theAlley's Podcast: Recent Episodes

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Sunday messages from theAlley church, located in Cottage Grove MN.

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6/14/20

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Talking about the prophet Elijah - An extraordinary man with a nature just like ours.

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Pastor Ben talks about our willingness to lean in to Jesus.

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Pastor Ben preaches on the powerful prayer found in the last two verses of Psalm 139.

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Michael Johnson teaches on the 3 aspects of worship.

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Recording of church at home - 5/10/20

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Recording of the service live stream on 4/19/20

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Recording of the service live stream on Good Friday

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Recording of the service live stream on 4/12

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Recording of the service live stream on 4/5

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Recording of the service live stream on 3/29

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Recording of the service live stream on 3/22

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Mitch Meyer teaches on the Book of Leviticus and how the word of God reveals to us the Holiness and Presence of God ultimately in the person of Jesus.

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We continue reading through Exodus and see how it points to Jesus... He is the Final Tabernacle!

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Pastor Ben Gonzales teaches on God's provision for Israel in Exodus 16 and how Jesus is the true bread that satisfies.

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Pastor Ben Gonzales preaches on Exodus Chapter 1. God's promise is still active and finds its greatest fulfillment in the person of Jesus who died so that we might be set free from the bondage of sin.

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Jesus is the comma of the Bible

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God wants us to see how he puts himself in impossible situations and yet finds a way to keep his covenant promises.

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Mitch Meyer delivers a message based on the first few chapters in the book of Genesis.

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What is a follower of Christ supposed to do in uncertain times? Pastor Ben talks about the example set by the early Christian church.

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Pastor Carl Johnson reminds us of God's ultimate purpose for our lives - to share the Gospel with those around us.

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Pastor Ben Gonzales teaches on how to celebrate Christmas by understanding the gift.  Understanding why Christ came helps us to truly celebrate Christmas.

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Pastor Ben reminds us that becoming a new creation means receiving God's grace and accepting the responsibility of being His ambassador. 

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Pastor Ben Gonzales teaches on living lives of Gratitude in light of God's Grace. Living lives being thankful not just for all things but in all things. 

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We continue talking about God's grace and how everyone must come to the place where they can recognize they are sinners and are in need of God's grace.

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Phil Neal preachers on the Fatherhood of God and how we can be set free from unforgiveness.

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Pastor Ben shares a message on the thing that saves us and also sustains us - Grace.

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Pete Singer addresses a topic that is often avoided in the church - Child Maltreatment.

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Ben Kangar gives an update to theAlley family on Liberty International Development.

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Pastor Ben Gonzales teaches on how we are called to suffer for the sake of Christ.

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Pastor Ben preaches on counting the costs of following Jesus.

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Pastor Ben talks about true satisfaction coming only through the Bread of Life.

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Pastor Ben shares a message on what it means to be born again.

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Pastor Ben talks about how even those with good intentions can be wrong and what their response should be when they are corrected, focusing on the Amen statements found in the book of John.

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Pastor Ben Gonzales introduces the partnership between theAlley Church and TreeHouse working together to end hopelessness among teens.

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The most common sign that believers were filled afresh with the Holy Spirit in the New Testament was their boldness to proclaim the Gospel.

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Pastor Ben Gonzales teaches on the filling and leading of the Holy Spirit to have the mind of Christ and in humility count others more significant than ourselves.

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Pastor Ben Gonzales teaches on the Holy Spirits prompting to lead us to one-another one another to build one another up and advance the Kingdom of God.

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Mitch Meyer teaches on God’s great love and relentless pursuit of sinful people. From renegade cities to rebellious prophets, nobody is beyond God’s reach.

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Pastor Ben talks about the importance of the Holy Spirit in our daily lives as the Hidden Mover. 

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Pastor Ben Gonzales teaches on how being filled with the Holy Spirit is a Divine process where God acts upon us as we wait in prayer.

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We continue the Vision Sunday series by talking about joyful surrender to the Holy Spirit.

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Worship - the fuel to discipleship

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Pastor Ben talks about being a Great Commission church by "Churching the Home so we can Home the Church".

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Pastor Ben Gonzales preaches on Paul's conversation with young Timothy on how God has not given us a spirit if fear but rather a spirit of power, love and self-control.

