Sermons
Hope Over Fear
Our worship series this month is Fear Not, and the underlying idea is when we’re facing situations that might cause us to feel fearful or afraid, we can choose a different response. We can choose to focus on hope, peace, joy, love, and the good news of great joy of Christ’s birth and all it…
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Follow the Call, God Will Do The Rest
This Sunday, we welcome Dr. Bill and Ann Clemmer, Regional Consultants and DR Congo. Ann and Bill reside in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on the Congo-Rwanda border where they serve as career mission workers serving with partners, HEAL Africa and IMA World Health, in the town of Goma. Bill provides support to…
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Are You Using What You’ve Been Given?
There have been many stories told and movies made about what happens when a person goes away leaving others the responsibility for taking care of something or someone. Will the person who has been entrusted with the house, the car, or the task fulfill that responsibility? Will they blow it, and if they do, can…
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Be Prepared
In Matthew 25:1-13, Jesus tells a story comparing ten bridesmaids waiting for a groom to arrive to kick off a wedding celebration to his disciples waiting for his return. The parable is a lesson about the value of preparedness over planning when it comes to the future. This is true whether we’re waiting for the…
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Descend into Greatness
In our series “Getting Ready for the King,” so far we’ve talked about having our priorities straight and giving to God what belongs to God. Last week we discussed the Great Commandment and the importance of loving God and our neighbors. Putting God first, and loving God and people are part of being ready for…
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The Great Commandment – Do the Most Important Thing
This Sunday Pastor Doug continues the series called “Getting Ready for the King.” If you were asked to go to your local middle school and give a speech about the Most Important Thing to Do in Life, what would you talk about? If a person who was struggling to find purpose asked you that question…
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What Belongs to God – Have your Priorities Straight
This Sunday Pastor Doug will begin a series called “Getting Ready for the King.” The scriptures and themes in the coming weeks will come from Matthew chapters 22-25 in the critical days after Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on what Christians call Palm Sunday and before his betrayal and arrest on Thursday. This Sunday, our focus…
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Ending the Famine of Friendship
This Sunday Pastor Doug will be talking about friends and how invaluable they are in enriching our life. Proverbs 17:17 declares, “A friend loves at all times,” and we see from the experience of Job that friends sit with us in our grief, suffering, and pain. There is a great need for friendship in our…
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Celebrating the Life of Rev. Dr. Victor F. Scalise, Jr.
We thank you for joining us in Celebrating the Life of Rev. Dr. Victor F. Scalise, Jr. (May 21, 1932 — September 15, 2023). Pastor Doug and Jill, Suzanne, Carolyn and all of their family thank you for your prayers, cards, emails, and texts throughout this time. Download or print the Bulletin Obituary – online…
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