United Church Podcast: Recent Episodes
United Church Podcast
United Church is a church for people who don't go to church, where we'll all about helping people connect to God. We do this through creating environments for authentic community between diverse groups of people where everyone is encouraged to be their realest selves, ask questions honest questions about faith, and grow together. We meet on Sundays at Owings Mills High School at 10:35am. All are invited to join us and listen along to our weekly podcast!
In this message, one of our associate Pastors, Jerry Gaffney, continues our series on the Life of David.
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In this series, we talk about God’s good design in relationships and how He uses them to make us more like Jesus. In this message, we are reminded to look to ourselves, acknowledge and see our own sin and messiness in a relationship, and not to blame-shift.
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In this series, we will explore what it looks like to be followers or apprentices of Jesus––abiding in Him and doing as He did. This final week, we look at Jesus’ teachings on money, and talk about what stewardship and generosity look like.
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In this series, we will explore what it looks like to be followers or apprentices of Jesus––abiding in Him and doing as He did. This message focuses on the practice of Sabbath in a culture of hurry and exhaustion.
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In this series, we will explore what it looks like to be followers or apprentices of Jesus––abiding in Him and doing as He did. This message focuses on what Jesus says about the Holy Spirit, the work of the Holy Spirit, and how we can grow in walking with this gift that Jesus promised to His followers.
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In this series, we will explore what it looks like to be followers or apprentices of Jesus––abiding in Him and doing as He did. In this message, we talk about how Jesus came not to be served, but to serve, and how we are to follow His example, serving one another in the body of Christ and serving others.
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In this series, we will explore what it looks like to be followers or apprentices of Jesus––abiding in Him and doing as He did. In this message, we talk about the discipline of witnessing, learning from how Jesus proclaimed the kingdom of God.
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In this series, we will explore what it looks like to be followers or apprentices of Jesus––abiding in Him and doing as He did. This message focuses on the promises of God-–what we think He has promised, what He has actually promised, and how those promises bring peace and change our lives.
Download a document that includes fifty of those promises here.
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In this series, we will explore what it looks like to be followers or apprentices of Jesus––abiding in Him and doing as He did. First and foremost, we reflect on the message that Jesus came to share: that there is hope and salvation for all who place their faith in Him. We live by this message, and we live to share it.
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In this series, we will explore what it looks like to be followers or apprentices of Jesus––abiding in Him and doing as He did. In this first message, we are reminded of the saving gospel message and what it looks like to abide and rest in our Savior.
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In this series, we walk through the book of Hebrews and are reminded that Jesus is better. He is greater than anything, His death and resurrection bring about a new and greater covenant, and His sacrifice is sufficient–once for all time.
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In this final message of the Doctrine series, we talk about the doctrine of eternity, and what it looks like for us to live day-to-day in light of the resurrection and the promise of eternity.
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In this teaching, we walk through the inerrancy and sufficiency of God’s Word in our lives.
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We continue walking through Paul’s correspondence with the church at Thessalonica with Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians. In this week’s message, we look at signs of the anti-Christ, why the Thessalonians thought they had missed the coming of Jesus, and an encouragement to stand...
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We continue walking through Paul’s correspondence with the church at Thessalonica with Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians.
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This series centers on the Apostle Paul’s first letter to the church at Thessalonica.
As we wrap up this letter, we look at Paul’s instructions for how to love, admonish, and serve one another within the church family.
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In this series we are walking through the book of Daniel and talking about what it looks like to shine the light of Christ in a dark world.
Today, we read in the final chapter of Daniel and look ahead to the second coming of Jesus and the resurrection we await when those who have faith in Him will be restored to Him.
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In this message series, we’ll be walking through the ways in which God calls His people to be holy and set apart that look “weird” to the world.
This teaching is part 2 of looking at what God says about sex, sexuality, and gender and how we live with truth and grace as followers of Jesus.
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In this message series, we will get to know Jesus through His “I am” statements – things He shared about Himself. In this teaching, we walk through John 10, Jesus talking about being the Good Shepherd, and what it looks like for us to follow...
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In this message series, we will get to know Jesus through His “I am” statements – things He shared about Himself. In this teaching, we look at Jesus’ claim that He is the only Way, the Truth, and the Life.
