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God Made a Way Before I Knew I Needed One

Alixa Lamboy

Aug 28, 2019

God Made a Way Before I Knew I Needed One

Alixa loves Skyline. She loves the encouragement and acceptance she receives when she walks through the door. Love and encouragement that she has also experienced in Life Group. Alixa’s first encounter with Life Group was about 2 years ago. She wasn’t sure what to expect, but was looking forward to the experience. She wanted to find a group that felt like the “right fit” so she allowed God to guide and give her courage to show up. She tried one group for a semester and was ab

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Anonymous

Aug 21, 2019

When Our Ugliness Meets Christ

Is there such a thing as a perfect Christ follower? And if there is, who qualifies and what does it take to get there? I mean, what does perfect look like? As delightful as it is to dream up a perfect version of ourselves as Christ followers, the reality is perfection is nowhere to be found. For most of us, our faith-journey is filled with hurts, hang-ups, and mistakes. And it sure ain’t pretty! The daily contradiction we live through is that the world tells us to put on a ma

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Adam Jones

Oct 18, 2018

Setting the Conditions for Courage

It was the devastating aftermath of 911 that moved Adam's heart. It was then that he decided to join the fight. He recounts that right before college, he sat down and talked to his dad about the choice he’d made, the courage he’d felt, and the desire that pulled him. And with the advice of his father, he set his plan in motion, enrolled in college, and planned to join the army after graduation. This story comes to us from Adam Jones – a follower of Christ and an Army Vetera

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Pastor Chris High

May 16, 2018

A Huge Thank You

Don't you love it when a plan comes together as it should? First, I must give a huge thank you to our SkyKidz leaders that work with Baby Steps, Little Steps and Hand Prints. Every Sunday our teams had over 30 little tikes from the ages of 6 weeks to 5 years old in three classrooms with fabric walls. No soundproofing at all and they it gave their best, not to just babysit, but to teach each child that God created the world and loves them. Each of you will be rewarded mightily

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Ericka Ellerbusch

May 3, 2018

My Purpose Was to Be a Mom

Mommy... Oh, how I wanted to be a mom. As a young child, I had always dreamt that I would be married at 18 and have 12 children. Yes, that is right, 12! Clearly, you can already tell I am a little odd. I knew that my purpose in life was to be a mom. Now, I am 27, I had gotten married a year ago and I was far behind on my purpose. I went to the OBGYN and she said, "I don't know what is happening, so you should see a specialist." The fertility doctor, after many painful tests s

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Izzy Sanchez

Feb 14, 2018

Proof Positive of a Promise Fulfilled

On September 6th, 2017, my parents were in Newark airport when they heard over the intercom that their flight to Puerto Rico had been cancelled due to Hurricane Irma. I couldn’t help but feel gratitude that my parents weren’t headed into the eye of the hurricane that day. However, that feeling was short lived because less than one week later, they were both in Puerto Rico and this time around they would not be as lucky. Hurricane Maria had its sight set on Puerto Rico and the

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Peace, Hope and Meaning When I Lost Purpose

Orane Blake

Feb 8, 2018

Peace, Hope and Meaning When I Lost Purpose

There are three key points in my life when God intervened - providing hope when I felt hopeless, peace when my mind was in turmoil and meaning when I lost purpose. I grew up in Jamaica primarily with my aunt, because my mom and step dad (who was abusive) moved around frequently due to financial insecurity. My Mom thought it would be best that I stayed with my Aunt for stability. However, living with extended family has its challenges. My aunt tried to make me feel like I was

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Liza Elie

Jan 31, 2018

The Bible is Effective in Parenting

Before Pastor Chris ever meet me, he met my mother, over 10 years ago. She was a full of life kind of person who could make anyone laugh and with her children she was affectionate. That is the way that she showed us she loved us, but her tongue wasn't as kind. She was heavy with emotion and would lash out in frustration often. She was the type of person who would say one thing and do another. I can't say that I read my bible daily or even that I have a rhyme and reason to wh

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Show Me How To Trust Because I Am Scared

Marilou Dennis

Nov 1, 2017

Show Me How To Trust Because I Am Scared

This is and has been my prayer to my Dad as I walk through this journey that I am walking with Him, my husband and my Skyline family now. I am not scared of what is going to happen. What I am scared of is that I am not going to be able to serve Jesus the way my heart wants to. My dream is to keep leading, keep meeting with many people for Growth Catalyst, keep walking alongside people that want to say yes to Jesus and grow. My dream is to always be making a difference for Him

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What the Amish Taught Me About Leading Children

David Falcone

Oct 3, 2017

What the Amish Taught Me About Leading Children

LANK-iss-tər. That is how you correctly pronounce the town of a Lancaster Pennsylvania. And that's where I spent two days with almost 20 leaders and volunteers from our Skykidz ministry. At Skyline, we use a teaching curriculum in our children's ministries called Orange. And each year, Orange has a conference that they bring around the country to help equip church leaders and volunteers in teaching and loving and showing Jesus to the children they are in contact with. I know

