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This Sunday at 5pm we will be gathering together to pray for Christians living in countries where their faith in Jesus is restricted or illegal. They are rejected by their families and government for professing the name of Jesus. They face exile, prison, beatings, and even death. And yet their faithful witness testifies to the world […]
…We participate in the family of the living God. “Our Father in Heaven…” — Matthew 6:9 As a kid growing up, my mom’s side of the family would regularly get together at my grandparent’s house. My mom came from a large family so there were lots of aunts and uncles and cousins in […]
When We Gather to Pray… …We Abide In God “God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” —1 John 4:16 How do we abide in God? Let’s go on a quick journey through the letter of 1 John, where it’s made very clear that to abide in […]
When We Gather To Pray… …WE GAIN THE BIG-PICTURE PERSPECTIVE ON OUR LIVES. For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth. Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; you are he who took me from my mother’s womb. My praise is continually of […]
When We Gather To Pray… … THE CHURCH REALIZES ITS PURPOSE. He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you make it a den of robbers.” —Matthew 21:13 What makes the church the church? The word ‘church’ means an assembly, or gathering. But an assembly for what? […]
When We Gather To Pray… …We Experience Peace “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” —John 16:33 What fills you with dread? Public speaking, perhaps, or a deadline. Maybe the weather report, or […]
… God gets the glory for our good works. We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. —1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 What is a work […]
When We Gather To Pray… WE INHERIT THE EARTH. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” —Matthew 5:5 “Meek” isn’t a word that we often hear, and it’s a word we use even less. It means submissive, and that isn’t a quality that we idolize in others. We don’t fashion ourselves after people […]
Trip Details: Summer of 2022 Info Meeting: Sunday, January 9, following service in room A18 Learn more about an upcoming short-term mission trip opportunity to serve with Craig and Brenda Rebro in South Africa in the Summer of 2022. Know Christ more as you experience Him in a different culture, and Make Christ Known by […]
Sunday, November 21st at 6:00pm Join us for an evening of prayer, praise, & giving thanks! Stay after for fellowship & pie (provided by us)! ..WE REMEMBER GOD’S SALVATION. Then Moses said to the people, “Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery, for by a […]
…WE MAKE A PLEASING OFFERING TO GOD. “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” —Romans 12:1 How do you please God? Have you ever thought about that question? I know I’ve thought about […]
…WE RECEIVE WHAT WE TRULY NEED. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. — PHILIPPIANS […]
When We Gather To Pray… …WE DRAW NEAR TO A GOD OF MERCY. Then Abraham drew near and said, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?” — Genesis 18:23 Someone from our church family was really sick in the hospital this week. Things could have gone really bad, very quickly. And because […]
Advent 2019 There are five women mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus Christ. Their stories are ones of treachery, bravery, loyalty, and scandal. Little did these women know that God was working through each of them to rescue the world, that each of their stories would become… Portraits of Grace December 1: […]
Especially in light of the Acts sermon series we just finished, as a church, we want to do everything we can to increase our focus on personal evangelism ― taking the time to invest in others within our community and pointing them to Christ. In order to help us grow in this way, the Mission […]