Back Happy Father’s Day

...you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” -Romans 8:15b NLT   Happy Father’s Day! Everyone can be called a child of God, from the standpoint of being created by Him, and loved by Him.  But sin separates everyone from God, so we don’t naturally know God as our Father.  God sent...

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Fully Live A Life Of Love

When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, He wanted us to believe that He was sent by God, that He is the Son of God, and He is the Messiah. He did it to show us that everything that He said was true, and everything that He did was from God - and that means that all of God’s promises are fulfilled through Jesus.   Jesus is the Resurrection...

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CHRIST’S RESURRECTION AND EFFECTIVE WITNESSING

Have you ever wondered why the churches in America tend to be so weak? Why is the church so weak when the message we carry is incredibly strong and powerful? These days, we tend to be ineffective in being involved in public discourse and having a voice of mercy and grace in the midst of the challenges that we face. For many in the church of...

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A Vision of Hope With God

Do you find yourself in a place where you need some assurance that everything is going to be okay? That the struggle is not all there is? That there’s victory at the end of the road? Maybe you’re tired. Maybe it’s been a really long week. Maybe you have come to the awareness of your own insecurity, your own fallibility, your own mortality this...

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Back What’s Next?

heck out what board member, Sheila Anderson, had to say in her Spiel article from the bulletin last week: “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.”  Isaiah 40:8 As the world has been radically upended the past 16 months, many of us felt the disorientation of wondering what was coming next. Although...

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Choosing the Truth

For many, telling the truth seems to be more challenging than coming up with a lie or an excuse. Instead of coming clean or apologizing, others might find it easier to run with their mistakes. This isn't new. Ever since the earliest days in the Garden (see Genesis 3), humanity has been attempting to suppress the truth when all along, God has made...

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A Battle For The Truth

Whether you are aware of it or not, there's a battle going on. The truth that God has made known has been concealed, leading others to muddle their way through life.  God has planted eternity in your heart (Ecclesiastes 3:11) but there is an enemy that tries to keep you away from living in this truth. The quest and battle for this truth affects...

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Becoming A Household Well

In a season when there are so many things going on, it is understandable that some might feel worried and perhaps afraid when we don’t know where to draw water in order to survive. When we look at stories throughout the Bible, we see characters scrambling one way or another because they are facing tough and overwhelming situations. In 1 Kings...

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Back The Truth: Freedom not Suppression

“Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, ‘I am innocent of this man’s blood. The responsibility is yours!’” –Matthew 27:24 The Kingdom of God exhibits a very different set of values and ethos than the kingdoms of the world. The...

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The Creator and The Creation

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1   God the Creator Genesis tells us a beautiful, intricate story of how God made things into existence. For six days, God did not only craft all that there is, but He created things for His creation. He created mankind to toil the soil. He created rain to allow plants to...

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The Life Defender

Do you remember a time in your life when you felt excluded, or perhaps left out? What did that feel like? So get this, how about being on the outside looking in because you deserved it? How did that feel? As a child, we’d often have moments where we battled not only with our inner self but also pretty much everyone around us because we think we...

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Mom, Author, Leader: How Becky Enright’s Spiritual Gifts Enrich Our Community

One of our values at the Church is Step+. Guided by Jesus, we take simple steps that God uses to change the world. We love seeing that value lived out in those who worship with us! This week, we introduce you to Becky Enright, a new member who is using her spiritual gifts to follow God’s calling in amazing ways! (Interview conducted by Kirsten...

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