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In Ruth 1, Naomi faces devastating loss, yet God’s sovereignty and grace are already at work. Through Ruth’s bold faith and loyalty, we see a powerful picture of God's providence—turning pain into purpose. Even when life feels empty, we are called to wait on the Lord and trust that He is working all things together for our good.

Team members shared testimony and reflections on their recent mission trip to Honduras. They spoke of encouraging local believers, witnessing passionate worship, and forming deep relationships. The team was especially moved by the generosity and faith of the Honduran people. Ministry efforts included children’s programs, a work project at a church on the Island of Amapala, worship services, women’...

Daniel is one of the outstanding examples in the Bible of a faithful follower of the Lord. When he was a teenager, his people in the land of Judah were defeated by the Babylonians and Daniel, along with others, was taken to Babylon to serve King Nebuchadnezzar. Throughout his life, from one king to the next, Daniel remained faithful to the Lord in spite of the opposition he faced. The biblical acc...

Daniel is one of the outstanding examples in the Bible of a faithful follower of the Lord. When he was a teenager, his people in the land of Judah were defeated by the Babylonians and Daniel, along with others, was taken to Babylon to serve King Nebuchadnezzar. Throughout his life, from one king to the next, Daniel remained faithful to the Lord in spite of the opposition he faced. The biblical acc...

Have you ever had an experience in life where you just wanted to quit? Life gets hard, a relationship turns hurtful, your job drains the life out of you? Throw in the towel, bail out, adios, I’m gone. What do we do when we feel this way in our walk with Christ? How do we keep going when we feel like quitting? The bible is filled with accounts of peoples’ lives who had these kind of experiences but...

Why is obedience so important? Why is disobedience to God's commands so serious and what are some of the examples of such disobedience in the Scriptures? How can we as Christians be more obedient to a holy and just God as a way of life? We look at all of these things in today's message.

We all want to feel like we’re welcome. At home, at church, and with the people we work it’s important to feel that people are glad we’re part of the team. In this second part of our message in Psalm 23, we’re going to see that God welcomes His people with warmth and gladness. He honors those who trust in Him. If you’re following Jesus in faith, you need to know that God welcomes you into His pres...

Have you ever had a need that you could not meet on your own? All of us, at one time or another, have experienced circumstances where we needed God’s provision in our lives. Using the metaphor for a shepherd caring for his sheep, David wrote Psalm 23 to remind himself. and everyone who would read it, of God’s provision throughout his life. Psalm 23 is a powerful reminder to us of God’s gracious an...

As we end our “Forward” series it’s time to ask the question, “What about my place in God’s plan for realizing His dream for His church?” In the bible, God compares the church to the human body. As our bodies are one body with many parts, so also the church is one body of Christ with many different parts. Every believer has a place in Jesus’ church and every believer has a role to fulfill. We’ll l...

This week we continue looking at how we go forward in the power of the Holy Spirit. God has given Christians His Holy Spirit to be with us and in us. When we submit to the Spirit’s control and guidance in our lives then we can find the strength and power to do the things that God wants and experience the life change that He desires. When a body of believers together are living in the filling of Go...

Have you ever tried to change something in your life but just lacked the power to get it done? Overcoming a sin habit, forgiving yourself for some wrong you did, forgiving someone who hurt you, sharing Christ with another person, making your marriage better? We all know what it’s like to be up against change we want to see without the strength to accomplish it. Where do we find the power to do the...

Between the crucifixion and Jesus’ return to heaven, His followers experienced a whirlwind of emotion. From absolute heartbreak and fear to unspeakable joy. The fact that Jesus was alive and promised to return changed everything for His followers. It has the power to do that for us also. The question we must answer is, “Am I living today knowing that Jesus is alive and will return?”

For Jesus’ followers, Resurrection Sunday was filled with wonder, awe, and confusion. Jesus had died and been buried. Now His body is gone. Angels told the women that He had risen and was alive. These same women saw Jesus and told the apostles that He was alive and was going to meet them soon. The apostles, still stunned by the death of Jesus and their broken expectations of Him, just couldn’t bel...

Have you ever wondered what Jesus did the last week of His life before He went to the cross? What was He doing on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, before He was crucified at 9:00 a.m. Friday morning? The Bible shares that with us. The Bible also describes in detail what Jesus went through before He was crucified and what He experienced on the cross. Listen in as we learn what our Savior endur...

Spiritual Growth. Every Christian needs to grow, but are we willing to do what it takes to see it happen in our lives?  As we continue our series, Forward: Moving into God’s Dream for His Church, we’re going to look at the importance of spiritual growth in our relationship with Christ. In this message we’ll learn that spiritual growth happens when we make a commitment to obey God’s command to grow...

From the very beginning, Jesus gave His church a special mission. His words in Matthew 28:19-20 state it exactly, “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” For the church to go forward we must take the good news to the world that God has provided His Son as a Savior for a...

As we continue to look at overcoming the greatest hindrance to moving forward, we’ll see how sin crept into the church from the very beginning. God clearly revealed to the believers then that sin has no place in the church body. We’ll also ask and answer the question, “How does someone step out onto the path that leads to sin against God?” Learning to recognize the pathway that leads to sin can he...

A cavity begins beneath the surface of your tooth and, if not dealt with, can become a major problem. In the same way, sin in the lives of God‘s people can lead to disaster if not addressed. This powerful passage in Joshua 7 helps us understand God’s view of sin and its impact on God’s people.

What does it take to be able to do the things God wants us to? To go forward into His dream for our churches and our personal lives? Answer: The presence and power of God Himself. Today we’ll look at a well-known account from Joshua 6 where the Israelites would learn the priority of God’s presence and power as they went forward into the land God had promised them. It’s the same for us. If we’re go...

In the early days of the church, God’s people saw exponential growth. In a matter of a few years, the church had grown by thousands of people who had come to know Jesus Christ as their Savior. Was this an isolated event or can we see a move of God in our communities and church bodies like that today? In this message we’ll see the priority that the church placed on prayer and the power of God demon...

What importance does God put on the priority of prayer in the lives of His people? What does it look like when God’s people pray? What does it look like when God’s people fail to pray? Maybe you’ve never considered these questions. In the following two messages in our series entitled, “Forward: Advancing into God’s Dream for His Church”, we’re going to see that God places the highest priority on p...

The first nine verses of the book of Joshua are the rudder on the ship for everything God will tell Israel to do to realize His dream for them in the new land. If Israel was going to succeed in realizing God’s dream for them in a new land, careful obedience to His word would have to be their highest priority. As we go forward into the things that God wants for us, His dream for this church body, t...

God has a dream for His church; a foreseeable future of the church as it can and must be. God has called us to come and join Him in realizing His dream for His church. What is God’s dream for His church? Jesus said in John 14:3, “I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am you may be too.” That’s God’s dream for the church. As we journey through this series, we’re going to lea...

We’ve seen that God is our encourager, that we can find encouragement from God’s word, but there’s one more source of encouragement we need – one another. God created us with the capacity for relationships – both with Him and with other people. When we encourage one another, we’re joining God’s work in another person’s life to build them up through our encouragement to be who He wants them to be. ...

When we need encouragement, we need it. Where can we find the encouragement we need when we’re discouraged, disillusioned, or struggling to maintain our direction in following Christ? Answer: the Bible. It sounds very cliché and simplistic, but it’s the best tangible resource we have to find encouragement we need. The Bible is God’s word given to us. When we read it, believe it, and apply its trut...