A Community of Reconciliation

As we continue our series, “Reimagining the Church” Pastor Doug will be sharing from 2 Corinthians 5 about being “A Community of Reconciliation.” The Apostle Paul wrote a great deal in his letters about repairing broken relationships and there are three steps that are part of making relationships right: acknowledging where we’ve sinned or made…

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A Body with Many Parts

As we continue our series, “Reimagining the Church” Pastor Nate Ryan will be sharing from 1 Corinthians 12, where Paul writes about the image of the body of Christ. We still all have a part to play. We’re a collective whole, but each of us has a part. We’re to use our gifts, those specific…

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A Sign of the Kingdom of God

“But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.” Luke 6:35 Dr. Fred Craddock who was a great preacher and teacher of preaching and New Testament, said of…

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Households of Justice

This Sunday’s sermon is “A Household of Justice” based on Matthew 12:46-50. For Matthew, doing the will of God is what distinguishes a true disciple of Jesus and the members of his family. Doing justice for the poor and those who are vulnerable and in need and extending compassion are vital aspects of being the…

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Disciples of the Cross

This Sunday we begin our new series Reimagining the Church. Each week, we’ll explore a different New Testament image or metaphor for being disciples of Christ and the church and we begin this week with the Gospel of Mark. Mark is the oldest gospel, the first to be written, and in it Jesus calls his…

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How Does God Speak to Us?

Pastor David concludes the series, “Some End of Summer Songs,” sharing from his favorite Psalm, Psalm 19. Pastor David will be sharing with us about three ways Psalm 19 says that God reveals himself to us as he strives to have a relationship with us. Thank you for worshiping with us. If you would like…

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If You Desire Life, Do This

Pastor Doug will be sharing from Psalm 34. Psalm 34 is a great text that invites us to magnify and exalt God and worship together. It invites us to taste and see that the Lord is good and how happy are blessed are all of us who take refuge in God. It also asks the…

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The Earth is Full of God’s Steadfast Love

Who or what do you worship? Psalm 33 begins call us to worship and praise God with stringed instruments and shouts of praise. This is loud, it’s not quiet reverence – there’s a time for both in the psalms and in our worship. The psalm invites us to sing a new song because it’s important…

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It’s a Blessing to Have Our Sins Forgiven

What’s the heaviest thing you’ve ever carried? How much did it weigh? How long did you have to lift or carry it? If you go to a gym, you might see people lift several hundred pounds, but they don’t lift it for long. Sometimes it’s not how heavy something is, but how long you carry…

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