Archives for January 2017

Local vs. International Missions

January 19, 2017 By Rich Herbster

Some choices represent mutually exclusive options – I can either feast or fast, but I can’t do both simultaneously. I can move to Florida, or I can move to Bangladesh, but I can’t do both (at least not in the same time and dimension). Other choices are not of this variety, however. Most, in fact, […]

Filed Under: Bulletin Board, Rich's Blog Tagged With: evangelism and missions, Foreign vs. Domestic missions, Missions committees, Missions funding

The Coming of the King

January 16, 2017 By Rich Herbster

The Coming of the King, A sermon series on the Gospel of Matthew. The first sermon is found here. Matthew presents the narrative of the life of Jesus Christ, the Messiah: the Son of David, the King of Israel. Christ was born in the city of the king, and was worshiped as a king. He […]

Filed Under: Bulletin Board, Sermon Series

Cooking Club Kickoff

January 13, 2017 By John Foster

Cooking Club is a new outreach ministry starting at Mt. Pleasant! The purpose of the Cooking Club is to gather together in fun and fellowship and serve God by preparing and sharing our meals with members of our church and the local community in need, i.e. elderly, new moms/dads, illness, surgery/injury, death […]

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Mt. Pleasant Kids’ Club Kickoff!

January 13, 2017 By John Foster

Kids’ Club will be starting soon! We will be meeting on Thursday evenings, February 16th to April 6th from 4:45pm to 6:15pm. This year’s theme is Fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22). If you would like to volunteer or need further information, please contact Lisa Bowermeister at 724-561-3325 or chezlupe@yahoo.com. Thank you!

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I felt the need to name my blog. “Pastor’s Blog” is just weak (and, quite unimaginatively, common). Kerux Christou is a phrase from New Testament Greek meaning “herald of Christ,” i.e., a preacher. That’s me – pastor of Mt. Pleasant and Professor of Preaching at Trinity School for Ministry . And it’s a Greek phrase. I’ve spent over a decade as a Greek Language instructor (so Greek is appropriate). I thought it was a cool blog name too. I asked my wife what to call my blog and she suggested (with a good-natured and cute smirk) “Herb’s Blurbs.” Obviously a very different vein, but I like that too. Not only because it rhymes (which it does!), but because it reflects a corrective to my pretense and reflects the more earthy and mundane nature of most of what I have to say. Let’s face it, most of the time I’m more a Herb’s Blurber than a Kerux Christouer anyway. And I spend most of my time with real people who are dealing with real life stuff. The juxtaposition of the two terms hopefully illustrates the kind of content you’ll find here - which will ideally be thought-provoking, spiritually enriching, and practically applicable for everyday, ordinary life.
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