DECEMBER 2023
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THE SEASON OF ADVENT
Advent is a four-week season of reflective preparation for Christ's Nativity at Christmas and Christ's expected return in the Second Coming. Each week of Advent focuses on a different theme - hope, peace, joy, and love. We hope you will enjoy each message that is shared during this Advent season. Our hope is that the Spirit of Christ will bring you His hope, peace, joy, and love this day and always.
"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14
JUNE-AUGUST 2023
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FAMOUS FIRST WORDS
The FIRST words spoken by a person are often just as noteworthy and memorable as the last words.
During this Sermon Series, our ministerial staff will examine the first words of several Old Testament and New Testament biblical leaders and what makes their words so famous. What we say with our words makes a difference.
Jesus Christ speaks hope, "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." -John16:33
JANUARY - APRIL 2023
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FAMOUS LAST WORDS
The last dying words spoken by a person are often noteworthy and memorable.
During this Sermon Series, our ministerial staff will examine the last words of several Old Testament and New Testament biblical leaders and what makes their words so famous. What we say with our words makes a difference.
"I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Praise be to you, O Lord."
- Psalm 119:11-12a
DECEMBER 2022
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QUESTIONING CHRISTMAS
Advent is about waiting, not to see what we get for Christmas or to celebrate Christmas, but to make sure we are ready for Advent 2, the return of Christ. Advent is a time for remembering and relecting on the coming of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Help us to see what Christmas is all about. The sweet, difficult, amazing, miraculous story of the Word become flesh, of the eternal Son of God coming to earth as a vulnerable human baby, to fulfill God's plan for the salvation of humankind. Nothing is too difficult, too messy, or too dirty for You. The gift of hope, joy, peace, and love is real each day in Christ Jesus.
Follow this Sermon Series and discover the true meaning of Advent and Christmas as God our Father planned. Be open to God's moving in your life this season of preparing for Christ's coming again; the return to the earth in an unmistakable way in power and glory.
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2022
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PASTORAL EPISTLES
The pastoral epistles are a group of three books of the New Testament: 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus. They are presented as letters from Paul the Apostle to Timothy and to Titus, who were pastoral leaders needing guidance from God in the form of these 3 letters from their pastoral mentor, Paul.
More than just personal notes, the early church saw the value of these letters for all of God's people in identifying good spiritual leadership and were led to recognize them as part of the Spirit-inspired New Testament writings.
Follow this Sermon Series and discover the significance of Paul's writing to each believer and follower of Jesus Christ. Be open to God's moving in your personal life.
SEPTEMBER 2022
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FAITH FULL: FUELING YOUR FAITH IN A WORLD ON EMPTY
Jesus invited his first century followers and he invites you and me to follow him, to live a life that reflects confidence in, or faith in God. As it turns out, as you read the Old and New Testament, that God is most honored by living, not just in our heads, or in our hearts, by living active here-and-now faith. When we choose to live an active daily faith: choosing to forgive, choosing to follow up, choosing to step in, choosing to be compassionate, choosing to be generous, choosing to respond like Jesus, our active faith intersects with God's faithfulness and our faith grows.
But believing without doing results in a frail, failing, flailing, fragile faith. Jesus didn't invite people to simply believe things. He invited people and he invites us to follow him. He invites us to ask this question, "What would I do, if I was absolutely confident that God was actually with me?"
Follow this Sermon Series and discover your answer to this question. Get ready to have your faith filled.
AUGUST 2022
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DIVINE DIRECTIONS: THE POWER TO BECOME
Master the decisions that will make your life everything God wants it to be. Every day we make choices. And those choices accumulate and eventually become our life story. What would your life look like if you became an expert at making those choices? Learn how the choices that are in your power, if aligned with biblical principles, will lead to a life you've never imagined.
Divine Directions will help you seek wisdom, feel confident in the right choice, and encourages you with principles for trusting God with your decisions.
What story do you want to tell about yourself? God is dedicated to the wonderful plan He's laid out for you. The achievable and powerful steps in Divine Directions take you there one step at a time, big or small.
MAY - JULY 2022
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WORDLE: KEY WORDS FOR LIFE TODAY
Our world fixates on words - from old school Scrabble to "Words with Friends" to the way the game "Wordle" has taken over our culture. But our words are not just a game... they have great impact on our lives! In this series, we will look more deeply into words from God's word that He put there on purpose to bless and guide us. We will investigate, study, and apply the truth of God's word and the words He uses to do so.
APRIL-MAY 2022
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CHASING CARROTS: THE ENDLESS PURSUIT OF MORE
What’s your carrot?
What really makes for a happy life? A dream job, a bigger house, or a new relationship? If you’re always hungry for the next big thing, but frustrated because it never seems to satisfy, it’s time to hop off the treadmill and chase after something real.
FEBRUARY-MARCH 2022
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THE INFLUENCERS
You can influence others for good or evil, but not so much because we intentionally set out to do so. The Book of Daniel is full of challenging stories. In all these stories we see it is God reigning behind all these events; God is the greatest influencer. Daniel is a Book of trust, faith, hope, and commitment to God and God's committed faithfulness to His people.