September 2011
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Watch(Part Three - Community) Tom Battillo shares how he saw God work in the lives of people at work and in his community. How have you seen God work in your community?
Tom is a member of Hillside Chruch in New Jersey. He was a Trader on the NYSE for Pershing and Co at the time of “9/11.”
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Watch(Part Two - Church) Tom Battillo shares how God worked through the Church to care for him.
Tom is a member of Hillside Chruch in New Jersey. He was a Trader on the NYSE for Pershing and Co at the time of “9/11.”
Click HERE to view the video in a larger format.
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Watch(Part One - Life) Tom Battillo shares his experience and God’s gift of life.
Tom is a member of Hillside Chruch in New Jersey. He was a Trader on the NYSE for Pershing and Co at the time of “9/11.”
Click HERE to view the video in a larger format
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Pastor Warren Geraghty
From the beginning, that day was different.
You see, normally, I would avoid church on that day. It was my day off! My day of needed Sabbath rest.
But that Tuesday was different. As soon as I woke up I knew I was supposed to go to church.
“What? Go to church, Lord?” So, what do I do now that I’m here?
Scripture was read. Prayer was had. Church needs covered…OK, what now Lord?
I took...
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Pastor Tony Karlik
Ten years ago, I was serving at Bethany Church in Staten Island and was faced with one of the greatest challenges of my life and ministry. What began as a normal day would soon turn into a horrific historic event. What we faced as a congregation was like nothing before or anything since. Our hearts were filled with fear of what would follow and worry for loved ones not yet found. By evening, our...
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1 Corinthians 12:24-27
But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
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Pastor Todd Anderson
Many seemed to think that the events on 9/11 would lead to a large influx of people into our churches. The effect lasted perhaps a month and for many of us who at the time were serving smaller churches it was barely a blip on the screen.
Joe (his real name) often did discounted printing for our church because of a relationship he had with one of our elders. I continued this relationship even...