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Jose DeJesus

Aug 23, 2017

Jose's Life Group Story

Meet Jose DeJesus, the newest life group leader at Skyline Church. Jose is always looking for the next step towards growth. His journey started by meeting with Pastor Chris to take Growth Catalyst, during which time he was encouraged to join a life group to continue his growth. He didn’t know what to expect when joining New Adventure Life Group, but was excited to know that they had food at their meetings! When he attended, what he found was an environment that was welcom

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Heydi Quezada

Aug 16, 2017

Heydi's Life Group Experience

A year ago, my husband broke a promise. He broke the vows he made in front of God and our loved ones. Life was happening and we had some challenges, but what marriage doesn't have challenges? We had two beautiful healthy children, yet he was drifting away. Rather than practice truth and put God in the center of our marriage, he chose to walk away. It was August 1, 2016 and I remember coming home with our two little children and he was gone. Too many things were going thr

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Diane Ruiz

Aug 10, 2017

There is Hope

Have you ever felt like your life was a complete mess and there was no hope of recovery from the hurt and pain? My life as a teenager through young adulthood was a continuous cycle of bad choices. By age 21, I had hurt so many and been hurt by so many that I had completely lost all faith in what I believed was the goodness of myself and other people. I didn’t believe that good people existed. What was good anyway? After all, even the people who are supposed to love you th

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Pastor Chris High

Jul 26, 2017

Hershey Camping Trip

If your kids are not involved in SkyYouth, here is a great reason to get them plugged in. The Hershey Camping trip was first a great road trip with lots of laughs, snack stops and even a beautiful detour through New Jersey farm country due to stopped traffic on route 78. We camped at the Hershey Park camp grounds with a pool and lots of room to roam around. Someone even saw Pastor Chris schooling a few guys in basketball! The trip started with packing up in the pouring rain.

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Tania Santana

Jul 6, 2017

I'm Ready to Ask for Help

You and me against the world is what I always told Andrea, my 4 year old daughter who will soon be 5. Ever since I can remember, I never liked asking for help and did life alone. To me asking for help symbolized failure, it let others know that I was weak and not strong enough to get the job done. I remember there being a time where even asking a person for a quarter to complete a dollar for a soda from the vending machine was difficult. Through the years I have gotten bet

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Mike Tucci

Jun 21, 2017

A God Sized Mission

An ongoing story coming out of the Life Group "Forward" this semester is the group's focus on mission. We are being challenged to reject complacency when it comes to being actively involved in a God-sized mission. One in which it will take God to "show up" for it to be successful. In our first meeting of the year, I asked the men to share with the group a personal mission that God had called them to. Maybe I caught them on a bad night, but none of what was shared that night

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Ericka Ellerbusch

May 31, 2017

A Story From Junior Clubhouse

It's Sunday morning, I am tired. I wake up, get dressed and brush my teeth wondering, "Can I make it today? Do I have the strength, patience and love?" I honestly don't think so. Yet it is my job, my role and responsibility. I wake up my 3 children who are also tired. It is 6:15am. We get ready to get in the van. Pop the waffles in the toaster, milk in the sippy cups and we are on our way to church. It's action time! From the time I get there, until we leave at 1:15pm, I am

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Marta Borges

May 9, 2017

Marta's Story on Joining a Life Group

Live Love Laugh. That is exactly what we did. I learned how to live through Jesus Christ, and I learned how to love Jesus. I learned how to laugh with my best friend Jesus Christ. In the beginning I was very quiet, very shy. And then as the weeks passed by, I started to open up more. I learned how to share my stories and my insights. And how I used to be and how I didn't like who I was and wanted to change. I finally came to my senses this year, and said to myself this will b

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Mike Tucci

Mar 2, 2017

It's Not Ridiculous!

There are many times when I hear the message and I think, “Oh, that’s a great message for somebody else to apply” but this one was clearly tagged for me. I kept smiling throughout because I was convinced that this was so true for my life and I couldn’t wait to put the bottom line into practice. I came home and shared some of the insights with Lynn and we had a good discussion about it. Now, when I think of some chore I’m supposed to do around the house, I have to think abou

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Tania Santana

Feb 23, 2017

Tania's Story

When I came to skyline I was so confused about my relationship with Jesus. I was walking alone struggling with feeling unloved, abandoned, and discouraged. Feelings I grew up struggling with and the ones I based my decisions on. Feelings I blamed my parents for. My family was also in the middle of a crisis that was about to tear us apart. My father was living in the Dominican Republic with my mother who had early onset Alzheimer’s. My sister did not agree with the way my dad

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