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Pastor Ben Kangar talks about the importance of sharing God's word with all nations.

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Pastor Ben Gonzales encourages to err on the side of action when it comes to The Great Commission.

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Pastor Ben talks about the importance of building our life on a firm foundation.

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We begin a new sermon series focusing on bringing the Gospel to the ends of the Earth.

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Pastor Ben Gonzales teaches on the Marks of Easter from John 20:24-29.

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Pastor Ben Griffin talks about the importance of a lifestyle of real love

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Pastor Ben talks about God's universal sovereignty as described in the apocalyptic literature.

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Pastor Ben preaches on the letter written by Paul to the Corinthian Church reminding them of God's love.

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Pastor Ben gives a message on God's unending grace presented in the gospels.

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Pastor Ben Gonzales teaches on the Wisdom Literature of the Bible and how it is given to us strengthen our trust and relationship with Jesus.

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Pastor Ben teaches on the Historical Books of the Old Testament and how they help us to understand God’s faithfulness and His loving discipline.

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Pastor Carl Johnson concludes the vertical series with a message on Unity in Diversity

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Pastor Carl Johnson teaches on what it means to truly be an unapologetic preacher

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We continue the Vertical series with this message - Unashamed Adoration.

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Pastor Ben talks about the power and importance of praying in the Spirit.

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Pastor Ben Gonzales teaches in the first message of the Vertical Series, on how the presence of God is what every heart longs for.

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Pastor Ben looks ahead to 2019 and talks about different ways to build an altar to the Lord in the new year.

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Pastor Ben talks about how a Christian can glorify God in the midst of any circumstance.

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Pastor Ben talks about the shepherd's encounter with the angels and their message that the glory of God is here!

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Pastor Ben Gonzales teaches on what it means to be First Responders in the Kingdom of God.

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Pastor Ben talks about giving thanks to God and what that looks like in our church family.

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Pastor Ben Gonzales speaks on what it means to believe that everything is from God and everything is for God.

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Pastor Ben Gonzales, along with Seth and Gail Williams, testify to victory through Jesus even in the midst of trials.

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Pastor Ben continues the Identity series talking about how our vertical relationship must come before our horizontal relationships

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Pastor Carl Johnson teaches on what it means to be Spiritual Fathers and Mothers.

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Pastor Ben Gonzales talks about God adopting us into his family as beloved children.

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Pastor Ben reminds us that we are to forgive as Christ has forgiven us.

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Pastor Ben teaches on what it means to be new in Christ.

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Pastor Ben Griffin talks about using our gifts together as a community

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Pastor Ben talks about approaching God in prayer as a child approaches his father.

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Pastor Ben talks about the apostle Paul's message to the church about our identity in the midst of afflictions.

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Pastor Carl Johnson talks about the power of reconciliation

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Pastor Ben discusses being thankful and praying for other members of the Church body.

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Pastor Ben teaches on going back to the beginning to understand what our true identity is and the identity we have been given by God.

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Special guest Dinesh Chand, founder of ForeFront Mission, shares his story of how coming to Christ and sharing the gospel to the ends of the earth.

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Carl Johnson reminds us that the preaching of the good news is for the poor.

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Pastor Ben Gonzales teaches on the mercy of God displayed through Jesus.

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Pastor Ben discusses a foundational passage in Luke 14 which challenges us to Go.

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Pastor Ben concludes the Playlist series talking about what it means to rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

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Pastor Ben continues the Playlist series in Psalm 82

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Pastor Ben Gonzales teaches on when we speak of God's faithfulness we must also speak about God's power.

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Today's sermon is based on Psalm 103 - Bless the Lord O my soul.

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Mitch Meyer continues the Playlist series in Psalm 78.

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Pastor Ben teaches on forgiveness and how remembering God's forgiveness in Christ allows us to forgive others.

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Pastor Ben talks about our purpose and God's love. God made us to love us.

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Pastor Ben preaches on the importance of remembering God's faithfulness.

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Ben Kangar shares what the Bible says about sharing the gospel locally, nationally, and to the ends of the earth.

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Mitch Meyers speaks on what Lordship is and how it relates to discipleship.

