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I'm married with 4 kids, an orange farmer, a pastor and worship leader at Trinity Church. I love God and I love people. I seek to be wholly devoted to the glory of God, living all of my life as worship to Him.
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Tag Archives: Prayer
Finding God as Your Refuge
The tagline of our new series at Trinity Church is “Finding God as your refuge when facing fear.” How do you find God as your refuge when facing fear? I’ve asked a number of my colleagues to share their answers … Continue reading
Posted in Bill's Blog, Church, Faith, Prayer, Spirituality
Tagged community, Fear, Parenting, Prayer, Psalms, shame, troubles, worry
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Faith Fuels Faith
Faith fuels faith. This is the takeaway from the last two weeks, spending many hours behind the wheel zipping along at 75 mph, driving nearly 4500 miles from California to Iowa to Missouri and back home, visiting friends and family … Continue reading
Kellee’s Playlist
When we encounter suffering in this life, we have an incredible choice before us. Either we run toward God or run away from Him. David says, “I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right … Continue reading
Posted in Bill's Blog, Church, Music, Worship
Tagged Cancer, Prayer, Suffering, Trials
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Obeying
[Part IV in a series on Abiding in Christ] Jesus wants us to love him! He tells his disciples that their obedience is the demonstration of their love for him. My obedience to Christ’s commands gives evidence to whether or not I … Continue reading
Posted in Bill's Blog, Church, Music, Spirituality, Worship
Tagged Abiding, God's Commands, Love, Obedience, Prayer
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Asking
[Part II in a series on Abiding in Christ.] While Jesus’ call to abide is about relationship, it is also about the resulting fruit that brings glory to our Father and demonstrates that we are his disciples. I like to think of … Continue reading
Posted in Bill's Blog, Church, Evangelism, Spirituality
Tagged Abiding in Christ, church, Leadership, Prayer
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God’s Agenda – The Purpose of Prayer
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 9:03 AM I’ve been thinking about prayer lately … and trying to be more devoted to prayer. (Doesn’t do much good to just think about it!) In a conversation with a friend last week I realized … Continue reading
Posted in Spirituality
Tagged Christ Jesus, God, God's Will, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Lord, Prayer, Rend Collective Experiment
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Saying Goodbye
This morning we said goodbye to our two foster children. The process over the last few weeks has been one of the hardest emotional journeys I’ve been on in my life. Thankfully, I am resolved and at peace now, seeing … Continue reading
On The Passion Week & Prayer
This week is the Passion Week. On Good Friday, we will center in on Christ and the cross and spend some extended time there in worship. I’m so excited about our service that I found myself tingling with anticipation and … Continue reading
Posted in Bill's Blog, Church, Leading Worship, Worship
Tagged Easter, Good Friday, passion week, Prayer
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Prayer and the Wind
I need to be quick this morning, but I need to record our wonderful afternoon and evening last Sunday. The McHargue’s called a prayer meeting for a possible adoption ministry at Trinity. We met at their home with the Salladin’s. … Continue reading
Signing Adoption Papers
On a personal note, today is a very exciting day in the Born household. Around noon, we will sign the adoption papers for Maria. Exactly a year ago I wrote these words: The real issue of life, the bottom line … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption
Tagged adoption, Christ, Faithfulness, Finalization, God, Jesus, Prayer, trust
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