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As we look forward to the new year, we like to think about the things we want to change for the better. An important one is to see how we can improve our character to be more like Christ.

God choose an unlikely group of people to be the first to announce the birth of His Son. Today, we look at why they were chosen.

Mary, like us, had a big decision to make when the angel appeared to her. Today, we look at her response to learn how we should respond when we come across a decision we are asked to make.

The Christmas story is really the continuation of God's story in the Bible. And it starts with Zacharias and Elizabeth and the birth of John.

When Christians are living right, there is a constant flow of worship drafting up to God, as we recognize Who He is and what He has done for us.

With only 11 days until Thanksgiving, it is good to think about Who we are to be thankful to and why.

In part 3 of this series, we look at what our response as Christians ought to be to those around us, in particular the homosexuals.

As we continue our discussion on homosexuality, we look at the root cause and how we as Christians should respond to it.

In the Bible, God talks quite clearly about sexual sin and homosexuality in particular. Today we look at that and why people argue against that.

One of the key things about baptism is showing that you know who you are living your life for.

We look today at what the Bible has to say about government and authority. How are we as Christians to evaluate authority? What or who is the source of authority?

When on the mission field, you live a life of faith. But it is the way all Christians should live.

Pastor Tim Neufeld, retired missionary to Togo, West Africa today answers Pastor Dave's question, "If you had your life to do over again, would you still go to the mission field?"

Jesus had a different view of what makes a person rich. We look at what He has to say about that today, starting in Matthew 19.

As we begin the 2014 Missions Emphasis month, Donn Mogford from Shepherds Ministries talks to us about the appropriate response we should have towards the disabled with an example from the life of David.

As we begin this year's Missions Emphasis Month, we take a look at what the proper response we as believers should have towards the unsaved.

We are supposed to help one another to walk in righteousness. Part of that is helping people build redemptive relationships.

As we continue to look at the first part of I Corinthians 5, we see that a part of our response to sin is to separate ourselves from it and remove it from our lives.

We see today from I Corinthians 5 that sin effects much more than just the person involved in it.

Christ's prayer for us is for us to be with Him. But it required a sacrifice from Him, and it also requires a response from us.

Being a Christian involves a serious responsibility to care for one another. And sometimes doing that involves rebuking them.

In I Corinthians 5, Paul points out both a particular sin and their incorrect attitude that they had toward that sin.

In Hebrews 12, it is said of Jesus that He endured the suffering of the cross because of the joy that He knew it would bring Him and us. We take a closer look at that joy in today's sermon.

We as Christians need to speak the truth to others, but we also need to show them love. We need to know the truth, walk in the truth, and to stand for the truth.

Salvation produces righteousness, Christlikness and strength.