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In this message series, we will get to know Jesus through His “I am” statements – things He shared about Himself. We begin with the profound statement, “I am He,” and hear from the Lead Pastor of Community Christian Church, David Robinson.
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As we approach 5 years as a church, we are walking through a teaching series that is helping us re-center on why the church exists and the things that should be innate in our DNA as part of a church family seeking to help others...
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As we approach 5 years as a church, we are walking through a teaching series that is helping us re-center on why the church exists and the things that should be innate in our DNA as part of a church family seeking to help others...
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As we approach 5 years as a church, we are walking through a teaching series that is helping us re-center on why the church exists and the things that should be innate in our DNA as part of a church family seeking to help others...
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As we approach 5 years as a church, we are walking through a teaching series that is helping us re-center on why the church exists and the things that should be innate in our DNA as part of a church family seeking to help others...
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In this message, we have a guest speaker from our friends at The Gabriel Network share about a verse that has impacted how he lives on mission.
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At the final summer men’s night, Jerry Gaffney talks about how our time is not our own – it belongs to the Lord. Then, he walks through what it looks like to honor God with that time.
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In this message, Isaac Leonard walks through Romans 6.23 and the message of the gospel – that we are sinners in need of a Savior, and we are saved by God’s grace to us through Jesus Christ.
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In this message, Ryan Schultz walks through 1 Peter 3.13-15 and the call on all of our lives to revere Christ as Lord and share the gospel with others.
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In this message, Tim Wolf walks through a passage that impacted him when he gave his life to Jesus – Mark 10.45.
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In this message, guest speaker Wesley Bolden walks through Ephesians 2.1-10 and the saving grace found in Jesus alone.
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We begin this new series highlighting different passages of Scripture with Front Porch Pastor and Guest Speaker Andy McNeely teaching on Ephesians 4.1-6.
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In this message, we talk about the freedom from sin we now have in Christ and our Heavenly Father’s heart for justice and those who are physically enslaved and mistreated by other image bearers. Specifically, we hear about the work our partners at International Justice...
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In the second part of this two-part series, we continue talking about the role God has given men and the call to pursue biblical manhood and reflect the heart of Christ.
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This Father’s Day, we talk about God’s call on men to pursue biblical manhood and reflect the heart of Christ and our Heavenly Father in their families.
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In this message, we continue our journey through the letters of John – 1st, 2nd, and 3rd John. We wrapped up reading through the letter of 3rd John and talked about how when we walk in the truth, it should be apparent to those around...
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In this message, we continue our journey through the letters of John – 1st, 2nd, and 3rd John. We read through all of 2nd John and talk about walking in the truth. We also look at different tests we can use to discern what the...
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We all have questions about faith and we worship a God that invites us to draw near to Him with our questions. This week, we look at the question, “Why does God not answer prayer,” and talk through the tensions of prayer, what God’s Word...
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In this series, we talk about what it looks like to give our whole lives to Jesus and the mission He has given His Church. This message takes a look at Jesus’ call to the very first disciples when He said, “Follow Me, and I...
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In this series, we talk about what it looks like to give our whole lives to Jesus and the mission He has given His Church. This week, we talk about the origins of the early Church in Acts 2 and the importance of gathering for...
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As we celebrate the Christmas season, we reflect on the hope that Jesus coming to earth brings. In our final gathering of the year, we talk about the peace that Jesus brings.
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As we celebrate the Christmas season, we reflect on the hope that Jesus coming to earth brings. In this message, we talk about the kind of hope Jesus brings and how He calls us to share that hope with others. **For copyright reasons, the video...
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As we celebrate the Christmas season, we reflect on the joy that Jesus coming to earth brings. In this message, we talk about what it looks like to live not with happiness, but with great joy, rooted in our Savior.