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For our Easter service, Pastor Ben talks about the two invitations of the Easter story.

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Pastor Ben talked about how Jesus makes all things new. All things come to pass as seen in his creation.

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Pastor Ben describes the difference between being comfortable and being comforted in the midst of the wilderness.

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Michael Johnson continues the Journey of Stones series in Matthew 16.

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Pastor Ben continues the Wilderness series talking about doubt and it's part in our faith

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Pastor Ben shares how God uses the wilderness to produce spiritual maturity in us.

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Pastor Ben Griffin talks about how we can be blessed in times of trouble

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Pastor Ben talks about the importance of the wilderness and why we are led to go through it.

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Pastor Ben teams up with Mitch Meyer during the Student Takeover!

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Carl Johnson talks about sharing the Gospel with our neighbors and the world

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Pastor Ben gives an example of how we can share the Gospel with those around us.

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Pastor Ben explains how Biblical worship is based on who God is instead of how we feel.

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Pastor Ben explains how God desires His church to be a house of prayer.

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In this message Pastor Ben explains the importance of reading the bible and putting our faith in the word of God.

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Pastor Ben talks about having a passion for God and maintaining it.

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Ben discusses the three things Christmas is about, a problem, a person, and a provision.

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Pastor Ben talks about the peace we get from God.

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Pastor Ben talks about God making us wait and and how it is a good thing.

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Pastor Ben shows us how Luke explains that God is present even when it doesn't seem like He's moving.

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Pastor Ben preaches on the 4 kinds of love, keeping marriage holy, and Jesus's first miracle foreshadowing his purpose for mankind.

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Pastor Ben shares about being thankful for the children and youth of our church

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Ben preaches on the importance of being thankful and what is it to be thankful for the church.

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Ben preaches on obeying God out of love.

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Pastor Ben talks about what it means to be saved by Jesus.

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Pastor Ben continues with his next message from the series called From the Heart.Today's message is about what God wants, what He accepts and how we should approach Him

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Pastor Ben starts a new series today called From the Heart. Today's message is about how God sees us and how we should see others like God does.

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Carl preaches on bringing unity to our communities.

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Guest speaker Justin shares some compelling words from Psalm 27 with us!

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Bob Holst talks about his life doing mission work and what it means to be a missionary in our lives.

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Dan Haupt talks about the life of Elisha, successor of Elijah.

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Samuel Deressa from Concordia preaches on the life of Elijah.

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Kevin Saunders visits the Alley covering King Solomon.

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Pete Singer tells us about Uriah The Hittite.

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Stefan Schulz tells the story of Jonathan son of Saul.

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Thank you to Pastor Tom Pfotenhauer for bringing us this message on the life of King David.

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Tim Vogel preaches on the story of Saul.

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Thanks to our friend Kevin Saunders for bringing us this powerful message about serving God in all matters.

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Ryan Karp explains the connection between Judaism and Jesus.

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Dean Dunavan from Concordia Academy teaches this week at the Alley.

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Dean Dunavan continues the Calling series preaching on the fear of the Lord. Dean speaks on the greatness, bigness, and infinite being of God and how often we don't operate under a right understanding of Him. He encourages people to live in a reverence-fear of the Lord and not a fear and trembling.

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Brad Hewitt brings the word this week at the Alley continuing the series "Calling: things all believers are called to" with the topic "Live Generously".

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Returning teen preacher Mitch Meyer and his father Gregg Meyer, a youth leader and elder at the Alley, preach together on "Youth Sunday", a Sunday service ran almost entirely by the youth of the Alley. Mitch and Gregg continue the sermon series on "Calling: things all believers are called to" with the theme "Study God's Word".

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Ben Griffin brings the word on Resurrection Sunday teaching us to share the gospel. Ben uses some engaging methods to illustrate the points of the sourness of our sin and the sweetness of redemption.

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Demelash Yoseph preaches at the Alley sharing some of his dynamic personal testimony. He continues the series "Calling: things all Jesus followers are called to" showing the ability to grow in faith through trials and being patient in trouble.

