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What Are You Looking Forward To?
“When we’re in those wilderness and desert moments in our lives when God seems distant, hope is merely a glimmer, and faith is hanging on by a thread, we can come back to Isaiah 35 with its images of glad lands, blooming deserts, all kinds of redemptive reversals, sighing and sorrow fleeing away, and ransomed…
Read MoreThe Resilience of a Shoot
Pastor Doug shares about Advent being the season of hope and a time to remember that if we’ve got Jesus in our heart and life, we’ve got hope no matter what else happens in life or in death. Click to listen: Click this link to get a printable version: The Resilience of a Shoot…
Read MoreGetting Ready for Christmas – Hope
As Christians, we will face many hardships and crises. The good thing is that we are not alone. We have Jesus with us. We know how the story will end. We know that Jesus will be ruler over all, and we will live for eternity with Him where there will be no more pain or…
Read MoreSeeing & Following God’s Ways – Message Series
“From ages past no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who works for those who wait for him.” Isaiah 64:4 Waiting is not something that comes easily to many people; some of us hate waiting. Yet waiting is part of life and something we do all…
Read MoreGiving Thanks Even When You Don’t Feel Like It
It is easier in many ways to blame our circumstances or other people for our failure to find anything still to rejoice about, but we still choose our attitude every day. As Pastor Chuck Swindoll wrote: “I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude.…
Read MoreThe Proper Way to Prepare for a Wedding
Imagine how you’d feel if you were getting married, or as the mother or father of the bride or groom, to go through all the work and preparations of hosting a wedding and having the joyful expectation of a wonderful celebration, but then everyone you invited declined to come, didn’t even respond, or worse. Click…
Read MoreIt All Belongs to God
Jesus frequently speaks about money and material possessions and whether we use them faithfully, honestly, and generously, or unfaithfully, dishonestly, and selfishly. What Jesus says is just as relevant as when he first spoke these words. Click to listen: Click this link to get a printable version: It All Belongs to God Jesus…
Read MoreCalled to Be Saints
Living as saints isn’t easy. It takes courage to try and be a saint. But… We don’t want to wait until we are moments from death to see the value of God’s invitation to be saints. To be saints begins with a faith founded on and supported by Jesus and the cross and what it…
Read MoreResponding to God’s Call in Our Life
We were so blessed to welcome Rev. Ramzy Asfour! This Sunday as we complete the series You Can Make a Difference. (This week there is no text, just video and audio.) Click to listen:
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