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As we begin the Christmas season where we celebrate the coming of Jesus, we walk through Matthew 24. We are reminded of the second coming of Jesus and talk about how we can prepare for that coming and
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. Today, we wrapped up our teachings through the Bible in Revelation, talking about Heaven and Hell,...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. In our second to last message of this series, we look at the book of Hebrews...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. In this message, we look at some of Paul’s final words and talked through four life...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. In this message, we explore the different spiritual gifts God gives us to fulfill our mission...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. In this message, we are reminded of the generosity of Jesus and the generosity we are...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. Today, we read about the Holy Spirit and hear the call to share the story of...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. Today, we wrapped up our journey through the gospels talking about the resurrection of Jesus.
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. In this message, we continue our study of the gospels and look at the question: Why...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. Today, we look at three parables Jesus told that point to His heart for the lost...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. Today, as we look at Mark 5, we see the power of Jesus displayed and talk...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. Today, we continue reading through the gospels, walking through the life of Jesus, and hear the...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. For this week, we broke up into groups and opened up Luke 3 to study together,...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. Today, we begin the New Testament and talk about the coming of the Messiah.
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. Today, we wrapped up three weeks talking about the biblical holidays and how they point to...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. This week, we welcomed guest speaker, Eryn Black. He helps us continue the conversation of how...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. Today, we welcome guest speaker, Rabbi Bobby Pristoop. He shares with us about the Jewish holidays,...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. In this message, we walk through the book of Esther and talk about the the sovereignty...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. In this final message of our Vision Sundays, we talk about God’s call to gather in...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. This week, we look at 2 Kings 17-19 and the beginning of the fall of Israel...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. For Mother’s Day, we take a day to dive into the Psalms and explore this question:...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. Today, we look at the prophets Elijah and Amos. We see common themes that are all...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. In this message, we talk look at the phrases recorded in 1 & 2 Kings that...
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This Easter, and every Easter, we celebrate Jesus as the resurrection and the life.
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. In this message, we look at the life of Saul – Israel’s first king. We watch...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. In this message, we hear the story of Ruth and see the sovereignty of God working...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. Today, we are reminded of the cycle of sin the Israelites regularly engaged with and how...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. In this message, we talked about the book of Joshua and looked at three stories where...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. This week, we looked at the book of Deuteronomy and God’s calls to listen to Him...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. Today, we walk through Numbers, explore the desert wanderings of the Israelites, and talk about what...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. In this message, we explore Leviticus and specifically talk about the Day of Atonement, the need...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. Today, we finish out Exodus taking a look at the Ten Commandments and the purpose of...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. This week, we start our journey through the book of Exodus and see how God displays...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. In this message, we look at the life of Joseph, his great faith in God and...
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This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. This week, we look at the story of Abraham. We see his great faith that moved...
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Celebrate the birth of Jesus with us as we walk through the story of how God brought hope and light into the world. **For the story of life-change Tim references, head to https://www.iamsecond.com/film/jessica-long/.
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As we approach the celebration of God sending His only Son to earth so we could be made right with him and become a part of His family, we are talking about God’s design and desire for families. This final week, we look at God’s...
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As we approach the celebration of God sending His only Son to earth so we could be made right with him and become a part of His family, we are talking about God’s design and desire for families. This week, we look at the call...
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As we approach the celebration of God sending His only Son to earth so we could be made right with him and become a part of His family, we are talking about God’s design and desire for families. This week, we talk about the gift...
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As we approach the celebration of God sending His only Son to earth so we could be made right with him and become a part of His family, we are talking about God’s design and desire for families. This first week, we talk about how...
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In this series, we’re walking through the book of Judges. In this Old Testament book, we see the Israelites engage in a cycle of sin, compromising with God, turning to other things, crying out to him, and eventually being saved by him, only to repeat...
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In this series, we’re walking through the book of Judges. In this Old Testament book, we see the Israelites engage in a cycle of sin, compromising with God, turning to other things, crying out to him, and eventually being saved by him, only to repeat...
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In this series, we’re walking through the book of Judges. In this Old Testament book, we see the Israelites engage in a cycle of sin, compromising with God, turning to other things, crying out to him, and eventually being saved by him, only to repeat...
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In this series, we’re walking through the book of Judges. In this Old Testament book, we see the Israelites engage in a cycle of sin, compromising with God, turning to other things, crying out to him, and eventually being saved by him, only to repeat...
