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In-Person & Livestream 11am Sundays Coming to maturity is not an overnight process. It take time. James chapter 1 instructs us to allow patience to do its perfect work. Patience can also be translated as perseverance. The perfect work of of patience is the process of sanctification which produces spiritual maturity. We’d like to stay […]

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The Transforming Power of Encouragement

In-Person & Livestream 11am Sundays | God has given us power through His Spirit. As a matter of fact, God has given all humans the power of influence, both good and bad. The ability to encourage others is one of those great powers. Encouragement has the power to change lives. The Bible points to a […]

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In-Person & Livestream 11am Sundays | God reveals himself to mankind in three different ways: 1. The Scriptures; 2. The Creation (Science); 3. Personal experience. When properly understood there is no contradiction between any of these. The Bible is an unfolding story that can be understood in the context of two cities that represent archetypes […]

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In-Person & Livestream 11am Sundays | Often God sees in a person what others don’t. People preferred Saul over David. People preferred Barabbas over Jesus. Jesus heard a voice say “This is my beloved son with whom I am well pleased” (Mat. 3:17). Since Col. 3:1 reveals that our lives are hidden in Christ we […]

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In-Person & Livestream 11am Sundays | In Hebrews 9:22 we read that without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. By reading this passage out of context many Christians view the coming of Jesus in a very narrow way-that the only reason he came was to die for our sins. Further, they assume that […]

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Our Identity In Christ – A Four-Part Model

In-Person & Livestream 11am Sundays | David asked: What is man that you are mindful of him. Most people don’t seem to know. 1 Thess. 5:23 describes man as consisting of body, soul and spirit. These three correspond closely with our spiritual identity in Christ as revealed in Scripture. It is all part of God’s […]

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Elevating the Grasp of Scripture

The Bible is the unfolding story of Redemption. It was never intended to be a comprehensive record of all of history, knowledge and science. At the center of this story, though not always obvious, is Jesus. People read the same scriptures but come to vastly different conclusions about their meaning. Much confusion arises from a […]

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Reframing the Doctrine of Confession

In-Person & Livestream 11am Sundays | When understood correctly, rather than focusing on sin, confession places the focus on redemption. Instead of the Old Testament emphasis on our failures, we can take comfort in the victory of Jesus Christ on our behalf. Instead of an inward focus Confession refocuses outward and upward. New Testament confession […]

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In-Person & Livestream 11am Sundays | The traditional view of the afterlife is that it is a static situation. In other words, your standing with God is determined forever at the moment you die. However, that view doesn’t correspond with the biblical narrative which describes the afterlife in dynamic terms. Nothing could be further from […]

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