Back 2 School–Practics 101

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The message below explores what James has to say about listening and doing.  You can listen to a whole lot of stuff about the Christian life, but listening doesn’t make a Christ-follower.  It’s doing it. Check the message below out for clarity and the challenge to be more than an auditor.  Take the Christian faith for credit!

BACK 2 SCHOOL: Trials 101

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This weekend we started on the book of James, and he starts with a subject that fills the Bible–suffering.  He also admonishes his readers to consider all kinds of trials with JOY. Check out the message below to gain perspective in how trials and trouble and pain make our lives fuller in the end.

UNITED: Worship & Prayer

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Yesterday’s time in worship and prayer followed this message on what is happening when we worship and pray together.  Leaning heavily on Acts 4:23-31 and Revelation 4 & 5, this message considers what the nature of worship and prayer is and how it is that heaven and earth sometimes overlap and interlock. Check it out and pray with me for … Read More

UNITED Outline Week 2

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In case you missed this morning’s services, here is the outline from today’s message.  Next week, we’ll walk through the powerful words of Romans 14 given to the weak and the strong that have everything to do with how to maintain unity. UNITED:  How to Have a Good Church Fight BIG IDEA:  Resolving conflict biblically is the well-handled skill of … Read More

UNITED: Jesus’ Prayer for Us

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This past Sunday’s message focused on John 17:20-23 and Ephesians 4:1-6.  Jesus spent time in his final season of prayer before his betrayal praying for the unity of his people and pointed to the power that comes when his followers are unified. Take some time to listen to the message in the video below and thinking about how you might … Read More

UNITED: Week One Outline

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If you missed the message today or the outline, here it is.  I think it gave us all plenty to ponder. UNITED:  Jesus’ Prayer for Us John 17:20-23  “20My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me … Read More

Real Men Real Women–Matthew

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Last Sunday was the last message of this series, and it focused on Matthew, the tax-collecting follower of Jesus who threw a party with his friends and Jesus and his disciples. Check out the message below that presents a very practical way to bring unbelieving friends into an encounter with the followers of Jesus–the Matthew Party!  You can learn more … Read More