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In this series, we’re walking through the book of Judges. In this Old Testament book, we see the Israelites engage in a cycle of sin, compromising with God, turning to other things, crying out to him, and eventually being saved by him, only to repeat...
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In this series, we’re walking through the book of Judges. In this Old Testament book, we see the Israelites engage in a cycle of sin, compromising with God, turning to other things, crying out to him, and eventually being saved by him, only to repeat...
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In this series, we’re walking through the book of Judges. In this Old Testament book, we see the Israelites engage in a cycle of sin, compromising with God, turning to other things, crying out to him, and eventually being saved by him, only to repeat...
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There’s a lot of talk right now about who is going to win in November. Democrats or Republicans. Biden or Trump. Blue or Red. This week, we wrap up our series, Jesus and Politics, with a challenge to continue to engage politically, but love unconditionally...
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There’s a lot of talk right now about who is going to win in November. Democrats or Republicans. Biden or Trump. Blue or Red. This week we continued talking about how the church can engage politically, but love unconditionally. A huge part of this is...
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Talk is cheap. Jesus wasn’t interested in us talking a good game. It was interested in us living out what he preached, actively following him. One of the key things we see in the Bible as we look at Following Jesus is a clear call...
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Talk is cheap. Jesus wasn’t interested in us talking a good game. It was interested in us living out what he preached, actively following him. One of the key things we see in the Bible as we look at Following Jesus is a clear call...
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In our new series, Made for More, we are walking through the book of Ephesians. This book is a blueprint for the church and what we’re called to. What we see is that we’re called to more than a program or service. We’re called in...
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In our new series, Made for More, we are walking through the book of Ephesians. This book is a blueprint for the church and what we’re called to. What we see is that we’re called to more than a program or service. We’re called in...
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In our new series, Made for More, we are walking through the book of Ephesians. This book is a blueprint for the church and what we’re called to. What we see is that we’re called to more than a program or service. We’re called in...
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In our new series, Made for More, we are walking through the book of Ephesians. This book is a blueprint for the church and what we’re called to. What we see is that we’re called to more than a program or service. We’re called in...
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In our new series, Made for More, we are walking through the book of Ephesians. This book is a blueprint for the church and what we’re called to. What we see is that we’re called to more than a program or service. We’re called in...
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In our new series, Made for More, we are walking through the book of Ephesians. This book is a blueprint for the church and what we’re called to. What we see is that we’re called to more than a program or service. We’re called in...
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In our new series, Made for More, we are walking through the book of Ephesians. This book is a blueprint for the church and what we’re called to. What we see is that we’re called to more than a program or service. We’re called in...
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In our new series, Made for More, we are walking through the book of Ephesians. This book is a blueprint for the church and what we’re called to. What we see is that we’re called to more than a program or service. We’re called in...
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In this message, we wrap up our journey through Acts, talking about three key takeaways to hold close: We want to keep Christ preeminent. We want to go beyond the walls of the church. We want to cultivate and press into biblical community that reflects...
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This Memorial Day Weekend, we’re talking about rest. We look at what God has to say about rest, talk about where true rest comes from, and ask ourselves the question: Where are we finding our rest?
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This Mother’s Day, we learn from moms and Jesus what it looks like to embrace disruption in life and see the opportunities disruption presents. We look at Mark 2.1-12, where Jesus embraces disruption and forgives and heals a paralyzed man who was lowered through a...
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This week, we look at the book of Acts and wrapped up talking about how they approached unity in the church. Specifically, we talk about what it looks like to put the mission of Jesus before our own agenda and traditions.
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This week, we continue walking through the book of Acts and looking at the unity of the church. What we find are two times that the church almost implodes – and not from persecution outside, but from division on the inside. Specifically, we see how...
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This week, we begin a mini-series as we continue to walk through the book of Acts and look at the early church. What we find are two times that the church almost implodes – and not from persecution outside, but from division on the inside....
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This Easter, we continue our journey in Acts, looking at how the message that Jesus is alive changed the life of a man who hated and persecuted the church. And, we are reminded that the fact that Jesus is alive is a celebration of Christ’s...
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In this series, we’re walking through the book of Acts, reflecting and looking to the very beginning of the Church, and understanding what God intended the church to be. This week, we look at Acts 12 and learn from the early church what it looks...
