Running on Empty

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The vast majority of problems that we face are not life and death problems, they are real problems, and we feel like we are running on empty. Join us today as Pastor James discusses how we should turn to Jesus when we have a problem. What matters to us, matters to Jesus, and our problems are...

Wash Away the Junk

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Baptism is a gift of grace where God claims us, sends us unconditional love, and accepts us as children of the covenant God has made with His people. Join us today as Pastor James discusses washing away all of the junk that covers us, keeps us from being what God has created us to be, and how we...

How's Christmas?

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We are event driven people and live our lives from one event to the next. Christmas is often seen as an event, here one day and gone with the removal of the tree. Christmas, however, is no mere event; it is the gift of being set apart as God’s children through His intervention and His...

About the Things of His Father

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Jesus was all about His Father’s business, the salvation business of His Heavenly Father. This business is not one of the church but one of the Son. It is a business of forgiveness, healing, love, and grace. Join us as Pastor James discusses how the Father’s business is in us...

Heavenly Shalom

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Christmas is seen as a time of Shalom, or a time of peace, love, and togetherness. By looking within ourselves we see something different. Due to sin we see division and restlessness within our own hearts, anything but a sense of Shalom. Join us as Pastor Johann discusses how the world is not...

Mary's Faith - Your Faith?

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What is faith? Faith is believing that what the Lord has said will be accomplished. Join us as Pastor James discusses how faith encompasses much more than belief. Our faith should affect our head, our heart, and our hands. It is a willingness to follow God. It should be reflected in our actions...

Mission From the Wilderness

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Join us today as Pastor James discusses the message of John the Baptist, to Repent, Share, and Serve. John tells us to focus on substance over style and to focus on a new, or renewed, relationship with God. While John’s message was one of glad chidings another more powerful message exists...

Infrastructure Overhaul

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Join us today as Pastor Johann discusses how the Word of God offers us no escape from the wilderness of human history. Preparing for God’s arrival is not comfortable and the Word of God offers us no escape from ourselves. The good news of Jesus Christ might be uncomfortable, but it’s...

In Preparation For

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When preparing for an event or journey, it is commonplace to work hard and prepare with extra intensity, hoping that the extra effort will pay dividends. But would you work just as hard if the outcome was already known? Advent is a known journey where we prepare our hearts and minds to welcome...