Encountering God

Hello and welcome back to the Living Water newsletter!  Our passage for this week's sermon comes from Joshua 5: Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went…
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August 7, 2020

Doing Justice

Hello and welcome back to the Living Water newsletter!  Why are people going hungry when we are producing more than enough food for everyone (plus 1.5 billion cows)? How can there be both homeless people and billionaire real estate investors? And why are some people…
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July 24, 2020

How Do We Worship God?

Hello and welcome back to the Living Water newsletter! First, some good news. Thanks to all the people who voiced their opposition to the White House's decision to deport international students with remote-only classes, the administration has agreed to reverse its ruling and allow students…
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July 17, 2020

Who is My Neighbor?

Hello, friends and neighbors, and welcome back to the Living Water weekly newsletter. Before we get into our church announcements, we would like to call attention to some new developments that could have a devastating impact on a group of people who make up a…

Communion Sunday

Hello and welcome back to the Living Water weekly newsletter. Next Sunday we will be celebrating the Lord's Supper together. Don't forget to connect with your ministry leaders so they can deliver the communion elements to you! Sermon Sneak Peek "Why, Lord, do you stand…

Transitioning to In-Person Worship

Good evening, dear friends, and welcome back to the Living Water weekly newsletter. There are some new updates concerning the transition to on-location worship this week. We tentatively anticipate that southern Michigan will enter Phase 5 of the pandemic around mid-July. This means that we may…
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June 25, 2020

Happy Father’s Day

"And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and…
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June 20, 2020

Spirit of Truth

"There is a time for everything,     and a season for every activity under the heavens: ...a time to plant and a time to uproot...,     a time to tear down and a time to build..., a time to tear and a time…
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June 12, 2020

One Body, One Spirit

"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you…

Joy in Your Presence

"I saw the Lord always before me.     Because he is at my right hand,     I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;     my body also will rest in hope, because you will not abandon me to the realm of…

Seek Ye First

To every one of you who has completed or will complete this year their high school, bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degrees we offer joyful and heartfelt congratulations. Graduation is a daunting change under normal circumstances, but the class of 2020 is walking into a world…

True, Honorable, and Right

"Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise." (Philippians 4:8b) Last week we were reminded of our responsibility to live out our identity as God's children…

Thank You Moms

Welcome back to the Living Water CRC weekly newsletter!  "As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you..." -Isaiah 6:13a Our mothers nourished us when we were hungry, stayed up all night when we were sick, wiped our noses, changed our diapers, gave…

“Thou Shalt Not Steal”

Welcome to the first weekly newsletter of Living Water CRC! Here's a sneak peek of this Sunday's sermon from Pastor Sung: This Sunday, we will be learning from the 8th commandment, "Do not steal." The typical association we make with this commandment is of a thug…
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April 30, 2020