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In light of the pandemic that has stretched across our world, we want to take a moment to pause and think about how we can respond as followers of Jesus. Because our hope is in Jesus, and God is in control, we can submit our...
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In light of the pandemic that has stretched across our world, we want to take a moment to pause and think about how we can respond as followers of Jesus. Because our hope is in Jesus, and God is in control, we can submit our...
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In light of the pandemic that has stretched across our world, we want to take a moment to pause and think about how we can respond as followers of Jesus. Together, we look at the words the apostle Paul wrote to the church in Philippi...
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In this series, we’re walking through the book of Acts, reflecting and looking to the very beginning of the Church, and understanding what God intended the church to be. This week, we look at Acts 8:4-40 and see what happens after the church scatters following...
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In this series, we’re walking through the book of Acts, reflecting and looking to the very beginning of the Church, and understanding what God intended the church to be. This week, we look at Acts 6-8:3 and we see how God uses ordinary people to...
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In this series, we’re walking through the book of Acts, reflecting and looking to the very beginning of the Church, and understanding what God intended the church to be. This week, we look at Acts 5.1-14 and see a picture of generosity in the early...
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In this series, we’re walking through the book of Acts, reflecting and looking to the very beginning of the Church, and understanding what God intended the church to be. We welcomed a guest speaker, Eryn Black, to help us continue in our Sent series in...
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In this series, we’re walking through the book of Acts, reflecting and looking to the very beginning of the Church, and understanding what God intended the church to be. This week, we walked through at Acts 4.1-22 and talked about how Jesus is the only...
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In this series, we’re walking through the book of Acts, reflecting and looking to the very beginning of the Church, and understanding what God intended the church to be. This week, we looked at Acts 3 and talked about the healing and miracles we see...
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In this series, we’re walking through the book of Acts, reflecting and looking to the very beginning of the Church, and understanding what God intended the church to be. This week, we talked about Acts 2:42-47 and what it looks like to be a spirit-filled...
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In this series, we’re walking through the book of Acts, reflecting and looking to the very beginning of the Church, and understanding what God intended the church to be. This week, we looked at Acts 2 and talked about God’s call to repent and be...
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Over the next 20 weeks, we’ll be walking through the book of Acts, reflecting and looking to the very beginning of the Church, and understanding what God intended the church to be. This first week, we talked about how every member is sent by God...
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We kicked off the year talking about fixing our eyes on Jesus and prioritizing time to connect with God by opening our Bibles and being prepared to hear from God.
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In this series, we’re focusing on different songs and what they share about the story of Jesus coming to earth. As we celebrated Christmas as a church, we looked at our final song: The Little Drummer Boy. We talked about God giving us the greatest...
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In this series, we’re focusing on different songs and what they share about the story of Jesus coming to earth. This week, we look at O Holy Night, the message of hope that the Christmas story offers the world, and what that hope means for...
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In this series, we’re focusing on different songs and what they share about the story of Jesus coming to earth. This week, we talk about when the angels deliver the good news to the shepherds and the peace that Jesus brought to earth when he...
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In this series, we’re focusing on different songs and what they share about the story of Jesus coming to earth. This first week, we talk about when the angel came and told Mary that she was going to give birth to God’s son and the...
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In this two-part series, we’re talking about the command we see in 1 Timothy 6 not to put our hope in wealth, but to be generous and willing to share. We wrap up talking about being rich and generous in good deeds so that people...
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In this two-part series, we’re talking about the command we see in 1 Timothy 6 not to put our hope in wealth, but to be generous and willing to share. We see Jesus talk about this as well throughout his ministry, and we also hear...
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In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to be true followers of Jesus. We wrap up these eight weeks talking about the command Jesus gave to everyone who claims to follow him: to make disciples.
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In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to be true followers of Jesus. This week we looked at not just keeping the good news about Jesus to ourselves, but how as followers, we’re commanded to share this boldly.
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In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to be true followers of Jesus. When we become followers of Jesus, he promises to send a helper – the Holy Spirit – to live in us. In this message, we talk about the work of...