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Dean Dunavan from Concordia Academy speaks at the Alley this week continuing the "Calling" series on forgiveness. Dean emphasizes the freedom that is brought through forgiveness and how scripture exhorts us to walk in a lifestyle of grace and forgiving always.

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Mitch Meyer and Ben Griffin tag team the message this week teaching on setting our minds on things of God. Mitch stresses the importance of God being the only one who can cause the change in us and make us a completely new person.

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Dr.Hector Aybar speaks on having true thankfulness that only comes from an understanding of what God has done for those who believe in Him. He compares the butler in the story of Joseph and the leper healed by Jesus with us in our present walks with the Lord.

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Andy Pronsati brings the word at the Alley Church this week. Andy speaks about the command from God to love Him and love others, and how sometimes our own agenda of having a successful happy life can get in the way of those two things.

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Dean Dunavan, guest speaker from Concordia Academy, preaches at the Alley continuing the series "Calling: things all Jesus followers are called to". Dean speaks about living honestly with ourselves, others, and most importantly with God.

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This week Ben says a goodbye to full-time teaching at theAlley and kicks off our new teaching series on calling. What are the things that every Jesus follower is called to do?

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What does it really mean to love our neighbor? The crux of this teaching is not about ignorance to the issue of love, it is inaction. How do we love others out of the overflow of our hearts?

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Wondering how to give glory to God in your workplace? Every Jesus follower is called to full-time following of Jesus.

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Ben speaks to slactivism and the state of our hearts, words and actions. Then we hear a testimony from Cynthia and the overflow of her heart for Jesus in song!

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This week Ben talks very practically about "How to let the peace of Christ rule in our hearts." If you are in the hunt for contentment this message will likely hit a few nerves.

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This week we tackle a tough topic, though essential to Spiritual growth, accepting discipline. Please note a correction to the message, the poison found in raw lima beans is not arsenic, it is cyanide.

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Prayer might seem to be a topic that is old hat to us, however, as Ben mentions in this teaching, the deeper we dive into this Spiritual practice, the deeper we find it to be.

What is prayer? What is the greatest barrier to prayer? What is the greatest benefit to prayer? How do we pray?

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This week we kick off a new teaching series on directives from God's Word to live by. In this time where many of us focus on financial and physical goals we want to be first and foremost about Spiritual growth. In this message we are encouraged to "fix our eyes on Jesus."

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This week one of our own, Stefan, shares a deeply personal story of how the Word of God has affected him. His perspective sheds a new light on how we all look at our the priority we give Jesus in comparison to our family and friends.

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This week we conclude our teaching on the life of Samuel with a look at his adult life. We learn from Samuel what it means to fear, love and obey God. What happens in your life when systems collide? What is the order of priority in regards to your personal reverence and sacrifice?

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This week Ben teaches on Samuel's early years. He remained an example of Godly character even when his supposed mentors did not. What does it look like us to be filled because of the work of the Holy Spirit?

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Is it well with your soul, regardless of ongoing circumstances? This week Ben teaches on Hannah's tender prayer and how God answered. How do you pray?

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Ben unpacks a core theme in the book of Ruth with direct application to our world today. HESED: Loyal love, kindness, faithfulness. This is how the world changes!

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This week Ben teaches on the life of Samson. Samson is known for his great physical strength but most of his life is marked by significant weakness. Ben encourages us to be honest about the real nature of sin (breaking through willful blindness) in our lives and then shows us what Samson's real strength was.

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This week Ben teaches on the life of Gideon. There are many rich lessons to learn from the testimony of Gideon's life. God displays his strength. The question to Gideon and us is will we trust Him in times of adversity AND prosperity!

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This week Tim Hewitt leads us through a testimony of God’s grace through tough questions, confronting resentments and learning to forgive.

Tim is one of our YOU TURN leaders and an elder at theAlley. His message speaks to the heart of sin and addiction with a personal testimony.

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This week Ben teaches on the sin cycle in our lives and how God breaks in. Thank God for His mercy!

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This week Ben teaches on the account of Rahab the prostitute. Here we see how God meets us where we are at. He is both just and gracious.

