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From “In the Beginning” to Amen // Faith to Start Walking & the Faith to Keep Walking   Genesis 12:1-3,7 (NIV) The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever...

From “In the Beginning” to Amen // Introduction to the Bible     Translation Philosophies of Different Bibles Formal Functional Dynamic Paraphrase   Formal Translation - The motto for this is “as literal as possible, as free as necessary.” ·  There is usually some indication of the form/structure of the underlying Hebrew and Greek. ·  Keeps Hebrew/Greek metaphors and idioms intact, which means eve...

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Advent // Love   John 3:16-17 (NIV) “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”   Love That Was Given for The Liberty of The Human Heart.   What A Gift That Comes with God’s Love!! … No Condemnation   John 3:18...

Advent // Joy   The word for Joy is the Greek word “Chara - Khar-ah,” meaning calm delight or cheerfulness, or “Chairo - Khah-ee-ro,” meaning to be calmly happy or well-off.   Philippians 4:4 (KJV) "Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, Rejoice."   Matthew 2:1-18 (NLT) “Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arr...

Advent // Peace   Our Whole Existence is Ravaged by Conflict It's in Our World... It's in Our Nations... It's in Our Cities... It's in Our Communities... It's in Our Homes... It's in Our Hearts and Our Minds...   Peace Means So Many Different Things to Different People Peace May Be Ease from Conflict... Peace May Be Ease from Noise... Peace May Be Ease from Torment... Peace May Be Ease from Busyne...

Advent // Faith and Hope   Hebrews 11:1 (NASB) “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”   Faith in Greek = Pistis Conviction (sure confidence and fervor) of the truth   Hope in Greek =Elpis Joyful and confident expectation of good   Counterfeit Aims of Hope Hebrews 13:14 (ESV) “For here, we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.”   P...

Gratitude Week 4 // Gratitude is a Choice   Gratitude is a Choice   Gratitude is a Disposition   Romans 1:20-22 (NIV) “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to h...

  Gratitude Week 3 // A Lifestyle of Gratitude   Hebrews 12:28 NIV “ Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe…”   AMP “Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, and offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship with reverence and awe…”   KJV “Wherefor...

Gratitude Week 2 // Life-Giving Gratitude Philippians 4:8 (NIV) “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable---if anything is excellent or praiseworthy---think about such things.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV) “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we tak...

Gratitude Week 1   Philippians 4:4-7 (NLT) “Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon. Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His pea...

The Heart Series Week 4   Living Out of the Restored or Renewed Heart Lives That Are Salt and Light Living Illustrations of Godlikeness and Godliness   Restored Hearts… Leading to Restored Lives… Leading to Restored Families… Leading to Restored Communities… Leading to Restored Nations…   Jeremiah 29:4-7 (NIV) “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exi...

October 19th, 2025 // Pastor Tim Lovell The Heart Series Week 3 Last couple of weeks… God Who Knows the Human Heart God Who Contends with the Human Heart God Who Restores the Human Heart Ezekiel 36:22-23 (MSG) “Therefore, tell Israel, ‘Here is the Message of God, the Master: I’m not doing this for you, Israel. I’m doing it for me, to save my character, my holy name, which you’ve blackened in every...

The Heart Series Week 2   God Who Contends with the Human Heart   Jeremiah 17:9-10 (MSG) “The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful, a puzzle that no one can figure out. But I, God, search the heart and examine the mind. I get to the heart of the human. I get to the root of things. I treat them as they really are, not as they pretend to be.”   Johari Window   Psalms 10:4 (NIV) ”In his pride the w...

The Heart Series Week 1   Often, the description associated with the heart describes a season we are in or a condition we are living in.   Look at some of These Words Associated with the Heart: Kind Hearted Open Hearted Warm Hearted Wholehearted Heart Felt   Heart Sick Heart Wrenching Broken Hearted Heavy Hearted Hard Hearted Cold Hearted Disheartened Faint Hearted Wounded Heart   God Sees the Hea...

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Pillars and Practices // Celebrating and Remembering     Romans 12:15 (ESV) “Rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep.”     To Do this Requires a Willingness to Enter Intimacy and Connectedness.     Philippians 4:12-13 (NIV) “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well...

Pillars and Practices // Connect and Engage     Here are two simple reasons to stop and think about our own connectedness within the church family:   1.     Connecting to the Community Puts Us in a Place to Love and be Loved 1 Corinthians 12:31 (CSB) “And I will show you an even better way.”   1 Corinthians 13:13 (CSB) “Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love—but the greatest of these is lov...

Pillars and Practices // Give and Serve     GIVING IS ABOUT AUTHORITY   Deuteronomy 8:18 (ESV) “You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.”   Proverbs 3:9-10 (ESV) “Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the first fruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled...

Pillars and Practices // Praise, Worship, and Prayer     Both Praise and Worship are in Part: Reverence (Awe) Recognition (Awareness) Revelation (Awakening) Response (Action)   Hebrew Words Yadah Psalm 44:8 (NIV) “In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise (yâdâh) your name forever.”   Towdah  Psalm 56:11-12 (NKJV) “In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do t...

Pillars and Practices // Gather Together and Participate     Hebrews 10:23-25 (NLT) “Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.  Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.  And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return...

What does it truly mean to love God the way He desires? In this powerful message, Pastor George Morrison, former lead pastor of Faith Church in Arvada, Colorado, unpacks three life-changing ways we are called to love God: - Love God in Totality - Love God as a Priority - Love God Exclusively

Transformed By Love // “Love Is”   How can we, as a church and as individuals, live in our community in a way that reflects the grace and kindness of Jesus?   But What Is the Love of God?   Ephesians 3:14-19 (ESV) “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened w...

Finding Jesus in Unexpected Places  // The Woman Caught in Adultery     John 8:1-11 (NLT) “Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives, but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them. As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of t...