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Love Gave Me Hope
Even though there is no command in the New Testament to celebrate Christmas, we happily join with millions of Christians around the world in celebrating the birth of our Savior – “Joy to the world, the Lord is come!” The familiar carol also reminds us that, “the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.”But what hope was bound up in Jesus’ birth that starry night? Our hope is founded in two facts 1) Jesus (God…
Love Brought Me Peace
Every year at this time we hear Linus (in the Charlie Brown Christmas special) recite the verse from Luke 2 of the King James version – “Peace on the earth, goodwill to men.” We sing it in the carol “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear.” BUT clearly the people of earth did not experience peace the day that Jesus was born and there is anything but peace on earth today. So, what were the angels declaring that night so long…
Love Set Me Free
The Gospel is all about living in freedom—being freed from sin, shame, guilt and every kind of bondage. That’s why, early in His ministry, Jesus quoted Isaiah’s Old Testament prophecy, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed.” (Luke 4:18 ESV) Jesus made…
Love Rescued Me
Week 1 of “Love Came Down” Christmas series It is hard to keep trusting God, especially if things aren’t going well with your relationships, finances, work, health, or a myriad of other life situations and crises. In Psalm 31:1-8 King David cries out for God to rescue him. 1 In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. 2 Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be…
Love Came Down
https://970.church/invite-friend/ 2019 Christmas Sermon Series – Hard to believe that the birth of a baby could change the world for all time. But that’s the story of Christmas. God so loved the world that he sent his son to earth to demonstrate that love. As you and your family celebrate Christmas this year, don’t miss the greatest gift of Christmas – God’s love for you. You are invited to join us at 970 Church as we celebrate the first, the…
Wednesday Bible Study
Pastor Jon is teaching through books of the Bible on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm. Come let’s learn together. Childcare provided.
Galatians #breakingchains
The Apostle Paul makes a passionate defense of the essential nature of the Gospel and the grace of God in his letter to the Galatians. In his letter, Paul earnestly maintains that the true Gospel of Christ involves freedom from legalism and freedom from the power of sin. Come and experience true freedom by living by the law of Christ (love and grace) and living dependent on the Holy Spirit. #breakingchains
This is Love
For every person, there will, one day when they eat their last meal, breathe their last breath, and speak their last words. In many ways, what we say at the end can reveal what we were in life, what we stood for, lived for. Sometimes people don’t know that they are uttering their last words. Michael Jackson, leaving practice for his “This Is It” concert, said, “This is it. . . . This really is it!” He died shortly after…
Robby Dawkins
Robby is a fifth-generation pastor who was born to missionary parents in Japan. Robby had an early start in ministry. In his father’s church, he began a children’s ministry at the age of 12, and became the youth minister at 16 years old. Robby says, “I knew from a young age that God had called me into ministry. My parents say that from the age of 2, I told people that I would grow up and be a missionary.” In…
Urban Legends – debunking spiritual myths
SPOILER ALERT – Elvis has not been in the witness protection program since 1977, Mr. Rogers was not a Navy seal and Walt Disney is not cryogenically frozen waiting for medical technology to bring him back to life. Those are all urban legends. Unfortunately, so are some of the things that Christians believe. We’re going to carefully look at what the Scriptures say about some pretty commonly held beliefs. Don’t be offended by the topic list. Instead, come and evaluate…
God With Us (an Advent series)
On that first Christmas night, the most amazing thing happened. God came to us. He was called Immanuel, which means God with us. And at 970 Church we believe God is still with us bringing hope, joy, love, and peace in all of life. This Christmas season, start a new tradition and join us as we celebrate not just a holiday but Immanuel, God with Us, the true meaning of Christmas. Please join us for this special Advent Series Sundays…
REBAR – What’s holding your faith together?
When we were planning this series on the basic underpinnings of the Christian faith the image of a building’s foundation came to mind. I’ve been involved with construction projects most of my life and I quickly learned that it is critical to build on a solid foundation. Most get inpatient just working on the stuff that’s below ground. Stuff that no one sees but that everything depends on. The most common foundation material is concrete. But concrete by itself is not suitable for…