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Introduction: It takes a village to raise a child…or does it? This is an oftentimes cited statement (thought to be an old African proverb) by our culture that seeks to try to force its own ideas into the minds of our children. Who has the responsibility for raising children? The government? The public…

Learning the Family Business It’s become less and less common that a child learns their life trade from their parents. In past history, the majority of people in the world would learn what would become their career, or life’s work, at home and from their parents. A child raised on the farm would learn…

ONE ANOTHER Today’s one another focus on living in harmony with one another or a shorter version is unity. Chapter 14 and the 1st ½ of 15 are one extended discussion about how to get along with people in the church who disagree with you on something you feel passionate about. UNITY IS MORE IMPORTANT…

Sometimes at these services I feel a little bit like Moses. I need an Aaron to speak for me. :) I find it very interesting how God gives us dreams, glimpses of what he is doing, long before he does it. Years ago I began to observe two trends that really disturbed me. The first trend was that my peers,…

We are reminded that God graciously promises He will return. We are encouraged to look around us and be a witness.

When Gilead, Eastern Israel, became desparate, they sought help from the bandit Jephthah to lead them in the battle against their enemies. In return, he would be their ruler. But does great skill in battle make for a great leader? Join us as we discover the tragic consequences of promoting bad character.

One of the problems many people are facing today is loneliness. It’s ironic that you can be surrounded by people, even friends or family, and still feel lonely. You may feel that no one understands what you’re going through, or that there is no one you can turn to for help. God has promised, however,…

Harakeke whetū Looking for Matariki craft found the harakeke whetū - flax stars https://thissplendidshambles.com/harakeke-whetu-flax-stars-diy/ four woven strands can’t see where one begins and the other ends struck me that this is an image of covenant What is a covenant? promise or blessing that shapes…

Children’s Sermon Hold up a bag of seeds How many of you know what these are? Seeds What do seeds do? They grow stuff Why did God create plants in a way that they could grow more? So we don’t run out Did you know that God created people the same way? He created us to make more people. God has given you…

The Christian story - the human story- begins with relatively simple instructions. And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves…

Serving as Pastor Is a calling, privilege, opportunity, blessing and block of history that I have had opportunity to work out in several locations. Rainier, Oregon, my home congregation: Where I was brought up since age 9 through Sunday School and Youth Class, taught by Clyde Wemmer, Orville Harrison,…

Opening prayer, dedication Music ministry Shout to the Lord 354 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms Spirit Lead Me Doxology Word of God - Liturgist Message : “In One Place” I think we would all agree that our lives are full There is more to do in less time than it will take to do “it”, whatever “it” is And…

Intro; Former President George H.W. Bush was asked this question, “What is your greatest accomplishment in life? ” President Bush might have mentioned his success during World War 2 as a Navy pilot. He might have called to mind his 8 years as Vice President under Ronald Reagan. He might have mentioned…

Recovering That Which Was Lost 2 Kings 6:1-7 Here we see the one of the accounts of Elisha the prophet. This was not to long after the prophet Elijah had been taken up in a whirlwind. As many of you know, Elijah was one of the greatest prophets in the Old Testament. Elisha had taken the mantle, both…

(S1) Ask parents—all that has been done for children would fill this room. How well did we teach them what it means to put their trust in God and follow Jesus? I could have done more Making disciples in the church — Discipleing children — Is it solely the churches responsibility? SERIES—It STARTS at…

Welcome- Prepare hearts and Worship Call to Worship see Col 3:1-17 Prayer Worship through Song Sermon Introduction In the second half of the book of Ephesians Paul is teaching how important that it is that believers live out their lives filled with the Holy Spirit of God. Believers who walk in this will…

I’m so grateful to be able to worship with you all in person again. It was just almost three years ago when we worshipping virtually. What a weird time that was, and likely we will continue to talk think about it for years to come. It was so funny to me that just last year my son had a school spirit…

His Name Was Peter. His name was Peter. Peter was Intelligent. The picture here is of him on his school's drafting team. He was the kind of kid who would not stand out in a crowd. Had a commodore 64, played dungeons and dragons, liked shooting hoops, and throwing a baseball, but never played organized…

Question Card Before I review last week’s message, I want to take just a few minutes to answer a question card that was turned in last Sunday morning. The question is about Colossians 3:17 . Notice that at the end of the verse it says, “giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” The question is whether…

1 Timothy 6:12 Last week we pointed out a couple of things that we must keep in mind as we “fight the good fight of faith.” We mentioned the real enemy is Satan, the devil. He is our adversary - he is the one that is seeking to devour and destroy us. We mentioned that he has many tactics, but a couple…

The importance of Fathers Daughters of single parents without a Father involved are 53% more likely to marry as teenagers, 711% more likely to have children as teenagers, 164% more likely to have a pre-marital birth and 92% more likely to get divorced themselves. Adolescent girls raised in a 2 parent…

There is an epidemic of fatherlessness in our country. It is estimated that nearly 1 in 4 children in America are growing up in fatherless homes. I want to share some staggering data with you. 85% of children with behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes. 85% of all youths in prison come from…

Intro: As Peter starts to draw his letter to a close, he focuses his attention on the responsibilities of the leaders of the Church. That being said… if you are here today and are not considered a “leader of the Church” such as a Deacon, Elder, or Sunday School teacher… please don’t think you are off…

We are finishing our Back to School Series today as we discuss Team Spirit. I don’t know about you but our school had horrible team spirit even though we were awesome in football, so in our senior year, a group of us Seniors decided to take matters into our own hands. Each week we would introduce a new…

Growing up, we had three big holidays. Resurrection Sunday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. We did some things for Memorial Day and Fourth of July. But the big three were the big three. Each different. Each distinct. I’ve departed from my family by squishing them all together, but that is beside the point.…