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This week Ben teaches on the life of Joshua and the greatness of God. "Happy is the soul that has been awed by a view of God's majesty." A.W. Pink

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In this final week of the series Ben speaks candidly about finding contentment no matter the circumstance and the value of set apart spaces and places for the Lord. For what are you striving? But yet Jesus, being offered glory and fame, retreated to spend time with God the Father.

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Follow Jesus, Live Love; together... and let it begin with us. This week Ben brings some challenging teaching about disunity in the church. Some things to think about: Do you have "2am friends"? Are you a "2am friend"? Why are churches that believe in the same truth of God and gospel so separate? What are we called to do about it?

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This week Ben explores our spiritual postures, both physical and spiritual. Our spiritual posture is determined by our view of ourselves in proportion to our view of God. This teaching follows Luke 18:9-30.

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This week Ben discusses what it looks like for every moment of our lives, and every once of our being to be set aside for the glory of our God. Primary Bible passages are Deuteronomy 6 and Luke 9.

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This week Ben teaches on developing spiritual rhythms. What foundation do you have when the storms of life come? What routines mark your life as a Jesus follower? Luke 6:46-49 and Ephesians 5 are the primary passages referenced in this teaching.

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Jon Schommer is an Elder at theAlley Church. In this standalone message, Jon weaves scripture through his testimony to talk about what God has been doing in his life, and challenging us to meditate on scripture, surround ourselves with spiritual community, and pray BIG!

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The story of Balak and Balaam shows how nothing can stand against God's desire to bless His children. This message follows their story, and asks us to check ourselves to see if we're on the path of God's blessing, or a much worse path of Balak and Balaam.

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The story of Korah shows how easily we can begin to envy those who we perceive as greater than we. It's a humbling read into how we sometimes read our bias into God's Word in order to justify our selfish desires.

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The story of Caleb is that of a struggle to point people to the strength and the promises of God, even amidst great opposition. A very fitting story for our world right now.

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The story of Bezalel and Oholiab is filled with details that can be hard to follow. But when we see that God cares about the details because they're all about a relationship with us, that changes everything.

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Many of us know and are impressed with the heroic sounding story of Moses. But when we look at Moses' Sending Story, it sounds all too familiar and shows how God works with even the least ready, capable, equipped people to do incredible things.

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An in-depth expositional teaching on James chapter five, and the call for Christians to Live Love as an expression of their genuine religion.

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An in-depth expositional teaching on James chapter four, and the call for Christians to Live Love as an expression of their genuine religion.

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An in-depth expositional teaching on James chapter three, and the call for Christians to Live Love as an expression of their genuine religion.

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An in-depth expositional teaching on James chapter two, and the call for Christians to Live Love as an expression of their genuine religion.

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An in-depth expositional teaching on James chapter one, and the call for Christians to Live Love as an expression of their genuine religion.

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This week Andy teaches on Mark chapter 2 and the radical grace of Jesus who takes people as they are, but doesn't leave them there.

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This week Ben teaches on what it means to obey the law of love and carry each others burdens. Then we interview, Sheri, Tim and Luke from YouTurn where this kind of honest living in community is lived out.

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This week guest speaker Dean Dunavan speaks on God's desire for His people.

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This week Ben looks beneath the mask and talks about how we are not perfect, but we are perfectly loved.

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This week Andy kicks off our new series Unmasked with a Godly perspective on shame.

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This week Ben talks about the "Ooo" "Wow" "Mmmm" and "Yes" of Jesus. Many of us have trouble seeing Jesus as our deliverer because we have given the job to someone else.

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This week Ben speaks about the practical disciplines we can employ in avoiding temptation and what it really means to face temptation on the Lord's strength and not our own.

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This week Andy takes us through a challenging and freeing portion of the Lord's prayer, "Forgive us as we forgive others."

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This week Ben takes a look at what it means when we ask God to give us "our daily bread"

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In week three of our series on the Lord's Prayer Ben breaks down what it means to pray, "Thy Will be Done." What is the will of God? How do we pray for God's will to be done?

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This week Andy teaches on the second petition of the Lord's Prayer, "Thy Kingdom Come"

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This week's opening is a powerful spoken word piece from our friend Christina! Then Ben kicks off a new series entitled, "Developing a Heart of Prayer" with practical insights and the "secret sauce" to prayer!

