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.

BACK 2 SCHOOL: Lessons from the Book of James

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When I was a kid, I went back to school in the first week of September.  Now, in my community, my children go back to school in the middle of August.  So, as a church, we’ll be returning to the classroom to learn from the wisdom of James. James, perhaps the first-composed letter of the New Testament, is the New … 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

GET FIT–Physically

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This was the fourth week of what has been a great series of planning for a breakthrough year in life in 2014! This week’s message focused on physical fitness and featured some insight into what God’s word has to say about it. Check it out and enjoy some of the laughs throughout what is a very practical, everyday kind of … Read More

GET FIT: Spiritually

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Below you’ll find a link to Sunday’s message that kicked off a new series called GET FIT. We’re looking at all kinds of fitness in the next several weeks–spiritual, financial, emotional, physical, relational and balance. It’s really a series all about repentance and fixing your ways. The message will help you see it all starts with repentance, returning to God! … Read More

GET FIT: Winter 2014 Sunday Series

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I was 12 years old in 1981, and Olivia Newton John and her “Get Physical” song came along and it seemed America got caught up in a fitness craze. There were all kinds of amazing neon-colored outfits and people started joining gyms. That was great and hasn’t ever stopped.  The thing is, all of have areas where we need to … Read More

The Spirit of Christmas: December 2013 Series

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I love this time of year!  In every way, it captures my imagination, takes me back to my childhood, awakens an awareness of mystery and awe unlike any other season. It’s as though the songs, the foods, the traditions–everything–carries with it undeniably sweet Spirit–God’s Spirit.  God calls us out to us every year at this point to remember what he … Read More

Savior. Healer. King.

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Over the next three Sundays, from October 27 to November 10, we’ll be focused on three of Jesus’ defining titles that give us insight into who God is and what his people value. Join us the next three Sundays at 9 & 11AM at First Assembly Community Ministries at 108 Beck Lane, Lafayette, Indiana or on line by for livestreaming … Read More