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November 15, 2024
November 15, 2024 To Clarify and Comfort Bible prophecy can be confusing and alarming. However, when we focus on the non-negotiables, three clear realities appear. – There will be a…
November 15, 2024
November 8, 2024
November 8, 2024 Encouraging the Believers I really like encouragement!  I like to give it and I like to receive it!  When I remember the people that had the biggest…
November 8, 2024
November 1, 2024
November 1, 2024 All in the Family The TV show All in the Family highlighted a New York city family that was plagued by drama and dysfunction. The comedy was…
November 1, 2024
October 25, 2024
October 25, 2024 The Hope of the Resurrection In 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Paul writes to the believers at Thessalonica, “Comfort one another with these words.” The comforting words Paul had…
October 25, 2024
October 18, 2024
October 18, 2024 Affectionate Care and Fervent Prayer I hope you’re appreciating our current sermon series out of Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians. In week one, we focused on how…
October 18, 2024
October 11, 2024
October 11, 2024 Sometimes the best conversations with friends and family center around the question, “Do you remember…?”  It might be some funny event that you shared.  It might be…
October 11, 2024
October 4, 2024
October 4, 2024 How the Gospel Works I’ve done a lot of flying over the years and I find it interesting how passengers treat the pre-flight safety message. When you…
October 4, 2024
September 27, 2024
September 27, 2024 “How to Know Your Faith is Real” (Part 2) When people ask, “How can I know if my faith is real?” they’re usually asking, “How can I…
September 27, 2024
September 20, 2024
September 20, 2024 How to Know Your Faith is Real If someone asked, “How can I know if my faith is real?” What would you tell them? Could you help…
September 20, 2024
September 13, 2024
September 13, 2024 “What the Enemy Wants” Who is this enemy? The Bible tells us our enemy is Satan, whose name means “adversary.” He is also referred to as “the…
September 13, 2024
September 6, 2024
September 6, 2024 Words! Our words are powerful! They can bring life and, sadly, they can bring death. I believe Sunday’s message will be practical and helpful for any follower…
September 6, 2024
August 30, 2024
August 30, 2024 “Make Him Known” The Bible is one story through which God is trying to make Himself known.  Be it through His covenants, His prophets, His promises, or…
August 30, 2024
August 23, 2024
August 23, 2024 “If Not Now, When? My sermon title takes me back to when I was younger and living under my parents’ roof. I don’t know about you, but…
August 23, 2024
August 16, 2024
August 16, 2024 Blind Spots: We All Have Them I heard of a woman who was recently ticketed for causing an accident. Exasperated with her argument the policeman finally said,…
August 16, 2024
August 9, 2024
August 9, 2024 “Mobilizing Prayer” This coming Sunday we’ll have the privilege of hearing from Ryan and Kelly Shaw. The Shaw’s are one of our supported missionary families and we’re…
August 9, 2024