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Bruce Harrison, elder team member at Awaken Church, talks about the importance of  examining one's values, pointing to Proverbs 23:7, which says, "For as a man thinks in his heart, so is he."   Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morning service live on our Facebook page . For our theme music for 2025, we use clips from the song "Come Away M...

In this special mini episode, Mel Nice,  from The Gideons International, talks about the organization’s history of distributing Bibles free of charge—and what that looks like today.   Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morning service live on our Facebook page . For our theme music for 2025, we use clips from the song "Come Away My Beloved" by Anita...

Allen Schwartz examines Romans 11:11-33. "God instigated bringing you into the Kingdom of God,"  he says. "Because Christ is in us and we are in him, we are invited into an amazing relationship that is from Him, through Him and for Him."  He wants to be with us moment by moment,  in valleys and in the  mountain peaks.    Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville&...

Pastor Dean Yoder talks about one of Awaken Church's 12 core values:  rest. "God created a sabbath day of rest for man. Rest is also a state of being that is an important aspect of our lifestyle," he says, reading from the  Core Values page on the church's website.    Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morning service live on our Facebook p...

In March 2021, two churches joined together to form Awaken Church. "We burned the ships," Pastor Dean Yoder says.  Legally those two former churches no longer exist, he says in this celebratory message marking the one year anniversary of the church. God is preparing the church for new things,  transforming it. "What God wants to do won't fit in our old containers," he says...

Lesa Bland shares a powerful  testimony about her journey with grief.  "It is never okay to tell someone struggling with grief to 'get over it,'" she said. "Life is messy,  but there is good stuff in it, too. Every day we wake up, we have a plan and a purpose to fulfill."   Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morning service live o...

In this message, elder Stephanie Teahn talks about  Awaken Church's mission to know that God is who He says, to  walk in the fullness of who He says we are and to grow in faith and courage to bring heaven to earth.   Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morning service live on our Facebook page . For our theme music for 2025, we use clips from the song &quo...

Pastor Dean Yoder presents a message about pursuing the heart of God,  reminding us that, in Christ, we are fully accepted by the Father.    Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morning service live on our Facebook page . For our theme music for 2025, we use clips from the song "Come Away My Beloved" by Anita Keffer.

"What did you first believe to be true about God that caused you to follow Jesus?" Awaken Church elder Allen Schwartz asks. What you believe about God is the most important thing in your life, he says. "When you said yes to Jesus, Holy Spirit said, 'I'm gong to make you like Jesus.'"   Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morni...

 In this message, McCaw shares statistics about the rising suicide rate among youth and the shocking number  of those who will leave church in their 20s, as well as those who will walk away from their faith completely. The youth of today desperately need the encouragement and support of  the adults around them, Youth Pastor Scarlett McCaw says.  She presents five practical ways to do just that.   ...

God's inspiration comes from us breathing in his Word, like we breathe in air, Dean Yoder explains. We need the Word of the Lord to move forward individually and corporately as a church body.  Direction and correction are found in His voice.    Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morning service live on our Facebook page . For our theme music for 2025, we...

Sometimes our mindset is a distraction to what God wants to do, Munte Teahn says in this New Year message.  Transformation changes our mindset and therefore how we respond to things.  Peter said, "I am a sinner." Jesus said, "I will make you a fisher of men."   Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morning service live on our Facebook page . F...

In this episode, Pastor Dean Yoder takes a look at the meaning of Luke 2:14, which says, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is well-pleased ."  God's peace among His people is like a magnet that causes people to ask, "Where did you get it? Where can I find it?"   Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday m...

Prayers open up conversations between us and God provide a spark for creativity to do the impossible. Prayers bring new life, ignite dreams and flood believers with faith that moves them to belief.  Seeing past the foreseeable future requires walking in the confidence established in prayer, Pastor Dean Yoder says.   Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morning s...

"God does not control us, but expects us to become mature people of self-control, completely surrendered to God so that we can fully experience the freedom for which Christ has set us free," Bruce Harrison says.   Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morning service live on our Facebook page . For our theme music for 2025, we use clips from the song &q...

Allen Schwartz invites listeners to enter into an upcoming season of prayer. "It's not enough to come to God  in times of needs, though we should, " he says. "Unceasing prayer is a dialogue all day long.  God wants to be invited in, to be a part of all you do."   Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morning service live on our Facebook p...

Su Treyman Rademacher, a representative with The Voice of the Martyrs, shares facts about the plight of  350 million persecuted Christians around the world, telling listeners that they are asking for our prayers.   Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morning service live on our Facebook page . For our theme music for 2025, we use clips from the song "Come...

Worship leader Lennox Fleary challenges listeners to welcome God’s presence wherever they are, not just at church on Sunday mornings. "God wants to bring his presence wherever you'll receive it and whenever you’ll grace Him with yours," he says.   Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morning service live on our Facebook page . For our theme music...

Dean Yoder addresses the bewilderment that can result when Christians confuse calling with ministry.  Our calling must not be weighted in the what we are called to--but in the Who has called us, he says.    Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morning service live on our Facebook page . For our theme music for 2025, we use clips from the song "Come Away My...

Stephanie Teahn presents a message on unity and maturity in the Body of Christ and the importance of being fully equipped to live our best life. In doing so, she lays necessary groundwork for the upcoming Sunday morning gatherings, which will focus on learning more about equipping oneself lavishly with spiritual practices, or disciplines, that help believers grow into the full measure of Christ. A...

 Everyone matters. Each person in the body of Christ was created on purpose for a purpose and God takes great joy when we serve Him in the role he has given us.  If one person walking with God walks in the majority, imagine what 200 could do walking together with God,  Allen Swartz asks.      Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morning service live on our Faceb...

  What and where you invest your heart matters. The rich young ruler in Mark 10 did not want to sell all he owned and follow Jesus. But the kingdom of God is about responsibility and stewardship--not ownership. Are there things we are holding on to too tightly from our pasts, Pastor Dean Yoder asks.   Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morning service live on...

Munty Teahn explains that in order to know who we are, we have to understand where we came from. We were created in the image of God and our identity is in Christ--not in our circumstances.   Did your know?  You can watch  Awaken Church McMinnville's   Sunday morning service live on our Facebook page . For our theme music for 2025, we use clips from the song "Come Away My Beloved" b...

God's presence with us takes precedence over the circumstances we find ourselves in, The invitation from the Lord is that when, not if, we have trials and challenges that we pass through them with our faith and hope and trust in Him,  God's presence sustains us.   The lyrics Dean read in this episode are from “ Another in the Fire " by Chris Davenport & Joel Houston ©2018 Hillso...

In March 2021, True Vine Christian Fellowship and Coast Hills Community Church voted unanimously to join together and form Awaken Church in McMinnville, Oregon.  Chanda Koesel speaks about the six-month journey of becoming one church, pointing out the parallels found in the account of Elijah. She asks, "Are we willing to do what Elijah did to get what Elijah got?"   Did your know?  You c...