The Hands of God

One of our most favorite guest preachers, Rev. Dr. Vic Scalise, with a message about love, faith, difficult times, and the hands of God. “Every time we think of you, we thank God for you. Day and night you’re in our prayers as we call to mind your work of faith, your labor of love,…

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When Seeing Isn’t Believing

Hearing is crucial to faith because John’s Gospel was written for people who lived after Jesus had been physically present so hearing was more vital to coming to faith than seeing. Mary Magdalene is the pattern for Christians in later generations including ourselves who come to know Christ on the basis of what we hear…

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When You Look at Jesus, What Do You See?

For John, Jesus’ crucifixion will reveal the glory of God by displaying the depths of God’s love for the world. One observer noted, “The people were correct in perceiving that Jesus is a warrior king, but they are wrong in the way they understand the battle he will wage. The weapon Jesus will wield during…

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A Matter of Life and Death

We see Jesus as both God and Man. In the book of John, we see Jesus as a human being. Jesus was filled with emotions: sadness, anger, joy, hunger, fatigue, and of course love – like us. [powerpress] Video and full text available on our Messages page.

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God’s Great Love for Us

Many of us struggle with accepting God’s love. Many of us realize we don’t feel we deserve God’s love. Many of us struggle with the thought that God could love us. Because we know deep, down inside we have constantly gone our own way. We know we are selfish individuals. If we are truly honest…

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Overcoming Evil with Good

Romans 12 is a tremendous chapter. After spending the first eleven chapters of Romans sharing his theology, in chapter 12, Paul describes what it looks like to lead our lives under the influence of grace as we live out what Christians say we believe. [powerpress] Video and full text available on our Messages page.

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The Church For Which He Returns

Special guest preacher, Rev. Clive Calver. “His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” The Gospel of John 2:5 [powerpress] Video and full text available on our Messages page.

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Grow Through What You Go Through

Paul describes in Romans 5:3-5 the relationship of suffering, endurance, character, and hope with God’s love and the Holy Spirit that’s been given to us. The thought occurred to me as I meditated on these verses that at the heart of it is the encouragement to grow through what you go through. The more I…

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The Value of Wisdom

What we see in the human race as a whole is what we see in ourselves. Sometimes we act wisely, unselfishly, compassionately, and out of concern for others, other times we may be greedy and selfish and only think of ourselves, other times we may be harsh and unmerciful. [powerpress] Video and full text available…

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