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In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to be true followers of Jesus. This week, we look at how our culture encourages a consumer mindset wherever we go, but that’s not the mindset Jesus had in mind for the church. The church is...
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In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to be true followers of Jesus. Bonnie Black shares her story of growing up in a Jewish home and what it looked like for her to give up everything for Jesus. We then dive into Scripture...
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In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to be true followers of Jesus. This week, we talked about a relationship with Jesus and knowing him versus knowing about him. Then, we got really practical asking the question “How are you and Jesus doing?”...
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In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to be true followers of Jesus. In this message, we look at what Jesus said about baptism, why we should get baptized, and what it means for our relationship with God. We talk about some of...
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In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to be true followers of Jesus. To start things off, we look at the cost of following Jesus, how it changes our lives and hear a story from someone at United who chose to follow Jesus...
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We welcomed Richard Lee from International Justice Mission to share the call we have as followers of Jesus to fight for justice in our world and how we can be a part of freeing the 40+ million people enslaved around the world today.
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In this teaching series, we dive into some of the most-often skipped books of the Bible – the prophetic books. Throughout this series, we’ll look at these men who were assigned to call people back into relationship with God in a really unique way, what...
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In this teaching series, we dive into some of the most-often skipped books of the Bible – the prophetic books. Throughout this series, we’ll look at these men who were assigned to call people back into relationship with God in a really unique way, what...
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In this teaching series, we dive into some of the most-often skipped books of the Bible – the prophetic books. Throughout this series, we’ll look at these men who were assigned to call people back into relationship with God in a really unique way, what...
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It was great to have our friend Travian Savage with us to share all about what it looks like to follow Jesus. He dives into the book of Acts and highlights the key characteristics that Jesus’ closest followers had: They spent time with Jesus. They...
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Proverbs is a book in the Bible, written primarily by King Solomon. It’s a source of wisdom and teaches us basic principles that help us do life better. These proverbs are not guarantees, but they point to how life generally flows based on our actions...
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Proverbs is a book in the Bible, written primarily by King Solomon. It’s a source of wisdom and teaches us basic principles that help us do life better. These proverbs are not guarantees, but they point to how life generally flows based on our actions...
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Proverbs is a book in the Bible, written primarily by King Solomon. It’s a source of wisdom and teaches us basic principles that help us do life better. These proverbs are not guarantees, but they point to how life generally flows based on our actions...
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Proverbs is a book in the Bible, written primarily by King Solomon. It’s a source of wisdom and teaches us basic principles that help us do life better. These proverbs are not guarantees, but they point to how life generally flows based on our actions...
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Proverbs is a book in the Bible, written primarily by King Solomon. It’s a source of wisdom and teaches us basic principles that help us do life better. These proverbs are not guarantees, but they point to how life generally flows based on our actions...
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Proverbs is a book in the Bible, written primarily by King Solomon. It’s a source of wisdom and teaches us basic principles that help us do life better. These proverbs are not guarantees, but they point to how life generally flows based on our actions...
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Proverbs is a book in the Bible, written primarily by King Solomon. It’s a source of wisdom and teaches us basic principles that help us do life better. These proverbs are not guarantees, but they point to how life generally flows based on our actions...
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In this series, we’re addressing the pervasive feeling or thought in our culture that God isn’t for us. That he doesn’t love us or want us. In fact, the opposite is true. Jesus told his followers that he came for all people – and he...
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In this series, we’re addressing the pervasive feeling or thought in our culture that God isn’t for us. That he doesn’t love us or want us. In fact, the opposite is true. Jesus told his followers that he came for all people – and he...
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In this series, we’re addressing the pervasive feeling or thought in our culture that God isn’t for us. That he doesn’t love us or want us. In fact, the opposite is true. Jesus told his followers that he came for all people – and he...
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In this series, we’re addressing the pervasive feeling or thought in our culture that God isn’t for us. That he doesn’t love us or want us. In fact, the opposite is true. Jesus told his followers that he came for all people – and he...
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We live in a skeptical culture. When we see commercials or ads, we automatically wonder whether or not they are going to deliver on their promises. When we make new friends, we are skeptical and wonder if they’re going to stick around. When it comes...
