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We are surrounded by bad news . It is everywhere we want to look. As I just read the headlines of the news from many sources each day I can be drawn in, not by the good nature of things but the eye catching negative story. Our thoughts become actions. Given enough time the thoughts which we think become…

Is there a difference between a wound and a scar? I have physical scars on my body - and everyone of them comes with a story. Some I remember better than others, you know sometimes it depends on whether I hit my head against something or just how long ago it happened. These are physical scars. And there…

Being a neighbor is to love across difference.

Life stinks sometimes. M Scott Peck states, “Mental health is dedication to reality at all costs.” This is one of those “easy said than done” concepts of life. Throughout all of Scripture we see the people of God, whether individuals or groups, who are committed to God and this principle. In fact, I…

The Trial Of Jesus Luke is the defence attorney for Jesus’ Messiah-ship Because of today’s celebration the feast of first fruits/ resurrection Sunday we are skipping to the end of the book of Luke but Luke still is giving us a defence as to Jesus being the Messiah the one who comes from God the Father…

Jesus invites us into a wholehearted life in which we can love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength.

Join us today as we answer the question, can you really sweat drops of blood?

Belonging to Christ and His community anchors and empowers us even in teh face of doubts of fears.

Nobody likes waiting, especially if it’s waiting for something bad to end. It may be physical suffering, it may be emotional trauma, it may be painful circumstances beyond our control. Whatever is causing us distress, we just want it to be over with as quickly as possible. Earlier in the letter James…

Christmas Together for All the People, Good News, God’s Purpose, God’s Love, God’s Presence

Seeing Jesus changes everything in life Blinded by Expectations 31 Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. Moses and Elijah 32 He will be delivered over to the Gentiles. They will…

Someone once said, I don’t worry. I just do painful thinking. Was anyone worried in the 2nd half last week? 4th quarter? We live in the day of quick cash, the mad dash, and a lot of Stress. We have all sorts of self help books that talk about reducing stress, but as smart as we think we are, all we have…

“Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb in the midst of the throne…

In this message we examine what love truly is by looking at God's definition of it in I Cor. 13

Introduction Good morning and we are glad that each one of you are here to worship with us in Spirit and Truth this morning one verse at a time. HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! Well here we are in the midst of the summer time and there are many gone today traveling and 📷spending time with family and friends. So…

To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. 1 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long, “Where…

Scene 1: Demons; let’s not make the mistake of overemphasising their power or discounting their existence, demons are real! From the Garden of Eden in Genesis to Satan’s doom in Revelation, the pages of Scripture are filled with references to evil supernatural beings who oppose God and His purposes.…

Introduction Today we begin the book of James. This book is one full of wisdom literature. It has been called the wisdom literature of the New Testament and I couldn’t agree more. We see right off the start that it is seeking to build you up and help us understand trials of various kinds we will face.…

Psalm 103:1-5 A local Chamber of Commerce invited a local pastor to offer the blessing at a banquet that set to honor local elected officials. The master of ceremonies in the fluster of the program forgot to call for the prayer and didn’t discover the mistake until the meal was nearly over. He was embarrassed…

This morning we look at a short passage that contains some of Luke’s first accounts of Jesus healing people. We looked a few weeks ago at Jesus rebuking a demon and casting him out of a man in the synagogue. Our passage today is a continuance of the narrative of events that happened the same day. So…

Your Best Life Now Ha-Foke Bah Hebrew Ha-Foke Bah English What brings true meaning to your life? The kind of meaning that satisfies you emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually. Meaning that leaves you shaking your head and feeling like no matter how hard you just worked on this thing, you feel…

Introduction Good morning Connect Community. I so look forward to the future where we can worship again all of our church family; a complete church family in one space. But as we gather today from our couch or our easy chairs I ask you to embrace this time, remember it, seek to keep some of what we have…

This morning we look at a short passage that contains some of Luke’s first accounts of Jesus healing people. We looked a few weeks ago at Jesus rebuking a demon and casting him out of a man in the synagogue. Our passage today is a continuance of the narrative of events that happened the same day. So…

Two psychologists, Dr. Robert A. Emmons of the University of California, Davis, and Dr. Michael E. McCullough of the University of Miami, have done much of the research on gratitude. In one study, they asked all participants to write a few sentences each week, focusing on particular topics. One group…