We want to introduce you to Pastor Curt and his family! Open up to read more about their family.
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The Christmas break that broke…
We were rolling into Christmas time looking forward to spending time with family and friends. This is one of our favorite times of the year where we all slow down enough to spend time with family. For some of the family, we don’t get to see them for years at a time because of the distance and pace of life.
Cole, our oldest son, was incredibly excited to be going into the Christmas break! He was getting ready to kick off the break with a stay over at his grandparent’s house with his cousins. The kids have a great time on electronics, laughing, eating, etc! They all spent the night before we had a Christmas gathering with my parents, siblings, and our kids.
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There are times in our lives that it feels like we are losing.
It could feel like the world is caving in around us. Even though we are surrounded by loved ones, friends, and coworkers… we still feel all alone, without hope. We feel that no one can understand. We feel that we can handle it, but we know that we simply can’t.
All of this uncertainty and pressure leads to anxiety. It’s an unending feeling of hopelessness that is often sensed as an abnormal and overwhelming sense of fear. It’s often accelerated by the self-doubt which impacts your capacity to cope with what’s happening. It will often create this downward spiral.
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After a refreshing time in the Caribbean with the family, we came back and said our goodbyes and off to the new sales career and rest. Well, we thought it was to rest…ha!
We started thinking about what to name the church (click here for that story) and then applied with the state of Indiana, purchased a website, and then it felt as though we were off to the races. There were a number of hoops to jump through for registering the church name, filing the 501c3 paperwork, opening bank accounts, etc.
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India. Not the first place in the world that I thought I would go to visit. However, it’s where I saw God at work in a whole new way. It was a place where God worked on me in a whole new life.
We had been traveling for many hours and completely wiped out. We crawled into our hotel rooms and had early wakeup calls to catch our shuttle to head to the slums. We were heading to a school where the kids are provided with a meal and a uniform. The school teaches them plus they learn about Jesus by learning/reciting scripture and songs.
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I have spent all of my life in the Church since the day I was born. I attended a small Church in Frankfort, IN where on any given Sunday up to 50% of the Church attendees were my family members. I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior when I was 6yrs old during the bedtime events of reading and praying with my mom, Jennifer.
Antioch Congregational Christian Church is where I grew up and never missed a Sunday all the way through High School…..
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Many people have asked …
What is the significance of 317?
Why do we see emerge317.church as your social media and domain?
Answer: Bible verses and the Area Code
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The burden slowly emerged out of nothing to a burning desire to obediently follow God’s direction. God was moving in a mighty way in Pastor Curt’s heart and he began to open up to the thought of starting the church.
The process of naming the church was daunting to be honest. There are so many options to name a company, let alone a church.
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The pace of our lives these days are way too fast … this pace leaves little room for us to truly see and embrace what’s happening right in front of us. We can simply ignore the items or not even notice them until they are in the rear view mirror.
Take a moment to think about how God’s showing up in the midst of your life. We can often overlook these modern day miracles to see that God is clearly at work. What can you think of? When did it happen? Did you see it and give Him the glory for it in the moment?
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Do you believe that God still hears and answers your prayers?
::: We do! :::
Do you believe that God can still do miracles? That it’s not just simply stories from the Bible?
::: We do! :::
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