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We live in a skeptical culture. When we see commercials or ads, we automatically wonder whether or not they are going to deliver on their promises. When we make new friends, we are skeptical and wonder if they’re going to stick around. When it comes...
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We live in a skeptical culture. When we see commercials or ads, we automatically wonder whether or not they are going to deliver on their promises. When we make new friends, we are skeptical and wonder if they’re going to stick around. When it comes...
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We live in a skeptical culture. When we see commercials or ads, we automatically wonder whether or not they are going to deliver on their promises. When we make new friends, we are skeptical and wonder if they’re going to stick around. When it comes...
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We live in a skeptical culture. When we see commercials or ads, we automatically wonder whether or not they are going to deliver on their promises. When we make new friends, we are skeptical and wonder if they’re going to stick around. When it comes...
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What is the church known for? What are we as individuals known for? When Jesus rose from the dead, he had a conversation with Peter – one of his closest friends and followers who was to be the foundation of the church but had denied...
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When it comes to life and a relationship with God, we take our cues from Jesus. Jesus taught us how to pray – how to have a real conversation with the real God who loves us – in the Bible. In this 4-part series, we’re...
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When it comes to life and a relationship with God, we take our cues from Jesus. Jesus taught us how to pray – how to have a real conversation with the real God who loves us – in the Bible. In this 4-part series, we’re...
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When it comes to life and a relationship with God, we take our cues from Jesus. Jesus taught us how to pray – how to have a real conversation with the real God who loves us – in the Bible. In this 4-part series, we’re...
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When it comes to life and a relationship with God, we take our cues from Jesus. Jesus taught us how to pray – how to have a real conversation with the real God who loves us – in the Bible. In this 4-part series, we’ll...
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Your story is far from over, and the decisions you make today will lead you one way or another. Overcome making decisions from indecision, and take control of your life with guidance from God. Whether it is a big decision of small one, this series...
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Your story is far from over, and the decisions you make today will lead you one way or another. Overcome making decisions from indecision, and take control of your life with guidance from God. Whether it is a big decision of small one, this series...
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Your story is far from over, and the decisions you make today will lead you one way or another. Overcome making decisions from indecision, and take control of your life with guidance from God. Whether it is a big decision of small one, this series...
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Your story is far from over, and the decisions you make today will lead you one way or another. Overcome making decisions from indecision, and take control of your life with guidance from God. Whether it is a big decision of small one, this series...
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Coming “Home for the Holidays” stirs up a lot of different emotions. For some of us, going home for the holidays is wonderful. We look forward to spending time with loved ones and continuing old traditions. Others find themselves in stressful or broken homes, just...
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Coming “Home for the Holidays” stirs up a lot of different emotions. For some of us, going home for the holidays is wonderful. We look forward to spending time with loved ones and continuing old traditions. Others find themselves in stressful or broken homes, just...
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Coming “Home for the Holidays” stirs up a lot of different emotions. For some of us, going home for the holidays is wonderful. We look forward to spending time with loved ones and continuing old traditions. Others find themselves in stressful or broken homes, just...
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Coming “Home for the Holidays” stirs up a lot of different emotions. For some of us, going home for the holidays is wonderful. We look forward to spending time with loved ones and continuing old traditions. Others find themselves in stressful or broken homes, just...
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Coming “Home for the Holidays” stirs up a lot of different emotions. For some of us, going home for the holidays is wonderful. We look forward to spending time with loved ones and continuing old traditions. Others find themselves in stressful or broken homes, just...
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Coming “Home for the Holidays” stirs up a lot of different emotions. For some of us, going home for the holidays is wonderful. We look forward to spending time with loved ones and continuing old traditions. Others find themselves in stressful or broken homes, just...
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Often, we walk through life financially strapped – living paycheck to paycheck, buried in debt, or spending money on things we don’t really want or need. Everything we have comes from God, and part of taking next steps in our relationship with him is to...
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Often, we walk through life financially strapped – living paycheck to paycheck, buried in debt, or spending money on things we don’t really want or need. Everything we have comes from God, and part of taking next steps in our relationship with him is to...
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Often, we walk through life financially strapped – living paycheck to paycheck, buried in debt, or spending money on things we don’t really want or need. Everything we have comes from God, and part of taking next steps in our relationship with him is to...
