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Friday Focus Archive

September 22, 2023
September 22, 3023 Handling the Hypocrite Galatians 2:11-21 Over the course of time, there have been things that have been passed down in my family from generation to generation.  I…
September 22, 2023
September 15, 2023
September 15, 2023 “The True Gospel” Several years ago, when standing in a grocery store checkout line, a magazine headline caught my eye – “First Successful Head Transplant.” I said…
September 15, 2023
September 8, 2023
September 8, 2023 “Get Out of Your Rut” Someone once said that a rut is nothing more than a grave with the ends kicked out. Everyone, from time to time,…
September 8, 2023
September 1, 2023
September 1, 2023 In Spirit and In Truth Confession – An Act of Worship There is a story about the war hero Sam Houston.  At one time in his life,…
September 1, 2023
August 25, 2023
August 25, 2023 “In Spirit and in Truth” It was church leader William Temple who wrote, “Worship quickens the conscience by the holiness of God, feeds the mind with the truth of God, purges…
August 25, 2023
August 18, 2023
August 18, 2023 “In Spirit and in Truth” I’m excited to start a new three-week series this coming Sunday on worship. The first message in the series will come from…
August 18, 2023
July 28, 2023
July 28, 2023 “What is that in Your Hand?” At various times in this year’s preaching calendar, we’re going to return to our “scattered series” we’re calling, “Let Me Ask…
July 28, 2023
July 21, 2023
July 21, 2023 “Summit Sunday” Thanks for keeping our Summit students and our adult leaders in your prayers this past week. We’ve received reports that their time in Branson at…
July 21, 2023
July 14, 2023
July 14, 2023 Can Christians Ever Judge? Can Christians ever judge? Or are we supposed to suspend all critical thinking, avoid all accountability, and discard all discernment? What does the…
July 14, 2023
July 7, 2023
July 7, 2023 “Where Are You?” When God asks a question, it’s not because He is seeking information or trying to gain understanding. When God asks questions, it is for…
July 7, 2023
June 30, 2023
June 30, 2023 “Special Guests: The Ryan Shaw Family” I’m very excited to share the news that Ryan and Kelly Shaw will be with us this coming Sunday morning. On…
June 30, 2023
June 23, 2023
June 23, 2023 Seeds Worth Planting This will be our final week in the study from the devotional book “One Month to Live”.   Over the past few weeks, we have…
June 23, 2023
June 16, 2023
“Learning Humility” If I had 30 days to live and I thought something was important to do in those last 30 days, wouldn’t it stand to reason that doing that…
June 16, 2023
June 9, 2023
June 9, 2023 “Love Completely” When all is said and done, relationships are all that really matter. If we were told we had 30 days to live, the value we…
June 9, 2023