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“The True Meaning of Christmas”

December 8, 2024

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Passage: Luke 2:1-20
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“Letter From a Royal Court Prison”

December 1, 2024

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Passage: Jeremiah
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“Thanksgiving — Missing In Action

November 24, 2024

Passage: Psalm 107:1-9
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“Trust in the Lord”

November 10, 2024

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Passage: Psalm 146
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“Are You Hungry”

November 3, 2024

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Passage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlCvXv_AFjQ
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“When Seasons Change”

October 27, 2024

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Passage: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
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“Shimmers of Joy”

October 20, 2024

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Passage: Galatians 5:22-23 and Romans 12:9-21

“I’m Going to Love Today”

October 13, 2024

Passage: Galatians 5:13-26
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“Wandering in the Wilderness”

October 6, 2024

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“Hagar & Sarai: The power of Lament”

September 29, 2024

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Passage: Genesis 21:8-21
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A Changed Joanna

September 22, 2024

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Passage: Luke 8:1-3
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The Joy of Abigail

September 15, 2024

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Passage: 1 Samuel 25:2-38
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“Risky Ministry with Lydia”

September 1, 2024

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Passage: Acts 16:9-15
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“What About Miriam?”

August 18, 2024

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Passage: Numbers 12:1-12
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“Wondering With Eve”

August 11, 2024

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Passage: Excerpts from Genesis 2 & 3
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“A King, A Prophet, A Queen

August 4, 2024

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Passage: 2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15
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“Portrait of a Vine”

July 28, 2024

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Passage: John 15:1:1-13
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“Where’s Jesus”

July 21, 2024

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Passage: Ephesians 4:2-6; 1 John 4:7-12
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“Rethinking Everything”

July 14, 2024

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Passage: Matthew 18:21-35
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“The Journey Is Endless”

July 7, 2024

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“Happiness is Looking UP!”

June 30, 2024

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“Happiness is Being Present”

June 23, 2024

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Passage: Matthew 6:25-33
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“Happiness is kindness”

June 16, 2024

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Passage: Galatians 22-23
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“Happiness is Forgiveness”

June 9, 2024

Passage: Matthew 18:21-35
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“You’ve Got the Power”

May 26, 2024

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Passage: John 3:1-17
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“That’s What Momma’s Do

May 12, 2024

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Passage: 1 Corinthians 13:4-13
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“I Never Saw That”

May 5, 2024

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Passage: Ephesians 3:14-19
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“Take Me to Solla Sollew”

April 28, 2024

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Passage: Philippians 4:11-13
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“The Gospel According to the Lorax””

April 21, 2024

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Passage: Genesis 1:1-13
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“What’s for Dinner”

April 14, 2024

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Passage: Luke 24:36-48
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“He Lives”

March 31, 2024

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Passage: Mark 16:1-8
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A Parade and a Donkey

March 24, 2024

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Passage: John 12:12-29
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“Where Is the Temple?”

March 3, 2024

Passage: John 2:13-22
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“Time”

February 18, 2024

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Passage: Mark 1:9-15
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Wilderness Wonderings

February 4, 2024

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Passage: Mark 1:28-39
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Forward Stepping

January 14, 2024

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Passage: John 1:43-5`

You Have Not Passed This Way Before

January 7, 2024

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Passage: Joshua 3:1-6

Next Time for the New Year

December 31, 2023

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Passage: Isaiah 43:1-13, 18-21
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God’s Plan: Peace Surpassing Understanding”

December 10, 2023

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The Inside and the Outside

November 26, 2023

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Passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28
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An Unlikely Team

November 19, 2023

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Passage: Judges 4:1-24
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“Stay a While”

November 12, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 25:1-13
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Humility

November 5, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 23:1-12
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Beginning Anew

October 29, 2023

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Passage: Deuteronomy 34:1-2
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“Standing on the Edge”

October 22, 2023

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Passage: Joshua 3:7-17
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Cracked Pot Ministry

October 15, 2023

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Passage: 1 Corinthians 12: 4-11 & 2 Corinthians 4:1-10

Called to be Salt and Light

October 8, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 5:13-16
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We Are Not Grasshoppers

October 1, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 21:12-17
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Scarcity or Abundance

September 24, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 20:1-16
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Where’s the Justice

September 17, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 18:21-35
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The Necessity of Community

September 10, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 18:15-20
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Distractions

September 3, 2023

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Passage: Exodus 3:1-4, 10-14
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Identity Crisis

August 27, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 16:13-20
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Painful Truths

August 20, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 15:21-28
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Are You Jesus?