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Often, we walk through life financially strapped – living paycheck to paycheck, buried in debt, or spending money on things we don’t really want or need. Everything we have comes from God, and part of taking next steps in our relationship with him is to...
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As we celebrate one year as a church, David Robinson, the Lead Pastor of Community Christian Church, shares about refocusing our lives and our church community around Jesus.
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As a church, we want to be known by what we’re FOR, not by what we’re against. That’s one of the reasons we come alongside organizations that are doing great things in and FOR our community. One of the organizations that we partner with, International...
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As we approach one year as a church, we’re revisiting who we are, who God has called the church to be, and the key values that we want to define us as a church and in our personal lives. In Pt. 3, we talk about...
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As we approach one year as a church, we’re revisiting who we are, who God has called the church to be, and the key values that we want to define us as a church and in our personal lives. In Pt. 2, we talk about...
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Guest Speaker, Joe Wilson, challenges us with the question: Who do I need to notice today? In our society, we’re pretty good at not looking at people. Let’s follow these practical steps to help us notice those people and be Jesus to them.
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A 3-pt story of the life of Jonah. Jonah doubted God’s plan and didn’t want to give control of his life over to God. He held tightly and ran from God–literally into the belly of a whale. In this series, we’ll learn from Jonah what...
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Exploring one hit wonders of the Bible from the book of Psalms, and how these Psalms can become our own prayers and words we sit in and lean into as we live our lives.
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Exploring one hit wonders of the Bible from the book of Psalms, and how these Psalms can become our own prayers and words we sit in and lean into as we live our lives.
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Exploring one hit wonders of the Bible from the book of Psalms, and how these Psalms can become our own prayers and words we sit in and lean into as we live our lives.
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Exploring one hit wonders of the Bible from the book of Psalms, and how these Psalms can become our own prayers and words we sit in and lean into as we live our lives.
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When life gives us lemons, we often feel discouraged and abandoned. We wonder if God has forgotten us, if He is even there, and think things couldn’t possibly get better.
In this 3-part series, explore what it looks like to take the sourest lemons life can hand you and make lemonade with God right there beside you.
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When life gives us lemons, we often feel discouraged and abandoned. We wonder if God has forgotten us, if He is even there, and think things couldn’t possibly get better.
In this 3-part series, explore what it looks like to take the sourest lemons life can hand you and make lemonade with God right there beside you.
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When life gives us lemons, we often feel discouraged and abandoned. We wonder if God has forgotten us, if He is even there, and think things couldn’t possibly get better.
In this 3-part series, explore what it looks like to take the sourest lemons life can hand you and make lemonade with God right there beside you.
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“Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens and I will give you rest (Matt. 11.28).’”
God who invites us into his presence to exchange our burdens for his rest and his peace. Learn how to let go of your burdens and pursue his rest with these practical steps.
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Whether you’re a kid, a student, single, married, have kids, are a grandparent, or are in one of many other seasons of life, we’re all a part of some kind of family.
You’re someone’s son or daughter. You might be a wife, a husband, a mom, a dad, a child, a cousin, an aunt or uncle, a grandparent, a niece or nephew.
Explore the story God has for you, in your life, with your family?
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Whether you’re a kid, a student, single, married, have kids, are a grandparent, or are in one of many other seasons of life, we’re all a part of some kind of family.
You’re someone’s son or daughter. You might be a wife, a husband, a mom, a dad, a child, a cousin, an aunt or uncle, a grandparent, a niece or nephew.
Explore the story God has for you, in your life, with your family?
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Whether you’re a kid, a student, single, married, have kids, are a grandparent, or are in one of many other seasons of life, we’re all a part of some kind of family.
You’re someone’s son or daughter. You might be a wife, a husband, a mom, a dad, a child, a cousin, an aunt or uncle, a grandparent, a niece or nephew.
Explore the story God has for you, in your life, with your family?
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We want to reimagine church the way Jesus always intended it to be – a gathering of people doing life together, and pursuing a relationship with God. A diverse group of people that is all inclusive, invested in the community, growing together, putting others first,...
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