Easter Season at Kids Connection

Posted on March 4, 2013 by KateM

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The Easter season is under way here at Powerhouse’s Kids Connection. This month we are asking the question, “Who is Jesus?” All of our classes are learning about the life of Jesus. Our younger classes are learning about the miracles Jesus performed and the impact they made in His ministry. Our older classes are taking it a step further and learning about the prophecies of the coming Messiah and His ministry. Our kids are learning how every aspect of Jesus’ ministry was very intentional from the prophecies to the parables, to the miracles and the people He chose to share His ministry with. Our kids are opening their eyes and ears to the word. They are leaving church full of the Spirit and with an enthusiasm for their faith and all that it can do for others. God is good and we praise him for our kids and the teachers who minister to them.

Join us every Sunday to learn and live the life Christ wants us to. Our church serves everyone including the towns of Ramsey, Allendale, Wyckoff, Suffern, Mahwah, Oakland, Waldwick, Glen Rock, Ridgewood, Saddle River, and many more towns.

Why Does God Allow Evil?

Posted on January 28, 2013 by JeffB

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I can’t think of anything in recent history that has shaken our nation to the emotional core more than the shootings of these young children in the small community of Sandy Hook in Newtown, CT. Perhaps the one other event that comes to mind is September 11, 2001, now simply known as 9/11.

I know our church family was rocked by this tragic news. It was particularly poignant since the news broke on Friday, December 14, 2012 and two days later our children were Continue reading →

The Light That Burns

Posted on June 5, 2012 by KateM

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I am one of 9 children from an Irish Catholic family. Religion and our faith were a large part of our family’s life. My parents were very active in our church, and we attended Catholic School. I remember every Sunday morning piling into our station wagon, little kids on big kids laps and off we went to church. I remember resting my head on my father’s lap listening to the priest or singing the songs along with the congregation. I remember my mother’s face staring us down as my brothers and sisters would try to get each other to laugh.

I liked church, it was familiar and safe and I was with my family. Together, they were two of my favorite things… Continue reading →

Power House

Posted on May 15, 2012 by JeffB

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Proverbs 22:1 says, “A good name is to be chosen rather than great wealth, good favor more than silver or gold.” Many people over the past 7 years have asked, “What kind of name is Powerhouse for a church?” It’s a great question and deserves an answer so let me tell you how we got our name.

When we began in late 2004 one of our founding members would stand up on Sunday mornings when the service began and declare enthusiastically that… Continue reading →

Adjust Your Life

Posted on April 9, 2012 by JeffB

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: Don’t Let Your Circumstances Determine Your Next Step

In my last post I covered the 5th Reality of Experiencing God mentioned by Henry Blackaby in his book Experiencing God. When God speaks to us He often gives us a directive that must be obeyed if we want to experience Him. The difficulty however, is that the directive often requires us to step out of our comfort zone and presents us with a difficult choice… Continue reading →

Good Friday Service

Posted on April 3, 2012 by JeffB

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Good Friday is the day of remembrance of the death of Jesus Christ for His church. It is called good because of its resulting benefit to all those who put their faith in Christ for salvation. It was not a good day for those who lived through it. In fact it was a very trying day.

Jesus was arrested the night before on the Mount of Olives and spent a long night being harassed and taunted by one official after another. Did you know that over the next 24 hours Jesus had no less than…. Continue reading →

Crisis of Belief

Posted on April 2, 2012 by JeffB

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The fifth reality mentioned by Henry Blackaby in Experiencing God is Crisis of Belief. When God speaks to us it almost always leads to a crisis of belief, or a choice as to whether we will exercise faith in whatever or wherever He is leading us.

The Bible tells us that, “without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that… Continue reading →

God Speaks

Posted on March 27, 2012 by JeffB

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The fourth reality of Experiencing God from Henry Blackaby’s book, Experiencing God, is that we must understand and believe that God speaks to His people. There is evidence of this all over the Bible as well as by personal testimony of Christians everywhere.

The very opening chapters of Genesis show God … Continue reading →

Invitation

Posted on March 19, 2012 by JeffB

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Mexico School Students

In previous blogs I shared the first two of seven realities of Experiencing God as articulated by Henry Blackaby in his book Experiencing God. Today, we come to the third reality, which is that God invites you and I to become involved with Him in His work.

God is always at work all around us. What is He at work doing? He is at work accomplishing… Continue reading →

The Great Pursuit

Posted on March 12, 2012 by JeffB

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The second reality mentioned by Blackaby in his book Experiencing God is God pursues a love relationship with us. That’s right! It’s hard to even begin to imagine that the God of the universe cares about you and me. But it’s true and this is how it works. God is at work all around us all the time. His work is that of … Continue reading →