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This week church planting pastor Andy closes our series on Holy Spirit living with a focus on Holy Spirit fruit.

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This week Ben teaches on the "Why" that drives our "Way" and the non "manufactured" following of the Holy Spirit with purpose and love.

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This week Dave L, from within theAlley community, walks us through Romans 12. Keep an eye out for BAFOTH (no that is not a greek word; and yes, you'll have to listen in to hear what it is!)

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This week Ben challenges us to ask whether that voice inside is our own heart, or the Holy Spirit. How do we approach God? How do we recognize the voice of the Holy Spirit?

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This week we start a new series called Holy Spirit Living: following the Spirit's leading in every part of our lives. This introductory week Ben teaches on who the Holy Spirit is and encourages us all to seek the Spirit of Truth in our lives.

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In this message Ben closes out our series on Kingdom and Culture with a discussion on consumerism. Where do we turn to fill the emptiness in our souls?

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This week Aaron Unseth, pastor of our daughter church called the WHEREhouse, speaks to us about secular humanism.

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This week Pastor Andy speaks to the philosophy of naturalism. That is the idea that there are no supernatural forces in the world. In this message Andy uses the Word of God to speak to both faith and science.

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This week Ben teaches on relativism, the idea that truth is relative. What does it mean for followers of Jesus to be "lovers of the truth" in the midst of a relativistic society?

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This week Andy, pastor of Remedy (theAlleys daughter church) speaks to us about materialism.

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This week Ben kicks off a new series entitled, "Kingdom and Culture: How the Kingdom of God speaks to the culture of today." In this message we take a look at the concept of hedonism. A key quote from the message, "Can you think of a single example where someone pursued pleasure and found complete peace and satisfaction?  I can't. The only logical end to that pursuit is addiction." We are encouraged not to simply do behavioral modification but to see how great our God is and be drawn toward Him. His grace is sufficient and His name will be our eternal song.

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Our esteemed youth leader Mark leads us through John 15.

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This week Ben takes a look at how we can tell the difference between true Christians and those who are simply "Christian flavored". We highlight the centerpiece of what it means to be a Christian: Jesus claim that He is the "way, the truth and the life." (John 14) What does it look like for us to live as if Jesus' IS who He says He is?

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This week Ben takes us through John 11 where Jesus says that He is the Resurrection and the Life and then backs it up by raising Lazarus from the dead. We are challenged to move beyond "belief THAT Jesus is who He says" to "trust IN Him to be who He says He is". What if we set down our "golden ticket" expectations of Jesus and saw the true gift He is giving us? Everything about us should be different because of this.

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This week our resident church planter, Andy, takes a look at Jesus "I am" statement in John 10:10. How do you cut through all of the noise to recognize the voice of Jesus?

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This week Ben gives a brief Biblical introduction to John 8:1-12 and then through interview format (with our friend Suzanne) we explore the practical implications of sin, public exposure and God's grace. In this powerful testimony we take a direct look at abortion and sin and general while asking ourselves, "What do we do with the stone?"

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This is the first week of a series entitled, Jesus: the person of God. This week Ben takes a look at Jesus claim that he is the bread of life. We are challenged to wrestle with whether we follow the Jesus of our own making or who he says that he is.

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This week Dan Haupt, our Director of Operations and Alley elder, teaches us about Moses' older brother Aaron. Dan delves into the tough question of fairness that we all ask.

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This week Ben takes a hard look at what faith in action practically looks like. Where is God calling you to "Go!"? What does it look like to live life to the full?

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This week Andy teaches us about the life of Jochebed. This inspiring and challenging message compares the culture of Jochebed's day to ours today. Andy challenges us all to ask the questions, "Where is my primary citizenship?" and "What am I supposed to do?'". With a shift from the pursuit of personal glory; what does it look like to "take God off of your list and starting putting you on God's list"?

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We apologize for the poor audio quality on this week's message. We are upgrading our audio system and still working through some hiccups. This week Ben teaches on the life of Joseph. Do you trust God's leadership of your life even when you can't see the outcome?

