [10] The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One…

I do not take any pleasure in this report.  I hope it can be resolved but sometimes things like this cannot be avoided and sadly the parting of ways occurs.  Paul and Barnabas parted ways and the church grew.  They mended their fences later but I am sure it was a painful experience at the time.…

This is a sad story and I do not mean to rub salt in an open wound for this family but, since we just covered this passage on Sunday morning, I think it is worth mentioning.  Here is the story of a family saddled with the debt of the daughter they lost to cancer and the loan that they co-signed on…

Yesterday I attended the Let God Speak Conference at Grace Church in Des Moines. I sat with about 30 other pastors from around the area (mostly BCI guys) to be encouraged by God’s word.  Dr. Jason Allen, president of Mid-Western Theological Seminary, preached the message.  I thought I would share with you my notes from his sermon.  I hope you enjoy my outline from…

Check it out!  Church planting in Scotland with 20 Schemes.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b55HlxdGXVc