August 6, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 14:13-21
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What Matters Most

July 30, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

The Profligate God

July 16, 2023

Passage: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
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Yoke Fellows

July 13, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 11:28-30
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Christian Hospitality

July 2, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 10:40-42
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The Rest of the Story

June 18, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 9:35 - 10:8
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A Moving Faith

June 11, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
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Beyond Our Limits

June 4, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 28:16-20
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Gifted!

May 28, 2023

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Passage: Acts 2:1-21
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Story Fest

May 14, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 13:10-17
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If We Love One Another

May 7, 2023

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Passage: John 13:31-35
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Not Just Paul and Peter

April 30, 2023

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Passage: John 21:1-19

In Our Very Midst

April 23, 2023

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Passage: Luke 24:13-35
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An Imperishable Inheritance

April 16, 2023

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Passage: John 21:19-31
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Then and Now

April 9, 2023

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Passage: Ps. 118:1-4, 14-17, 21-24
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Called Out to Life

March 26, 2023

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Passage: John 11:1-45
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Living Water

March 12, 2023

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Passage: John 4:5-42
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Deep Questions

March 5, 2023

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Passage: John 3:1-17
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Trials & Temptations

February 26, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 4:1-11
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Transfiguration, you and me!

February 19, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 17:1-9
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Holiness

February 12, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 5:38-48
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Wisdom

February 5, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 5:13-20
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Blessed

January 29, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 5:1-12
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Blessed

January 22, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 4:12-23
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Gifted

January 15, 2023

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Passage: John 1:29-42
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Baptized

January 8, 2023

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Passage: Matthew 3:13-17
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Through Paths Unknown

January 1, 2023

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Passage: Isaiah 63:7-9 and Matthew 2:13-23
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The Time Came

December 25, 2022

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Passage: Luke 2:1-7
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Out on a Limb

October 30, 2022

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Passage: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4,11-12 AND Luke 19:1-10
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A Worthy life

August 28, 2022

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Passage: Philippians 1:27-30
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The Lord is Near

August 14, 2022

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Passage: Philippians 4:4-9
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Timely Decisions

April 10, 2022

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Passage: Luke 20:28-40
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A Boldness Reserved for People of Faith

April 3, 2022

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Passage: Luke 7:36-50
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A BOLDNESS RESERVED FOR PEOPLE OF FAITH

March 27, 2022

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Passage: LUKE 7:36-50
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How Do We Say “I Am Sorry to God?”

March 20, 2022

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Passage: Psalm 51:1-12
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Jesus’ Example of Deep Faith

March 13, 2022

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Passage: Luke 7: 1-10
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Good Fruit

March 6, 2022

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Passage: Luke 6:43-45
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Specks, Logs and Judgment

February 27, 2022

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Passage: Psalm 48:9-11, Luke 6:27-38
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Difficult but Necessary Spiritual Work

February 20, 2022

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Passage: Luke 6:27-38, Psalm 138:13
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Jesus Calls: What Did the New Disciples Hear?

February 13, 2022

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Passage: Psalm 150, Matthew 4:18-22
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Overcoming Temptation

February 6, 2022

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Passage: Matthew 4:1-11, Psalm 103,
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Wedding Miracle…

January 23, 2022

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Passage: John 2:1-12

Travel…

January 9, 2022

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Passage: Matthew 2:13-23
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What is God Up To?

December 26, 2021

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Passage: Luke 5: 8-20 Matthew 1: 18-26
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First Christian Church Choir Christmas Cantata

December 19, 2021

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Passage: Micah 5:2-5
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Where the Path Leads

December 12, 2021

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Passage: Philippians 4:4-7 Isaiah 12:2-6 and Romans 6:3-6
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What Does Peace Look and Sound Like?

December 5, 2021

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Passage: Isaiah 52:7, John 14:27 and 2 Corinthians 13:11-13
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“Face to Face with Jesus: Who Were You Meant To Be?”

November 28, 2021

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Passage: Luke 1:67-79, Luke 3:1-6,
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Advanced Thanksgiving

November 21, 2021

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Passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-16, Philippians 4:4-7. psalm 118:1-9
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Secondary Thanksgiving

November 14, 2021

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Passage: Psalm 118:18-29 and 2 Corinthians 9:10-15
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Basic Thanksgiving

November 7, 2021

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Passage: Philippians 4:6-7, Psalm 86:8-1

Caring for Each Other

October 24, 2021

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Passage: Psalm 108:1-6, Mark 8:22-26
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Understanding: a gift from God

October 17, 2021

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Passage: Psalm 119:1-3 & Psalm119:169-175
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Worst Christmas Ever

October 10, 2021
Guest Speaker Bill Leap.
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Something New

October 3, 2021

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Passage: Psalm271,4-5 and Romans 12:1-3
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Deference

September 19, 2021

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Passage: psalm 117, Lords prayer, mark9:30-37
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Intense Love

September 5, 2021

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Passage: 1 John 4:7-12
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Helping

August 15, 2021

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Fathers Day

June 20, 2021

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Easter Musical Feast

April 4, 2021

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Passage: Revelation 213b-5a, 1peter 1:1-3;8
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Learning How Mercy Works

March 28, 2021

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Listening to the Heart of Another

March 21, 2021

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The Healing Presence of a Servant Spirt

March 14, 2021

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Believe That You Deserve What Jesus Came To Give!