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This week Ben walks us through the life of Jacob, the father of the Israelite nation and talks about what metric we use to measure faith. Here are three points to ponder related to major events in Jacob's life. 1) The Deceiver (Genesis 27:35-36): Are there areas in your life that you are still trying to control the outcome, or are you trusting God to keep His Word? 2) The Wrestler (Genesis 32:24-30): What crisis or wall has God used to grow your faith in Him? 3) Believing the Promise (Genesis 35:11-15): Where are you holding back from trusting God and putting your full weight into His promises?

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This week Pastor Andy teaches from the Old Testament about Rebekah. We focus in on God's leadership in her life and especially around how God worked in bringing Rebekah and Isaac together. What does it look like to really trust God in our relationships?

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This week we explore the son of Abraham's promise Isaac and the blessing that is to be fulfilled through him. The three moves in this message are to 1)appreciate the blessing 2)understand the blessing and 3)live out the blessing.

Which bucket, earthly or eternal, are you putting your hope in?

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This week Pastor Andy brings his first message as a pastor to us. In this message he discusses the little thought about "blessing of Ishmael" and points us to God's eternal remedy.

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This week we look at an obscure but significant individual in God's narrative: Melchizedek. We are challenged to rethink our language around who Jesus is and to hold lightly to everything in light of God's calling on our lives.

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In this message we take a look at the root of accountability, the consequences of sin, our place before God, Jesus' grace and truth, our source of identity and apply it all to the practical issues of today.

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This week we look at the difference between "Believing IN God" and "Believing God".

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What is your spiritual shape? What does spiritual training look like and how do we begin to grow deeper in it? This teaching encourages us to evaluate whether we are in childhood (receiving), adolescence (owning) or adulthood (giving/teaching).

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This week our children's director Dan Eggum leads us through a teaching on Barnabas and challenges us all to be encouragers! There are people everywhere who need encouragement. Who is the Barnabas in your life? Who are you called to be a Barnabas to?

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This week we take an overview look at the life of Paul in the New Testament. His life was marked by one overarching truth, that Jesus is Lord. What would it look like for us to live that way? Who is the Paul (spiritual Gandalf) in your life? How are you growing in your walk? We're encouraged to boldly proclaim that Jesus is Lord of our lives and practically look at what it is to grow in our following of Him.

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We return this week to the People of God series with a look at Timothy in the New Testament. Women of genuine faith left a powerful legacy for Timothy who is encouraged to live by God's Spirit in power, love and self-discipline. Who was Timothy? Where are the Timothies of today? and Who is your Timothy?

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WHEREhouse church planter Aaron takes us through Mark 8 and challenges us to think about God's vision for our lives.

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This week Ben closes out this series with an in depth look at Hebrews 10:23-25. What does it look like to "motivate" and "come alongside" of each other in our following of Jesus.

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We all deep down have a desire to be a part of something bigger, a purpose bigger than ourselves. How do we begin to live that way? Our doing for Jesus overflows out of our being with Jesus and overflows with glorious purpose to be like Jesus. (Apologies for the audio issues on this one.)

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This week we get practical in our discussion of living a life of adoration. What does it look like for you to follow Jesus and live love?

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Our Easter 2015 message on the power of the empty grave and the gift of God that He desires for all people to know, regardless of their label.

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In this message we confront the respectable sin of envy. Facing the green eyed monster straight on we talk about the heart of contentment and what is is to know "shalom, shalom" which is a complete and full peace.

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In this week's message Aaron, the WHEREhouse pastor, confronts sinful anger and contrasts it with righteous anger. "There is a time as the people of God where it is a sin not to be angry over what is happening in our world." and " If we do not live handling anger in a healthy God pleasing way we get to the point where we are doing the Devil's job for him."

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In this week's message Ben challenges us to take a hard look at what the real foundation of our identity and sense of worth is built on. THE ROOT OF SINFUL INSECURITY IS NOT HAVING CONFIDENCE IN WHO GOD SAYS YOU ARE. Is your identity rooted in shakeable or unshakeable ground?

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In this week's message Ben challenges us to confront the respectable sin of pride. We take a candid look at the "me monster" and discuss the opposite of sinful pride which is humility with dignity.

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In this week's teaching Ben challenges us to confront our sin of unthankfulness. We learn what the Scripture teaches about combatting our unthankful tendencies of apathy and grumbling with Godly gratitude.

