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Incase you missed us on Sundays tune in to catch up with Scott during the week. Perfect for car rides or just some quiet time.
People with disabilities are not just a valuable asset to our church body, but are necessary for the body of Christ to reflect the fullness of God’s character. We need to include them in the body of Christ as co-laborers and equal partners and participants in the work of the kingdom of God.
If we really want to follow Christ’s example, we should be reaching out to people with disabilities in our communities.
Scripture List: 1 Corinthians 12.18-24 Luke 14.12-15
magine a life without shame and the assurance of eternal life with God Himself in paradise.
Today we wrap up our series on Hosea and we see that in spite of Israel's unfaithfulness shown in Hosea, God has an incredible return policy. He was telling the Israelites back then and us today, to return to Him our filthy, unfaithful lives, and He will make us clean, new, pristine.
It’s not only Israel’s story, it’s our story. Have you taken advantage of it?
Scripture List: Hosea 14.1-9 Romans 10.8-11
As we continue through our study of Hosea, we see that the descendants of Jacob had a choice to make. They could embrace the old nature of Jacob as deceiver or they could embrace the new nature of Israel as those who wrestle with God and win. We have a similar choice to make today.
Scripture List: Hosea 11.12-12.14 Genesis 27-28 2 Corinthians 5.17
What happens when our nature draws us away from God and toward the darkness? We usually know better but the pull of the unknown and the off limits is so powerful that we dismiss His instructions.
The Good News is that He is ready with open arms to restore us when we turn to Him. Join us to find out more.
Scripture List: Hosea 11.1-12 Hebrews 12.11
We all long to be #blessed. Unfortunately, when we are “blessed” with prosperity it can cause us to lose sight of our need for God. When we elevate the gift above the giver, blessings can become curses.
God longs to bless us. Join us to find out how to avoid the curse.
Scripture List: Hosea 9.10-10.15 Galatians 5.19-21 Jeremiah 31.3
We continue our series though the book of Hosea. Today we examine the end result of disobedience and God's justice towards His people who pursue worldly comforts over Him.
Scripture List: Hosea 9.1-9 Mark 1:.35
Do you love God with all your heart? Hosea shows us that we only love God half-heartedly, just like the Israelites. The good news is that the answer is not to try harder. We can't do it on our own but Jesus can and he wants to heal our hearts and make them whole, if we surrender. Join us to find out more.
Scripture List: Hosea 6.4-7.16 Deut. 6.5 Matt 9.12-13
Hosea begins to lay out God's case against Israel. Tune in to see how the charges against Israel apply to us today.
But there's hope. This isn't the end of the story. God still desires us to know him, love him, and a to place our faith in him alone, and he's willing to redeem us at the highest cost to make it happen.
Scripture List: Hosea 4.1-19 John 3.16 John 17.3
What are your idols?
We often think that idolatry is some old silly thing where people were bowing down to statues and stuff. But it is still alive and well today.
Have you been in a desert season, a season where you're frustrated, where things aren’t working out, where you can’t seem to get where you want to go? Maybe, God is drawing you back to himself. Maybe, in his mercy, God is frustrating your idolatry so that you might return to him, your true and faithful husband.
Scripture List: Hosea 2.2-13 Hosea 3.1-3 1 Peter 1.18-19 Ephesians 5.25-27
Christmas is often about celebrating the first coming of Jesus but did you know we are called to have faith and prepare for His second coming? Join us in this video to see how our expectation of his return affects the way we live and how we can prepare.
Did you know that Advent is not just about Christmas? We think of Advent as the period of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas and this is true but more importantly, it is about preparing us for the Second Coming of Christ.
What does God say about sex? Does it match up with what the church generally says about sex? Spoiler alert, sex is a good gift from God, but it is not primarily about you. It is a gift that you can use to either hurt or help others and either grieve or glorify God. Tune in to find out God's will for sex.
Did you know that what you do with your daily life can either bring a smile to God's face or sorrow to his heart? It seems impossible. It is for us, but the good news is that it isn't for God. By cooperating with his Spirit, getting out of the way, surrendering to him, and having faith that he will do the internal work in your heart that so desperately needs doing.
We are not born into the family of God; we have to be adopted into it. When we embrace this gift of faith, God sends His Spirit into us to seal or finalize our adoption so that there is no doubt and no going back. As children of God we have the opportunity and responsibility to care for vulnerable children in our community. Watch to find out what God is doing in our community.
Do you want to experience all that God has for you? The abundant, adventurous life He desires for you? We need the Holy Spirit's help for that. Today we are going to see how the Holy Spirit acts like a Holy Housekeeper, cleansing and renovating our lives to become more like Jesus.
We often think of prophecy as predictions of future events but did you know that it is much broader than that?
Paul tells us that we should especially desire the spiritual gift of prophecy and we should not treat it with contempt but what does that mean? What should we do if someone tells us they have a word from God?
This week Pastor Scott looks at what prophecy is today and how to discern if a message really is from God.
Dio Cochrane from Pathway Dominicana joins us to talk about how God used Isaiah 43:18-21 to reveal the call on his life to serve the children and teenagers in the community of Aleman in the Dominican Republic.
Today we look at who the Holy Spirit is and how we can only experience the abundant life that God desires for us through Him. When we become followers of Jesus through the help of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit comes into our life and lights us up provides us with the fruit of the Spirit like love, joy, peace, patience, etc.
Join us today as Scott wraps up the series on God's Will for You, tying together the themes of prayer, joy, and thanks. Today, he interviews children's author Stephanie Kramm on her book which demonstrates how God created our brains to be rewired through thankfulness.
In today's sermon we look at the power of thankfulness and how it can lead to miracles. Tune in and see how Jesus demonstrated thankfulness in the miracle of feeding the 5,000 and see how thankfulness can unlock the miracle of a new and transformed life in Christ Jesus.
Did you know that the Bible provides an antidote for fear, worry, and anxiety? In part six of our series on God's Will for You, Scott digs into God's instruction for us to be thankful in all circumstances. Is it possible that simply being thankful can unlock God's peace in our lives?
Bishop Nathan walks us through the invalid man's encounter with Jesus in John chapter 5. After 38 years of waiting, Jesus asked him the question, "do you want to get well?" He is still asking us this question today. Even if we are weary and discouraged from waiting, our situation can change when you see the eyes of Jesus.
This week in part 4 of our series on being Prayer-FULL, Scott takes us through how to pray.
If we are struggling to figure out how to pray then we can memorize The Lord’s Prayer, we can follow a pattern of thanking, praising, confessing, and asking, we can pray whatever POPS into our minds or we can let the Holy Spirit pray through us with sounds and groans that are too deep for our words to capture.
Welcome to week four of our series, God’s Will for You and week three of Be PrayerFULL. Communication is incredibly important in any relationship and it's the same way in our relationship with God. God WANTS to reveal His will to us but we need to be in regular two way communication with Him to be able to receive it. This week Pastor Scott shows us how to develop an intimate relationship with God so He can reveal His will for us to us.
In part three of our 'God's Will For You' series, Scott continues exploring what it means to pray continually. If God's will for us is for us to pray continually then we need to be ready to pray any time, any place, and about anything. Are there special places or times for us to pray? Can we do it at work or school? Are there things we shouldn't bother God with? How did Jesus do it? Listen to find out!
This is week two of our new series, "God's Plan For Your Life." The focus this week is on 1 Thessalonians 5:17, "pray continually,".
Scott begins a new mini-series called "God's Will For Your Life" from 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. The focus this week is verse 16, "Rejoice always."