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Family Matters Last week we started a new series called, “Family Matters” by talking about the one thing every family needs. That one thing is God, the one who created family. God created family and He cares deeply about family. Our God is a God of authority and order. He has the ability to transform…

Family Matters We’ve taken quite a break from this series about the family. If you remember all the way back to the first week, we kicked off this series by talking about the one thing that matters most in every family. The one thing that every family needs. God. Every family needs God and needs to make…

Prayer of Adoration God of all time, help us enter the New Year quietly, thoughtful of who we are to ourselves and to others, mindful that our steps make an impact and our words carry power. May we walk gently. May we speak only after we have listened well. Creator of all life, help us enter the New…

I LLUST: Small boy, sent to bed, gets thirsty, dad threatens spanking - “can you bring me a drink when you come to spank me?” OR Criminal in desert and tie story What would you do for water that satisfies? FACING OUR ‘SAMARITANS’ READ John 4:1-30 Jesus is making an impact, and His enemies are not liking…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

There were two siblings, a brother and a sister, who desired to please their father. Every morning, the brother would wake up and immediately get to work. Cleaning his room, cutting the grass, repairing the roof to the shed, organizing the garage, running errands all around town. He served in community…

Two guys were out hiking and fishing in the backwoods and on their way back they all of a sudden heard a sound behind them. When they turned around there was the biggest Grizzly Bear they had ever seen. 1st guy said; “What do we do now?” 2nd guy; “Well I’ve heard just crawl up into a ball on the ground…

I have five questions for you. Do you want to thrive? Do you want to thrive in your faith? Do you want to thrive in your relationships? Do you want to thrive in your education or career? Do you want to thrive at everything you do in life? Don’t miss this. Environment is everything. Environments can be…

New as an adjective can mean “not existing before; made, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time, or it may have existed, but it is the first time you have seen or experienced it. Anew is an adverb which modifies a verb, adjective, or preposition. Anew means we “live in a new or…

There’s one thing that we can all agree on: Our world has problems! Historians have labeled the period 1830-1850 as an “age of reform.” Quickly following that was a religious social reform movement called the “Social Gospel” from about 1870-1920. One thing that all of these reform movements had in common…

The sense of humor, or joy, is your defense system to maintain your senity, and love is your plan of attack. Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain gives you 3 sets of plans of attack. The first set is about spiritual plan of attack, the second set is physical plan of attack, and the third set is identity plan of attack. Each set has roughly four instructions. Let’s take a look.

Taking a look at the forgiving and the unforgiving heart.

AN AUTOPSY OF A DEAD CHURCH Revelation 3:1-6 1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. 2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain,…

Intro – Everyone seems’ to have a mission. A mission is what gives purpose to existence. It propels people forward to great accomplishments. It shapes there life, thoughts, intents, social media posts and conversations. Mission is even what provides the reason for an institution to continue and advance.…

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…

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The best answer for those without housing is to help them to have a home! Habitat for Humanity has carried out this mission very effectively across our country, and the work of Habitat has recently been revived in our county. Rachel Kerns, who began as executive director in 2014, will provide an overview of what Habitat is doing in Portage County, and how our church is (and can be) involved.