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In this first week of the respectable sins teaching series Ben challenges us to think about the underlying beliefs behind our anxiety. The message closes with a Scriptural guide for turning our anxious hearts toward trust in God.

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There is a difference between being sorry and Godly repentance.

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In this week's message Ben shares a conversation he would have with a suffering friend if given one more chance. This message is part of "The People of God" teaching series at theAlley church.

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Tim Vogel shares through the life of Noah about God's justice and His mercy.

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In Methuselah's lifetime (albeit a long one) the entire world walked away from the Lord. Ben talks about stemming that tide today, the relational aspect of discipleship and brings it home with some personal revelation.

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Biblical insights and practical thoughts on what it means to walk with God in this message by Ben Griffin. Part of "The People of God" series. If you know these people, then you know the story of God through history!

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What kind of offering pleases God? Practical ways to deal (and NOT deal) with our sins as well as thoughts on the nature of God in this week's message by Ben Griffin.

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This message given by Ben Griffin of theAlley church challenges us through Ephesians 4 to give consistent forgiveness to others because of the complete forgiveness given to us by God.

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In depth study of Acts 2:42 and surrounding scriptures asking the question of what does it look like for us to live our faith and share our lives.

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A study of the parable of the talents with everyday and eternal implications. Presented by Ben Griffin from theAlley church.

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What it "sounds" like when people use their gifts together in harmony; a discussion on the two most important traits of lasting relationships and more in this teaching by Ben Griffin from theAlley church.

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Every follower of Jesus has a Spiritual gift. Do we know what it means to use those gifts in the way that God intends them?

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Living EVERY moment in the victory of Jesus. Honoring God with the applause of our hearts.

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Sin is no longer your master. You live under the freedom of God's grace. Message presented by Ben Griffin, pastor of theAlley church.

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If you have not been scandalized but the Gospel of Jesus than you have not begun to glimpse the depth of His grace.

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Fostering a hunger for the deeper things of God and an attentiveness to His presence in our lives.

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How is your heart? Part of the Promises of God series at theAlley church. (Note: There are a few audio issues with this particular episode. )

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Part of the Promises of God series at theAlley church. Do you run toward or away from God? Do you know Him as THE safe place? What "crazy" place is God calling you to step out in faith and leave the "safety nets" behind?

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Guest Speaker: Stefan Schulz

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Hebrews 4:14-16; Luke 10:25-37

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Acts 8:8

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Esther

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This message is the first in the series called the Shadow Life. Focus is on how GREAT God is and seeing our lives lived in His shadow. This particular week took a look at the life of the apostle Paul and how his life was lived in God's shadow. We left asking the question. How is my life lived in the Shadow of God?Philippians, Acts 4

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Matthew 4

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1 Timothy 6:10

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Jeremiah 29:11

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Matthew 18:20

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Luke 15

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Part of the Context series. A deeper look at verses you thought you knew.

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Part of the Context series. A deeper look at verses you thought you knew.

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Word Study: Following the Greek word Spoudazo through the New Testament

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Word Study: Following the Greek word Spoudazo though the New Testament

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Hebrews 4:11

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Word Study: Following the Greek Word Spoudazo throughout the New Testament

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Word Study. Following the Greek word Spoudazo throughout the New Testament. Ephesians 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20, 2 Timothy 4:9, 4:21; Titus 3:12

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Word Studies: Following the Greek word Spoudazo through the New Testament.

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Galatians: 6:1-18

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Galatians: 5:16-26

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Galatians: 5:1-15

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Galatians: 4:21-31

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A word from one of our elders, Jim Manship

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Galatians: 4:8-20

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Galatians: 3:23-4:7

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Galatians: 2:1-21

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John 3:16-21 Easter 2013

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2 Timothy 3:16-17; Hebrews 1:1-2; John 10:27

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Proverbs 3:5-8; Psalm 119:105; Psalm 128

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Psalm 139; Jeremiah 23:24; Psalm 147:3

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Exodus 3:1-22; Psalm 46; Ephesians 1:1-13

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Ephesians 3:6-21

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An overview of the HIstory of the World. Where dysfunction and hope collide.