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Wrap of Youth Leadership Reno County

January 30, 2018 by Phil Auxier

I’m privileged to facilitate Youth Leadership Reno County with Amy Conkling.  We’re a program of the Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce and enjoy a remarkable partnership with local public and private school districts.  Thirty-two 7th and 8th (four from each public/private school in Reno County) participate in our program.  We usually kick off in late October and go until late January/early February.  We get to experience so many great things about Reno County.  And, in a deeper way, I’m very grateful for the deep work that our students do around leadership challenges they face.  This year, I had students working on projects related to fundraising for important school infrastructure (in the private schools), offering electives, how rumors in local communities affect student morale, relationships between teachers and students, bullying, helping students in districts maintain eligibility, and how a shrinking enrollment affects local school life.  Digging into challenges like these can be daunting for any of us, but these students considered what their purpose was, who stakeholders were on these issues, how they might find a collective purpose with those stakeholders, as well as some experiments they could try.  Our program culminates with a trip to Topeka where we get to meet the governor and local legislators.  We had graduation this past Sunday at 1 PM.  It was a full year, but I’m grateful to get to be a part of the work of such amazing people.

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Weekend Recap – Purpose of Life Together

January 29, 2018 by Phil Auxier

On Sunday, 1/28/18, Luke preached the next sermon in Crestview’s Life Together series entitled The Purpose of Life Together.  This sermon unpacked Ephesians 4:11-16, showing what God’s heart is for us as a “together” people.  There were so many applications that extend to leadership, how we view leadership, and even how we step into living this way.  I was both helped and challenged hearing Luke’s heart and how it ties to a larger mission and vision.  I hope you’ll take some time to dig into this sermon if you didn’t get a chance.

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Weekend Recap – Life Together Launch

January 22, 2018 by Phil Auxier

My 1/21/18AM sermon, God Builds Life Together, is now online.  This sermon helped kick off Crestview’s Life Together series.  We want our life together to direct us to mission and growth.  And, this sermon was my attempt to get the ball rolling.  We overviewed the Bible’s storyline to see how this notion of community was always in God’s heart.  I do hope my sermon was helpful and encourages people to consider this.  We will add content for these next few weeks to see what this might mean for us.

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Weekend Preview – LifeTogether

January 18, 2018 by Phil Auxier

This coming Lord’s Day (1/21), I’ll be starting a new series at Crestview with Luke.  We’re entitling this series LifeTogether.  And, the idea behind this is that we’re digging into God’s Word to see how He intends for us to function together.   You might think that your weekend connection to the gathering of your church is sufficient, but I would like you to start seeing that as a launching point.  We need each other.  I cannot do this life alone.  I need others.  Thankfully, God’s heart is that we enjoy life together.  Join us Sunday, then, as we dig into this.

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Weekend Review – As God’s Promised

January 8, 2018 by Phil Auxier

I enjoyed a great Sunday at Crestview.  As we jumped into a new year, I preached a sermon that launched our Week of Prayer.  Yesterday, Luke preached a sermon, As He’s Promised, helping remind us of the importance of God’s Word, specifically how what God has promised matters in our lives.  This sermon reminded me that Bible intake is not merely about rushing through a list or even checking it off a list.  This year, I need to take time to settle into the promises of God’s word.

This day was also fun as we kicked off some new adult Sunday School classes, a new discipleship/mentoring program with our elders, and enjoyed a Noon Meal together.  I hope you had a good Sunday, as well.

Here’s the Week of Prayer devotional if anyone still needs it: Week of Prayer Devotional 2018

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Weekend Recap – Week of Prayer Launch

January 1, 2018 by Phil Auxier

My 12/31/17AM sermon, Praying to Our Father from Matthew 6:9-13, helped remind us who we’re talking to in prayer and also kicked off Crestview’s Week of Prayer.

There’s a devotional that goes with this week: Week of Prayer Devotional 2018

Further, there are gatherings each weekday at 7 AM to pray as well as a gathering at 9 AM on Saturday morning.  We hope you’ll join us to dig into God’s heart.

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Week of Prayer 2018

December 28, 2017 by Phil Auxier

At Crestview, we begin each year with a week devoted to prayer.  This coming Sunday, I’ll preach on Matthew 6:9-13 and we’ll get right into a Week of Prayer.  There’s a devotional and we’re hoping for many spontaneous gatherings of prayer to come out of our body as we start 2018.  If there’s something I can pray for you, I’d be honored.  Join us Sunday at 10:15 AM as we kick off our week.

Week of Prayer Devotional 2018

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Merry Christmas – God Is With Us

December 25, 2017 by Phil Auxier

Hope you’re having a Merry Christmas.  I thought I’d go ahead and put out my sermon from yesterday and all the other sermons in our Advent 2017 series.  I hope these sermons encourage your heart to magnify the Lord and be grateful that Immanuel, God With Us, has come.

December 24 – Emmanuel 

December 17 – Us

December 10 – With

December 3 – God

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Gospel Friday – Jesus, Emmanuel

December 22, 2017 by Phil Auxier

At Crestview, we’ve been studying Emmanuel this Advent season.  And, I love how we finally get the full story in Matthew’s part of the Christmas story.  Here’s what we read:

[21] She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” [22] All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: [23] “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).  (Matthew 1:21-23)
It’s a pretty simple Gospel connection today, but this Jesus who we celebrate this weekend was born to save people from their sins.  And, because of this, we can call Him Emmanuel, which means, God with us.
Today, celebrate the Jesus, Emmanuel Himself, was born for you.

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Weekend Preview – Emmanuel

December 20, 2017 by Phil Auxier

This Sunday, 12/24, I will be preaching to wrap up our 2017 Advent series on Emmanuel: God With Us.  It’s a somewhat different schedule at Crestview:

9:30 am – Family Breakfast with Donuts/Pastries

10:15 am – Carol and Candlelight Service

(There will be no Evening service this year.)

If you’re able to join us, come as we celebrate Emmanuel this coming Sunday.

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Yeah, that's right. My one, consuming passion is Jesus Christ, my Lord. I'm totally gripped by one message: the Gospel - the good news that God came after me when I was far from Him. So, the life I live, I live by faith in Him: He loved me and gave Himself for me.

From One Degree To Another is the change that He's accomplishing in me by grace. Growing downward in humility, upward into Him, outward toward others, and inward with renewal characterize my existence.

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