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Let’s begin with a word of prayer. Heavenly Father, As we gather here today, we come before You with hearts open to receive Your Word. We recognize that Your Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. We invite Your Holy Spirit to be our guide and our teacher as we delve into the truths of Your…

9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. 11 Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what…

Today we continue a series that we started last week called Jesus is Greater. I want to look at the thought today, Jesus is Greater than your sin. We are continuing throughout this series in the book of Colossians. Let me encourage you for these next few weeks to study the book of Colossians while we…

Opening Prayer And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope…

Good afternoon. I hope that everyone has had a wonderful and blessed weekend so far. It's truly a blessing to gather with you once again as we continue our journey along "The Path of Healing: Exploring the Beatitudes." In this series, we've been uncovering the profound ways in which the Beatitudes, found…

1 I waited patiently for the Lord ; he inclined to me and heard my cry. 2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the…

What is Christmas It all started in the garden where Adam willfully sinned. And just as Adam rebelled against God so has all of mankind. And just like Adam our rebellion is not just some minor misunderstanding easily taken care of. Our rebellion is radical and incessant. But our rebellion has been countered…

Heavenly Father, As we gather today, we come before Your presence with humble hearts. We acknowledge Your sovereignty and grace, and we thank You for the privilege of worshiping You. Lord, as we prepare to hear Your word, open our hearts and minds. Help us to see the truth in Your message and the significance…

God, in His mercy and love, provided a remedy for sin - the sacrifice of His Son. Jesus "released us from our sins by His blood" (REv.1:5) and by His "one offering...perfected for all time those who are sanctified" (Heb.10:14). Join Pastor Steve as he shows how God reconciled sinners to Himself from 2 Corinthians 5:21.

I assume that everyone here has been around little kids at Christmas time. I know, we just went through easter, so we really shouldn’t be talking about Christmas. However, it fits, just go with me. All those presents are under the Christmas tree. The kids have been itching to open them. Finally, the…

This morning I am very excited to bring a challenge to you. It has been on my heart for some time, and it has to do with evangelism. I want to challenge all of us to move forward in our hearts and actions to become people who truly love and commit to our part in the great commission. So we are going…

Today we are concluding this series called Bridge Builders. This is our fourth week talking about forgiveness and unity. We talked about needing blueprints and tools to complete the bridge. Last week we talked about there are times that we need to rebuild, start all over, mistakes are made. And today…

Restoring Fellowship 15 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three…

Did He forgive you? The freeing of a person from guilt and its consequences, including punishment; usually as an act of favour, compassion or love, with the aim of restoring a broken personal relationship. Forgiveness can involve both the remission of punishment and the cancellation of debts. Manser,…

I have some good news and some bad news for you today. The good news is that studies show there is an overall decrease in divorce rate over the last ten years. The divorce rate in the U.S. was only 2.5 per 1,000 people. In 2011 it was 4 per 1,000 people. However, the bad news is the marriage rate has…

Good morning! It's such a joy to gather together again. Whether you're joining us in person or tuning in online, we're so grateful for your presence today. As we embark on this journey together through our sermon series on the 'Redeemed: Understanding the Savior's Work of Salvation,' I pray that our…

This morning we begin a new sermon series on Romans 5-8 called United with Christ. One of the main purposes of this series will be to explore the wonders of our salvation. I invite you to go on a journey of exploration and discovery. It will be like an treasure hunt in a far away land. At times our study…

14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed…

GO to SLIDE: Creation Creation Let there be light Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear. Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed,…

18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.…

Does this sound familiar: “"If you're in a dispute with another party and you can't seem to work things out, don't take the law into your own hands; you take 'em to court," This was the tagline stated by the host of the courtroom reality show in the 80-90’s called the People’s Court. Some of you will…

Ephesians 2:1-9 Today we continue our series on the Truth about Forgiveness. If we are going to talk about forgiveness we have to come to an understanding of what it is we are being asked to do. If you asked three people what forgiveness you might very well get three answers. But the truth is I don’t…

Intro: Review: I. The Command to Married Believers (vs. 10-11) A. Paul teaches how Marriage among Believers reflects Christ and the gospel In the end, the scope of the covenant of marriage is that God would be honored in his creation and his character would be reflected in those who love him. In the…

The New Man Onesimus is a new man, a new creation born from above, adopted into the family Onesimus has changed from being a useless slave to a useful brother in the eyes of God Onesimus was a sinner on his way to hell someone not deserving of anything good like the rest of the human race, a blind beggar…

Introduction One of the greatest changes in animals is that of a worm to a butterfly. It is always on the topic of study as a child because it creates a great wonder of how this happens. I looked it up this week and discovered there are 4 stages of life for a butterfly. Simply put, and I know some of…