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Prov 14:30 , “A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh” 3 Kinds of Peace: 1) Spiritual Peace (Peace with God) (Rom. 5:1) 2) Emotional Peace (Peace of God) (Col. 3:15) 3) Relational Peace (Peace with others) (Rom. 12:18) John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you . Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled , neither let them be afraid.” Peace is a gif...

Galatians 5:23-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy , peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Joy is lacking in our world. People constantly complain. Phil 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.” Joy is the evidence of the presence of God in your life! Psalm 16:11, “...in your presence there is f...

Galatians 5:23-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 1 Corinthians 13:13, “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love .” What is love? Is love an emotion? An ocean of emotion, quiver in my liver, knot in the stomach Is love controllable? I...

How powerful do you feel today? Do you have the power to get up? Power to accomplish the tasks before you? How about the power to change? Any struggle with fear, anxiety, discouragement, lack of confidence, uncertainty? The word power appears 118 times in the New Testament. It is also used to describe the most important event to ever happen Philippians 3:10, “that I may know him and the power of h...

God Has a Solution for our Sorrow Div 1: Trust That God Will Lift What Has Been Lowered Div 2: Trust that God Gives Us a Way to Fight Back Div 3:  Trust That God Put it All Back Together Again

1) Don't get distracted (v9) 2) Discipline those who get distracted (v10-11) 3) Do your best (v12-15)

1) Remember Who We Are (v1-2) 2) Remember Who We Were (v3) 3) Remember When God's Grace Came to You (v4-7) 4) Remember Why God Still Has You in this World (v8)

1) Declaration 2) Conviction 3) Correction 4) Christ v15 Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.

1) Grace redeems us (v11) 2) Grace reforms us (v12,14) 3) Grace rewards us (v13)

Exodus 2-4 - Compromiser, Complainer, or Competitor?

Behind the Scenes of Providence: Partners with God in Gospel Progress

Learn to S.E.R.V.E.

Every generation can be a model and mentor for the next generation by embracing three attributes.

Elders must Direct, Protect, Rebuke, and Restore

Leaders of the church are called by God and must meet His qualifications.

We are the church. We must put into order what remains.

Seek God, Serve others, Search the Scriptures.

Who are you following? What are you finding?  What are you forfeiting? 

The examples of God, the design for Isreal, and Christ lead us to receive His generosity and give in loving ways to the poor and oppressed.

Loving Generously: The Sale - Matthew 19 (2021-05-09)

The goal of the series: To become a church of compassion comprised of people willing to serve our community selflessly by showing and sharing the gospel.

Too many people are consumed with worry and anxiety about what tomorrow might hold. This fear can be paralyzing. As Christians, we believe that our loving heavenly Father is always looking out for us. He takes care of the birds of the air and the flowers of the field and that gives us confidence that he will take care of us too. There is no benefit from worry, in fact, anxiety only hurts us. We sh...

God’s great mercy became a transforming reality through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This mercy is a result of God’s love for us and this love invites us to live differently in the present. We are to be living sacrifices that no longer conform to the patterns of the world. The world around us is deceptive, selfish, angry and foolish. These cannot be the patterns we live by tod...

Jesus Christ demonstrated his love for humanity by sacrificially giving his life on the cross and resurrecting from the dead. Because of this incredible act of love, those who are in Christ have become new creations. All of our past mistakes, sins and miscues have been covered by the blood of Jesus. Our past no longer has the last word and final say over our lives and we have been given a fresh st...

As Jesus was being crucified, the soldiers mocked him by placing a crown of thorns on his head and placing a sign over his head that read “king of the Jews.” They did not see him as the true King who rules and reigns. After Jesus’ resurrection, he revealed himself to his disciples and because of his defeat of death, he claims all authority over heaven and earth. It was Jesus’ love for us that held...