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We don’t pray to change God. We pray so that God will change us. 

Well, the blog is back... Trying To Do Better It has been quite some time since I have used this platform to connect with you fine folks (and to connect you to each other). Sorry about that! In an effort to "do better" with the church blog, I wanted to try an...

Sylvania Is Coming To A Radio Near You! Starting this Sunday morning, September 6 at 8:30 AM (Central Time), Sylvania will be on the radio! We have partnered with The Well to have sermons broadcast on Sunday mornings. The radio will be playing the sermon series on...

Church family, Below is a transcript of the announcement made in the church service today about a call to prayer and fasting... Purpose Our world right now is full of tension, stress, fear, and doubt. Many, if not all, of these feelings, have come into the church....

"The enemy had a grip on my will and so made a chain for me to hold me a prisoner. The consequence of a distorted will is passion. By servitude to passion, habit is formed, and habit to which there is no  resistance becomes necessity." Augustine, Confessions VIII.v.10...

Racism is a symptom; racism is not the sickness. Let me explain what I mean by way of an illustration.

"And to sum up, the successes of the Savior, brought about by His Incarnation, are of such a kind and magnitude that, if one wished to go through them all, it would be like those who gaze at the expanse of the sea and try to count its waves." Chapter 54 Athanasius and...

But when the proconsul persisted and said, “Take the oath and I will release you. Revile Christ.” Polycarp responded, “Eighty-six years 10 I have served him and he has done me no wrong. How could I blaspheme my King who saved me?” Polycarp: In Context Polycarp was an...

Sylvania Family and Friends, The elders met last night and discussed what things need to look like for the next several weeks. Per the CDC recommendation, there is a suggested 8-week break from social gatherings larger than 50 people (one recommendation moved that...

COVID-19 created the need to start streaming our church services online—with less than 24 hours notice As our elders monitored the coronavirus situation last week, we informed our congregation last Friday that all services would be canceled except our corporate...

Kayne is a Christian now! So, what does that mean for the rest of us…

Recently, some members of our church walked through Donald Whitney’s Praying the Bible. Today, I am including a short prayer based out of Psalm 10:1: (NAS): Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? God, often I cannot feel your...