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From Sold to Sent.

Do you know someone who complains about their circumstances and never doing anything about them? Maybe it's you, maybe it's someone else. From time to time we can get stuck on our present struggles. We are dragged in directions we didn't plan, didn't want to go. But how we respond to that makes all the difference. In this message, we'll look how Joseph allowed his circumstances to make him better rather than bitter. (Original art by @david_larson_illustration on instagram.)

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What’s It Gonna Cost Me?

Taking a look at the costs of Following Jesus... The Gospel is not a sales pitch. I hope I didn’t confuse too many people with my sermon title last week with “Limited Time Offer.” That title combined with a picture of a car lot may leave people wondering… I hope they wondered enough to read … Continue reading What’s It Gonna Cost Me?

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Holiness People

Have you ever talked with someone, used exactly the same words but it was like you used a different dictionary? Apologetics is the study/practice of defending the faith, often through charitable discussion and debate. But what if someone challenged or maybe even asked you what you believe, what your church believes? Would you be able to explain the most important or distinctive beliefs? In this message aims to explore this idea.

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Then and Now – 1 Corinthians 13

Sermon Interrupted https://open.spotify.com/episode/57udbRUgvKzE2w5wZxa0wH?si=mB7Krj6fR0aKodFitnaTpg I started working on a different sermon and sermon series this week. Perhaps we will pick that up next week, but as it happens sometimes: I come back to a sermon idea, come back to my notes and it just stops gelling. I have forced themes a few times enough to know … Continue reading Then and Now – 1 Corinthians 13

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Only a Servant

Prophets in all generations hold a solemn duty: relay the Word of the Lord. But what happens when a prophet shares his own advice? Might someone think it was prophecy? In this final message in the series about spotting True and False Prophets, we look once again at the "Signs of Prophet Ability" and see when the Bible says about Nathan, prophet to King David and King Solomon. I conclude this message with a timely warning about ministerial accountability and transparency, (spoiler alert: we should have it.)

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Relatable, Confusing, & True – Easter 2026

The story of the Resurrection of Jesus, that which we especially commemorate during the season known as Easter, can make us feel a great many things. We may be reminded of the sorrow and loss of a loved one, much like Jesus' friends and family felt at his crucifixion and burial. We may be confused by this story, because grief for the loss of Jesus is short lived: He didn't stay dead. Either way we are confronted with the reality that the resurrection is true, with many evidences pointing to the affirmative. The question we need to ask ourselves is, "What am I going to do in light of the Resurrection?"