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This is The Way – Devo Day 34

Yesterday (Psalm 119:81-88) the psalmist said that the hardships he was experiencing and the adversaries that opposed him ALMOST wiped out his faith. But, by the end of the stanza, he has reasserted his confidence and dependence on the Word of God. It was a sobering reminder that our faith is always under attack. Satan didn’t tempt Adam and Eve to commit a sin; he only tempted them to doubt His Word. So what is faith anyway? Faith is the…

This is The Way – Devo Day 21

Zayin – PSALM 119:49-56 49 Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. 50 This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life. 51 The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law. 52 When I think of your rules from of old, I take comfort, O LORD. 53 Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked, who forsake your law. 54 Your statutes have been…

This is The Way – Devo Day 16

The Example of Christ We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the…

This is The Way – Devo Day 12

Daleth – Psalm 119:25-32 25 My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word! 26 When I told of my ways, you answered me; teach me your statutes! 27 Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works. 28 My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word! 29 Put false ways far from me and graciously teach me your law! 30 I have chosen the…

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…

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…

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…

Easter 2018

2,000 years ago the world was changed forever! Jesus rose up from the grave, alive to continue his mission to reconcile all of creation back to the Father. He had died for our sins and broke the power of sin. And now He defeated death and proved that the grave could not hold him. It is at Easter that we celebrate His great victory over death and look forward to that day when He returns and all of creation enters into new…