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The Compassionate Heart of Our Savior

15 Nov at 2:00 pm

By Tina Reed 3-minute read Even when we stumble, “He remembers that we are dust” (Psalm 103:14)… “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in faithful…

A Time for Everything: Trusting God in Every Season

29 Oct at 10:34 pm

By Tina Reed 5-minute read Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (CSB) tells us: “There is an occasion for everything,and a time for every activity under heaven:a time to give birth and a time…

God’s Capabilities Exceed Our Imagination

9 Apr at 8:00 am

Adapted from a Jim Hay’s sermon 3-minute read Now to him who is able to do far more abudantly than all that we ask or think, according to power at…

Experiencing the Spiritual Power of Divine Love

1 Apr at 8:00 am

Adapted from a Jim Hay’s Sermon 3-minute read For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that…

What it means to be adopted in God’s household

25 Mar at 5:43 pm

Adapted from a Jim Hay’s sermon 3-minute read So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household…

Unveiling the Path to Peace and Commissioned Life

4 Mar at 8:00 am

Adapted from Pastor Jim’s Sermon 3-minute Read He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through him we both…

Prayer points us to Gratitude, Growth, and Glorifying God

2 Mar at 8:00 am

Adapted from Pastor Jim’s Sermon 3-minute read For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do…

From being Trapped by Transgression to Living with Purpose

28 Feb at 8:00 am

Adapted from Pastor Jim’s Sermon Four-Minute Read And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince…

The Blessing of Being in Christ

25 Feb at 7:00 am

Adapted from Pastor Jim’s Sermon 3-minute read Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the…

Oh the Effigy: Reflections on Unity, Division, and Love in Christ

21 Feb at 3:26 pm

By Pastor John Oh the effigy, a marvel of our times, A conduit for our ire, a target for our rhymes. With fists clenched tight, we vent our anger, Upon…