March 7, 2021

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Passage: John 15: 7-11 and 1st John 4: 7-12
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Accepting Grace

February 28, 2021

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Passage: Ephesians 2:1-10
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Hope: A Path Through Pain

February 21, 2021
"Hope: a Path through Pain" A;;pw hope to be your default settings. 
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Passage: Hebrews 6:17-19
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Patience

February 14, 2021

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Passage: Psalm 100 Isaiah 40:28-31
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Ask, Seek and Knock

February 7, 2021

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Teacher

January 31, 2021

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Passage: Mark 1:21-28
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Disciples

January 24, 2021

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Gifts

January 17, 2021

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Passage: John 1:43-51
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Wiseman Gifts

January 10, 2021

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Passage: Matthew 2:1-12

His Children

January 3, 2021

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Passage: John 1 and Ephesians 1
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Baby Jesus

December 27, 2020

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Passage: Galatians 4:4-7 and Psalms 148

Christmas Eve 2020

December 24, 2020
Christmas Eve Service, 2020
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4th Sunday of Advent

December 20, 2020

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Passage: Luke 1:26-38
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The 2nd Coming

December 6, 2020

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Passage: 2 Peter 3: 8-15
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Relax, God This Is God’s Time

November 29, 2020
We begin Advent with a description of the end of time. This signifies to us that God is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end and has…
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Passage: Mark 13:24-37; Genesis 1:1-3; Ephesians 3:20; Genesis 1:27; Psalm 19:1; Psalm 136; Philippians 2:9-11; John 3:16; Revelation 21:1-5
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Be Prepared

November 8, 2020

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Passage: Matthew 25:1-13
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This Is Who We Are

November 1, 2020
This week, we dedicated the next Habitat for Humanity house in Paris and Bourbon County. You can imagine what it means for the community to come together to unite human and material resources in an effort to improve life for one family. Jesus began his ministry by creating a community of 12 disciples...
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Passage: 1 John 3:1-3
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What To Do When Nothing Else Seems to Work

October 25, 2020

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Passage: Matthew 22:34-40
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How We Respond

October 18, 2020

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Passage: Matthew 22:15-22
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Thank You For Coming

October 11, 2020

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Passage: Philippians 3:7-14
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World Communion Day-“Gathering”

October 4, 2020

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Passage: Galatians 3:26-29
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Express Your Love

September 27, 2020

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A Time Not So Long Ago

September 13, 2020

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Passage: Psalms 32:1-11
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Labor Day

September 6, 2020

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Back To The Basic

August 30, 2020

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Passage: Matthew 18: 1-4,Matthew 18;6-7, Psalms 13:1-14, 2 Peter 13-16
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Love Your God

August 16, 2020

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Passage: Mark: 12:30-31

In The Middle of Nowhere

August 9, 2020

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Passage: Matthew
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Feeding The 5000

August 2, 2020

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Passage: Jesus feeding the 5000
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Jesus Teaching

July 26, 2020

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Passage: Matthew 13:31-33 & 44-53
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God Is Essential

July 19, 2020

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Passage: Mark 15:6-13,Matthew 11:28-36, Ephesians 6:10-13
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Jesus The Word Of The Truth

July 12, 2020

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Passage: Matthew 13:1-9. Matthew 13:18-23
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America

July 5, 2020

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Best Of Intentions

June 28, 2020

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Showing Up

June 21, 2020

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Passage: Romans 6:4-8, Matthew10
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Who Do You Turn To?

June 14, 2020

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Passage: Romans 5
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Put Things In Order

June 7, 2020

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Passage: Psalms 8 Psalms 8; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13, Matthew 28:16-20 Matthew 28:16-20
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Pentecost

May 31, 2020

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The Light Of The World

May 24, 2020

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Do You Love Jesus?

May 17, 2020

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In These Days

May 10, 2020

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Walk Humbly With Your God

May 3, 2020

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A Walk With Emmaus

April 26, 2020

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Know the Love

April 19, 2020

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Mary Has Discovered The Empty Tomb

April 12, 2020

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Good Friday

April 10, 2020

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Maundy Thursday

April 9, 2020

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Palm Sunday

April 5, 2020

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Jesus Washes The Disciples Feet

March 29, 2020

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Passage: John 13
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Olives….

