Week 6: Prayer As an Expression of Hope (2/5 - 2/9)

Dear Alliance Prayer Partners,God is good! All the time! We’ve experienced His goodness in these 40 days as we’ve been seeking Him in prayer. We live in a dark and messy world. I’m writing this on the heels of another mass shooting in our country. We carry out our lives in a culture where wrong is right and right is wrong. Dire problems exist all around us, but where are those who can solve them? We don’t find hope by looking around but by looking up. The closing words of

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2/28 HOLD THE EVENING - SAC Attends "The Jesus Revolution"

Join us for a showing of "The Jesus Revolution" the evening of Tuesday 2/28 at the Sandhills 10 Cinemas. Specific time, cost and other details to follow.

In the 1970's, young Greg Laurie was searching for all the right things in all the wrong places until he meets Lonnie Frisbee, a charismatic hippy-street-preacher. Together with Pastor Chuck Smith they open the doors of Smith's languishing church to an unexpected revival of radical and newfound love, leading to what TIME

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2/26 (10:00AM) Day of Celebration Worship Service & Shared Meal

On February 26, Sandhills Alliance Church becomes a fully recognized church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Our District Superintendent Mick Noel will be sharing some encouraging words with us as a congregation and Pastor Ed will be delivering the message on this day to celebrate and give thanks to our Lord! Join us in the Fellowship Hall after the service to enjoy a shared celebration meal!

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SERVE OTHERS! Volunteer at the Coalition!

The Sandhills/Moore Coalition for Human Care - a local missions partner of SAC - needs volunteers to help in the Pantry. We stock shelves, pack food boxes, and help the Coalition's clients load food in their vehicles.  It's a great way to be the "hands and feet of Jesus" and enjoy wonderful fellowship working together! If you're interested in trying it out with us, please contact Sherryl Nufer: sherryl.nufer@gmail.com or text at 724-816-1170.

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Week 4: Prayer As Confession (1/22 - 1/28)

Dear Alliance Prayer Warriors,As you’ve been giving extra time to prayer during these 40 days, I pray that you are experiencing more of His presence. In week one, we worshiped the Lord in His perfect holiness. While our Lord is holy, let’s humbly admit that we are not. Therefore, Jesus teaches us to pray: “And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors” (Matt. 6:12). When Jesus talks about our debts, He’s talking about our sins or trespasses. He’s teaching us to

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Week 3: Prayer As Petition (1/15 - 1/21)

Dear Praying Alliance Friends,I trust that the Lord is teaching us to pray as we make our way through His modeled prayer. Here in week three, we’re praying these words: “Give us today our daily bread” (Matt. 6:11). Perhaps we could paraphrase that by praying, “Lord, please provide everything we need today.” Everything includes . . . well, everything. When our lives are viewed properly, we realize that we depend on our God for everything we have and everything we need. From

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January Memory Verse - Matthew 4:19 (NKJV)

We encourage every member of our church fellowship to memorize Scripture and "hide" it in their hearts. Together, we focus on one verse each month and this month's verse is Matthew 4:19 (NKJV):

"Then He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men."

As you meditate on this verse, ask yourself, "What is God saying to me through this verse?" We will read this verse each Sunday as a group. Then on the fourth Sunday, we will all stand together and declare God's W...
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Pre-Prayer for the New Year - Anne Graham Lotz

This prayer has been adapted from Anne’s original prayer that was released January 1, 2016.

As I look ahead into the new year and beyond, I wonder…is this the year of His return? In the next ten years, will the world experience the rapture of the church? The seven years of tribulation? The glorious return of Jesus? And the beginning of His millennial kingdom on earth? Everything seems to point to the reality of this possibility. While we may not know what the new year h

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Jan 8 - Jan 29 - Life Care Pregnancy Baby Bottle Campaign

This year's Baby Bottle Campaign will run throughout the month of January. Empty baby bottles are available on the table in the lobby. Anyone who wants to participate, takes home a bottle (or 2 or 3!) and fills it with money. This could be loose change, bills, or checks (made out to Life Care Pregnancy Center). At the end of the campaign, the bottles will be given to the Center where the money will be counted and the church is notified of the amount raised. 

This is a GREAT

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40 Days of Prayer - Start 2023 in Prayer

Starting January 1 and running through February 11, we invite you to participate in the Christian and Missionary Alliance 40 Days of Prayer. Each week, the C&MA will release a set of thematic daily devotions and prayer points authored by Alliance leaders and family members. This year’s theme will focus on the various aspects of the Lord’s Prayer: 

Week 1 - Prayer as Worship  Week 2 - Prayer as Kingdom Partnership  Week 3 - Prayer as Petition  Week 4 - Prayer as Confession  ...
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SAC Secret Shoppers Help Feed Hungry Boys & Girls Thru Coalition

Caught in action! One of our "SAC Secret Shoppers" is our own Maxx who used some of his birthday money to buy food to give hungry boys and girls who come to the Coalition! What a wonderful thing to do, Maxx! We are thankful for you and to everyone who donated food over the Christmas weeks.

Here's a photo of Mark with all the food delivered to the Coalition ready to be packed into boxes to give to families in need. In the background you can see some boxes already packed to h

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New Member Class Starts 1/8 (8:45A - 9:45A)

Join us in the Fellowship Hall for a 5-week journey to understand the heart of what Alliance people believe about Jesus. We refer to this as the Fourfold Gospel - Jesus as Savior, Sanctifier, Healer and Coming King! We'll also learn about the founding of the Alliance as well as what membership means at Sandhills Alliance Church. Don't forget to sign up at the Welcome Desk.

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Opportunity to Serve: Children's Reading Volunteers Needed

Pauline Bruno is a newly elected member of the Moore County Board of Education. She has a passion for our children and one of her first plans for action is to recruit volunteers to come into schools and help children with reading. This is a wonderful opportunity to serve, encourage and invest in our young people. To connect with Pauline, please speak with Sherryl Nufer or email (sherryl.nufer@gmail.com) or text (724-816-1170) her. You will be able to identify a proposed ag

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A Second Life for Our Former Christmas Tree!

Last year, our church donated our former Christmas tree, lights and decorations to the Knollwood Community of Southern Pines. Our own Larry Kearns headed up the effort to repair the tree, build a base, and get it decorated - all in preparation for a community Christmas tree lighting and caroling event. Larry reports that the community loved this holiday "first" and, in a small way, our church played a part!

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Ripping, Pinning, Sewing & Rolling for Bongolo!

Lots of ACTION at this weekend's Women's Mission gathering! We began by enjoying a wonderful brunch prepared by our Women's Ministry team, Then, we had a chance to hear "first hand" via video from Judy Schultz, an International Worker with the Envision branch of the C&MA, as she described how their team is being the hands and feet of Jesus, serving and sharing the Gospel halfway around the world. After watching a video from Bongolo Hospital in Gabon - a C&MA Hospital - we

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