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What kind of mindset do we have as we prepare to give that special gift to that person that means more to us than all the world? The answer: We give sacrificially. We give more than we can afford. We go without comforts and necessities for ourselves so that we can save enough to give. We want their eyes to widen and their hearts to beat faster. We want to bless them. However, we do not often do th...

What kind of mindset do we have as we prepare to give that special gift to that person that means more to us than all the world? The answer: We give sacrificially. We give more than we can afford. We go without comforts and necessities for ourselves so that we can save enough to give. We want their eyes to widen and their hearts to beat faster. We want to bless them. However, we do not often do th...

Advent is our opportunity to make Christ the center of the Christmas season. This means that we must choose to celebrate this season with the proper focus. The message of cultural Christmas is: "SPEND, SPEND, SPEND!" In contrast, Advent Conspiracy says: "SPEND LESS." Listen or watch as Pastor Rick expounds on this amazing truth. *Video/Audio content will be available on Monday (Nov. 26th) at 2pm.*

Moses, one of the greatest leaders in all of history, died right before the children of Israel crossed over into the Promised Land after 430 years of slavery and 40 years of wandering in the wilderness. Moses had led well but didn't get to go in. However, he had made an investment in a young man named Joshua who would take them in. Listen or watch as Pastor John expounds on this amazing truth. *Vi...

How does God care for the orphans in this world? Is it just too big of a problem? Does God expect us to do anything about this child crisis? And what difference will it make anyway? The bottom line is that God cares for every child. Listen or watch as Pastor Rick expounds on this amazing truth. *Video/Audio content will be available on Monday (Nov. 12th) at 12pm.*

Every child is known and loved by God because, according to Psalm 139, He knit each one together in the womb. It only takes one person, one family, to change a life and maybe even change eternity. Listen or watch as Pastor Luke expounds on this amazing truth. *Video/Audio content will be available on Monday (Nov. 12th) at 12pm.*

Let’s face it: leadership is hard. It is complicated and it is not always understood or even appreciated. Moses understood these things more than most, but the fact remains that leadership is essential to life. Listen or watch as Pastor Rick expounds on this amazing truth. *Video/Audio content will be available on Monday (Nov. 5th) at 12pm.*

The discipleship mandate that exists for every Christian, means that every Christian is a leader in one regard or another. Our existence is that leadership responsibility comes with ups and downs; blessing and cursing. Part of the ugly side of leadership, is accusation. How should a Christian leader respond to accusation? Listen or watch as Pastor Luke expounds on this amazing truth. *Video/Audio...

Moses was not great because of his powerful speeches or his leadership skills or even because of the miracles that God performed through him. Moses was great because of his intimate dependence upon God. Listen or watch as Pastor Rick expounds on this amazing truth. *Video/Audio content will be available on Monday (Oct. 29th) at 12pm.*

God will often display who He is through what we think we lack as much or more than through what we think we have. This is a look at how God answered Moses’ objections to His call, and how God answers our objections as well! Listen or watch as Pastor Maurice expounds on this amazing truth. *Video/Audio content will be available on Monday (Oct. 22nd) at 12pm.*

Christian leadership is essential to everyone. Christians are required to lead in one context or another. Listen or watch as Pastor Luke expounds on this amazing truth. *Video/Audio content will be available on Monday (Oct. 22nd) at 12pm.*

We must remember a beautiful truth about the Old Testament saints, like Moses, that leave us feeling tiny and insignificant: They were not perfect, but they were chosen by God to point toward the one that would one day perfectly fulfill every single thing that they did imperfectly. Listen or watch as Pastor Rick expounds on this amazing truth. *Video/Audio content will be available on Monday (Oct....

Estamos en la semana 3 de “Alabanza”. Escucha u observa mientras el Pastor Rick expande en esta maravillosa verdad. *El Audio/Video estará disponible el Domingo (Enero 10) a partir de las 6am*

What do you do when you are afraid? What is your initial response? Is it to make a plan or maybe to panic and run? Some just shut down or blame God. What if we could learn a new way to face trouble? Praise humbly but confidently invites God to exert His power over our lives for our good and His glory! Listen or watch as Pastor Rick expounds on this amazing truth. *Video/Audio content will be avail...

Estamos en la semana 2 de “Alabanza”. Escucha u observa mientras el Pastor Rick expande en esta maravillosa verdad. *El Audio/Video estará disponible el Domingo (Enero 3) a partir de las 6am*

Trouble can help drive us to desire God's presence, but praise will help us to experience it! Listen or watch as Pastor Rick expounds on this amazing truth. *Video/Audio content will be available on Monday (Oct. 1st) at 12pm.*

Estamos en la semana 1 de “Alabanza”. Escucha u observa mientras el Pastor Rick expande en esta maravillosa verdad. *El Audio/Video estará disponible el Domingo (Diciembre 27) a partir de las 6am*

God’s children are all people of praise. We love to praise our God. Is praise a constant reality in your life today? It should be. It can be! Listen or watch as Pastor Rick expounds on this amazing truth. *Video/Audio content will be available on Monday (Sept. 24th) at 12pm*

• If we’re not careful, we will place unmerited value in our earthly identity that our identity in Christ should destroy. • Proximity — Acts 2:5-7 (ESV) — Acts 2:16-18 (ESV) • Devotion — Acts 2:41-42 (ESV) • Unity — Acts 2:44-47 (ESV) — Acts 4:32-34 (ESV) • Obedience — Acts 10:28-29 (ESV) — Acts 10:34-35 (ESV) — Galatians 3:26-28 (ESV)

• The Mission Of God is Made Possible by the Community Of God.  — Luke 10:1-3 — 1 Timothy 4:11 — Act 15:39–41 — Luke 19:28-31 — Acts 11:29–30 • Why is community so essential to the living on mission? 1. Spiritual Support — Romans 12: 4-8 — 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 2. Practical Support — Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 3. The Power of the Holy Spirit — Matthew 18:20 4. The Credibility of Witness — Matthew 18:15-1...

“Biblical community is like air; you don’t know you need it until you’re without it.” – Tim Keller – • IF WE NEGLECT COMMUNITY, WE NEGLECT OURSELVES. • Realize that faith is a team sport. • Realize we are family. — John 1:12-13 (ESV) — 1 John 3:1-2 (ESV) • Realize Why We Need Community • We need community for the sake of your kids • You need community for the sake of your marriage • I need communi...

— Acts 2:42-47 ESV • I have a fear: That people of Colonial Hills would experience a service and miss out on a true Biblical community. • Problem: We’ve exchanged Gospel community for counterfeit community. •.Community can be evaluated by looking at form and formula. — Form: Structure — Formula: Ingredients • Gospel community is covenantal in nature. — Romans 15:20 • Love one another (John 13:34,...

— 1 Thessalonians 4:2-8 NIV • NO BOUNDARIES • NON-STOP STRESSORS • NEGLECT — Proverbs 24:30-34 NIV — 1 Corinthians 7:3 NIV — John 3:19-20 NIV

• Marriage was GOD’S IDEA. • Marriage is a COVENANT RELATIONSHIP. — Malachi 2:14 NIV • The Marriage Covenant is based upon the concept of SUBMISSION. — Ephesians 5:21 NIV

• You REAP what you SOW. — Galatians 6:7-9 NIV • You are NOT the ONLY ONE that REAPS what YOU SOW! — Isaiah 61:1 NIV