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An Orphan’s Hope – 2015

May 3, 2015 | Galatians 4:4-7 | orphan care

Guest speaker, Jason Johnson, helps us understand how the gospel working inside of us compels us to care for orphaned and vulnerable children. Christ has redeemed our past, altered our present reality, and shifted our future trajectory for eternity. When we give our family to a child, we can do the same for them.

An Orphan’s Hope – 2014

November 2, 2014 | James 1:27 | orphan care

When God adopts us into his family through the grace of Christ, we begin to work that out by having a heart for the fatherless here on this earth. As we remembered Orphan Sunday as a church, Pastor Gary helped us understand how we “visit” the orphans as James 1:27 encourages us to do.

An Orphan’s Hope – 2013

November 10, 2013 | James 1:27 | orphan care

Pastor Gary Combs preached on WCC’s Orphan Sunday from James 1:27 on how the church is to “visit” hope on the world’s orphans as an expression of their authentic Christian faith.

The Davion Effect

November 8, 2013 | an orphan's hope, Davion Only, Gary Combs, jesus, orphan, orphan care, orphan conference, WCC

“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” (John 14:18 ESV). “Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you” (James 1:27 NLT). This past September, 15-year old, Davion Only made the news