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This is The Way – Devo Day 11
Have you ever noticed how hard, crazy hard, it is to change your habits and life? It’s February, how are you doing on your New Years’ resolutions? Why do you think that no matter how much you want to change, no matter how beneficial the change would be, we almost always fail or come up critically short? Patterns and habits of life (even dysfunctional and addictive) are burned into our brains making them almost impossible sometimes for us to change…
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
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…
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…
Slaying Giants
When the Israelite spies came back from the Promised Land they reported that it was filled with giants. Their inheritance was inhabited. Most wanted to follow the majority report and give up. After all, it’s a big world and there are lots of easier places to settle. Milk and honey would probably be too rich a diet anyway. What’s wrong with water and mana? But isn’t that how it is for us too? There are often giants keeping us from entering…
Killing Kryptonite
You Can Destroy What Steals Your Strength Just like Superman, who can leap over any hurdle and defeat every foe, followers of Christ have the supernatural ability to conquer the challenges we face. But the problem for both Superman and us is there’s a kryptonite that steals our strength. Of course, both Superman and kryptonite are fictional. But spiritual kryptonite is not. In Killing Kryptonite, John Bevere reveals what this kryptonite is, why it’s compromising our communities, and how to…
Who Are You, REALLY?
How would you answer the question – Who Are You, REALLY? Some of us would immediately think of their occupation, what they do for a living. Some would think of their family position, father, mother, husband, wife. Some would find their answer in their ethnicity, nationality or family of origin. Some would find their identity in what they’ve done, their accomplishments or their failures. And then some would focus on their skills or talents. While all of these certainly contribute…
FirePower
The Holy Spirit is the most misunderstood member of the Trinity – which explains the “power outage” in the Church today and in the lives of so many Christians! If you are tired of living a powerless life. If you are hungry for a fresh touch of God’s Spirit, then tap into FirePower this Spring. For the 50 days leading up to Easter we will be seeking a deeper encounter and relationship with the Holy Spirit through anointed preaching and…
Believe – sermon series
What we believe and why matters. Most people don’t realize how their beliefs shape them and their life. What we believe changes the way we perceive the world around us What we believe impacts the way we think What we believe influences the choices we make What we believe is revealed in the way we act and live What we believe guides our relationships What we believe is the basis for our self image and value What we believe shapes…
Believe for Greater Things – 2016 Prayer Focus
As we look toward the New Year, many of us face great challenges, concerns, and needs as well as great opportunities. Some of those things may seem impossible, and, frankly, without God’s help, most probably are. That is where prayer and believing come in. We serve an amazing God who is able to do immeasurably more than we could ever imagine as we trust in Him. So, at the beginning of this year, we will be taking time to believe…
Good or God
Good or God starting Wednesday, 11/11, at 6:30 pm Our Life Groups are in a new video study called, Good or God based on a book by John Bevere. Why Good Without God Isn’t Enough. BUT if it’s good, it must be God. Right? These days the terms good and God seem synonymous. We believe what’s generally accepted as good must be in line with God’s will. Generosity, humility, justice—good. Selfishness, arrogance, cruelty—evil. The distinction seems pretty straightforward. But is that all there is to…
Not A Fan
Not A Fan starting Wednesday, 9/23, 6:30 pm We all have junctures in life where an interest becomes a career, a hobby turns into a business, a recreational sport turns into a profession or a romantic relationship becomes a marriage. In those moments there are life altering decisions that are made. Questions that must be answered like: Is this a hobby or a business? Is this just interesting or a real passion? Is this just for fun or for something more? Am…