Wenatchee Information And Schedule
The Spurgeon Fellowship meetings begin at 11:00 a.m. and conclude by 2:00 p.m. The format of each meeting is as follows: |
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| Registration | 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
| Session #1 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
| Lunch | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
| Session #2 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
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meetings convene at First Presbyterian Church (1400 S. Miller Street, Wenatchee, WA 95801). Lunch is provided without charge for all participants. |
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2009 - 2010 Schedule
November 5, 2009 (Thursday) |
DR. ARTURO AZURDIA III |
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| The Ultimate Hermeneutic | |
 Every week the religion section of the local newspaper is filled with sermon titles such as the following: “How To Be Content In Marriage” . . . “Putting
An End To Sibling Rivalry” . . . “Sexual Satisfaction Guaranteed.” But arethese kinds of messages in keeping with the Spirit-intended purpose of the biblical text? Is a sermon “Christian” just because it purports to be biblical? |
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January 21, 2010 (Thursday) |
DR. ARTURO AZURDIA III |
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| Spirit Empowered Preaching | |
| As ministers, we exhaust ourselves attempting to stay up-to-date with the latest fads in ministry methodology. Is there an antidote to this dilemma?
Yes . . . we must reclaim the legacy given to us by Jesus Himself: the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. What does it mean to preach in the power of the Spirit? Does this “anointing” always accompany the ministry of the Word? How is such power acquired? |
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April 8, 2010 (Thursday) |
DR. ARTURO AZURDIA III |
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| Successful Or Faithful: Shattering The Dichotomy | |
| Every year thousands of good men leave the pastoral ministry convinced they are failures. Why? They’ve been seduced by what William James
bitingly calls “the bitch goddess of success.” But is “success” always a dirty
word, implying the inevitability of compromise? Is failure, by default, the
defining feature of faithfulness? How should pastors measure success?
How does Jesus shape our thinking about success in gospel ministry? |
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