Health Quiz - How many here have ever broken a bone? How many here have ever had stitches? 30 or more stitches? How many have cut yourself? Anyone wounded in combat? Talk about a different type of wound… our hidden emotional wounds. What are our hidden wounds? memories, resentments, regrets, worries,…

ASKING & RECEIVING 7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10…

So many things we do in life aren’t necessarily hard, they just require we hang in there until we finish. My first job out of college, the man who hired me told me that even though my degree was psychology and not business, it showed that I was willing to work and complete something. In Seminary , it…

Series that will take us to Easter Sunday. FRAN - people will come to church on Easter more than any other time. A lot of people have ideas about Jesus but they are not based on the Bible. They are based on tradition, culture, Christmas stories… movies. 1 Y ou’ll remember, friends, that when I first…

ME: Superficial conversations - How are you? Fine! Good . Okay. I try to answer honestly. But sometimes it feels easier to tell a simple lie. There are some moments, some days, some seasons where when someone asks me how I’m doing I should say, I’m Not okay. I may look fine, talk/act normal. But if I’m…

Introduction Good morning church family. I am so glad you are here today. Today I will be finishing up the the message I started on Hebrews 12:1-2 . The author of Hebrews is using the image of a racer to encourage a group of Jewish Christians. The way this passage is laid out reminded me of my high school…

Over 70% of church attending teenagers…teenagers who regularly attend church when they are in their parents homes…over 70%…walk away from Christianity within a few years of leaving their parents home…this number has risen over the last few years alone. Which means less than three out of 10 church attending…

What does the Bible say about Spiritual Gifts? 1 Now, dear brothers and sisters, regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don’t want you to misunderstand this. There are many spiritual gifts and the primary way you will learn what they are is to get involved in different…

Good morning! we are in our series on The Generous life .. Over the past few week we have been looking at God’s blessing towards us.. These are inflows of God’s Generosity —Generosity always begins with God and his goodness towards us... J ames 1:17 Every good and perfect comes to us from the Father…

Right now we are living in a time like no other in our life times, nor in the life of our nation. We have stopped our economy and the Government is infusing money to people for survival, but even with that… jobs are being lost every day. Some businesses may not come back when this is over… whenever that…

Intro: Welcome and talk about picnic Many of the messages Jesus gave i the Bible were in response to questions people posed to him. One of the Questions that you asked was How do I hear God’s voice? It assumes God is speaking. Some today don’t believe that… some believe God stopped speaking with the…

What Is So Important About The Cross? For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” The next day John saw Jesus coming…

Living Under Grace 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace. What does it mean to live by Grace? What are the benefits of Grace? What are the misunderstandings? What is the meaning of Grace? Grace is…

God’s Character Commands our Joy, Trust and Submission Let’s go ahead and turn to Psalm 100 this morning and as we look at the what God’s Character demands of us. A Psalm for Thanksgiving. 1 Shout joyfully to the Lord , all the earth. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing.…

We walk through doors every day without even thinking about them. How many doors do you have in your home? 28 How many have one of these? Sliding door? French Doors? Pocket door? Garage Door? Attic Door? Shower Door? Closet door? BR Door? Folding Door? Squeeky door? A door can be an exit, a bridge or…

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None of us are born in Christ as fully mature Christians. All of us are called to grow in Christ. To grow the Church of God we must Grow ourselves to be more Christ-like.

Intro 31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Look at the NLT version... 31 Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful…

Palm Sunday

One of the things that I have noticed over the years is how quickly people can flip you from being happy to angry. Have you ever noticed that? You could be having a great day… the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming… You feel great. And then some crazy-maker walks into your life and in about…

Introduction Around the time I was finishing college and working on an internship in a church, I had the opportunity to work in a rural church environment. This was in southern Manitoba and on one occasion, I went out to visit one of the farmers that were in the church. I was attempted to show an interest…

With God in your life there should be no fear. Be still....and Know!!