March 22, 2020

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What Does Jesus Have For Us?

March 15, 2020

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Passage: John 8: 1-8
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With Eyes Focused and Clear

October 27, 2019

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Sweet Grace

October 13, 2019

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Mustard Seeds and Roller Bearings

October 6, 2019

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The Full Force of God’s Love

September 8, 2019

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God’s Sweet Justice

August 25, 2019

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Words Make a Difference

July 21, 2019

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From Meditation to Liberation

February 3, 2019

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Hold Fast to What is Good

October 14, 2018

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The One in Whom He Delights

September 30, 2018

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The Power of Words

September 16, 2018

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Then And Now

July 29, 2018

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The Mystery of His Will

July 15, 2018

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Worship Service

July 8, 2018
by Dr. Henry Hanna
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The Harvest

June 17, 2018

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Things are Going to Be O.K.

June 10, 2018

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We Proclaim Chris Jesus As Lord

June 3, 2018

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A Reflection on the Church

May 20, 2018

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Shelter When Afraid

May 6, 2018

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Walking Lightly Upon the Good Earth

April 22, 2018

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God’s Way of Gladness

April 15, 2018

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There Was That Day, Early in the Morning

April 1, 2018

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Worship Service

March 18, 2018

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A spiritual exercise of St. Ignatius in visualization & imagination

March 11, 2018

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Who is this “me” We Worship?

March 4, 2018

Simon, Andrew, James, and John: What Were They Thinking

January 21, 2018

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Passage: Mark 1:14-20
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The Message

December 24, 2017

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Passage: Luke 2:1-7
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Christmas Cantata

December 17, 2017

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John the Baptist

December 10, 2017

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Passage: Mark 1:1-8
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Community Fun Day

September 24, 2017

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Only Live your Life In a Manner Worthy of the Gospel of Christ

September 17, 2017

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Passage: Philippians 1:21-27
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Jesus Enters the Storm

August 13, 2017

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Passage: Matthew 14:22-23
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God’s Multiplication

July 30, 2017

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Passage: Matthew 13:31-33
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Your Bag of Seeds

July 23, 2017

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How is Losing, Gaining?

July 16, 2017

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Discovering Your Place

July 2, 2017

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Radical Welcome

June 18, 2017

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More Than a handshake and a Smile

June 11, 2017

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Worship Service

May 21, 2017

Do We Know His Voice?

May 7, 2017

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Sermon: Incognito Jesus

April 30, 2017

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God’s Whose Giving Knows No Ending

April 23, 2017

Easter Service: A Mind is a terrible Thing to Waste

April 16, 2017

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Emptied to be Filled with God

April 9, 2017

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Welcoming for Transformation

March 19, 2017

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On Being Salt and Light

February 12, 2017

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Remain with Him for the Day

January 22, 2017

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Passage: John 1:29-42
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Opening the Eyes of the Blind

January 15, 2017

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Passage: Isaiah 42:1-9
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What Do the Stars Reveal to You?

January 8, 2017

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Passage: Matthew 2:1-12
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December 4, 2017

December 4, 2016

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Passage: Matthew 2:1-12
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Only the Father Knows

November 27, 2016

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Passage: Matthew 24:36-44
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He is the Invisible God, The Firstborn of Creation

November 20, 2016

Passage: Colossians 1:11-20
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Worship Service

November 13, 2016

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Worship Service

October 30, 2016

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Worship Service

October 23, 2016

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October 2, 2016

October 2, 2016

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September 25, 2016

September 25, 2016

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Fine Dining

September 11, 2016

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Passage: Luke 15:1-10
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Self-worth Discovered Through Humility

August 28, 2016

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Passage: Luke 14:1, 7-14; Philippians 2:3-4
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Conflict in the Temple

August 21, 2016

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Passage: Luke 13:10-17
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The Nature of the Gospel message

August 14, 2016

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Passage: Luke 12:49-56
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Where Your Treasure is…

August 7, 2016

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Passage: Luke 12:32-40
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And I will Say to My Soul

July 31, 2016

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Passage: Luke 12:13-21
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Refusing to Choose is still a Choice

June 5, 2016

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Passage: 1 Kings 18:20-39
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God Gathers Us In

May 29, 2016

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Passage: Psalm 103:15-22
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God’s Timing

May 22, 2016

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Passage: John 16:12-15
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Humility

February 17, 2013

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Passage: 1 Peter 5:6
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Step Up

February 3, 2013

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Passage: Jeremiah 1:4-10
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