Afflictions impact everyone. They can't be avoided but they can redeemed. God can use our trials and suffering to accomplish His Glory and our good. 

Pastor Nate Schrimp shares God's plan to make all things new in your life this year. 

Jesus came to unite people with His Love. At His birth the young and the old, the rich and the poor, the Jew and the Gentile, the Angels and the shepherds all united in worship. Jesus has been uniting people with love every since. 

The Biblical Christmas story about Mary and Elizabeth is filled with joy. It is a joy, like ours, that exists in the middle of discouragements. Join Pastor Gary on a journey to rediscover Joy in the Christmas of 2020. 

Peace is not found in the absence of conflict but in the presence of a Person. The peace that Jesus brings is often found in the middle of storms and is always found in prayer.  

Anna and Simeon kept hope alive during the dark days of Roman rule that the Messiah would come in their lifetime. This Christmas you can discover, or rediscover, the hope that Christ's coming can bring into your life. 

Giving the Blessing requires a commitment to actively love others and that  requires a willingness to apologize when necessary. David in Psalm 51 gives an outline of what an effective authentic apology contains. We can not  demand forgiveness but we make it more likely to happen when we apologize the right way. 

Your kids need the blessing at every phase of their lives. So do your parents. In this teaching Pastor Gary gives dozens of practical ways you can bless kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews along with  ways you can bless your parents.  

Giving the Blessing to others takes a commitment. Words and Actions of blessing need to be reinforced over many years to lodge deep into the hearts of those we love. 

Science is just now confirming what the Bible revealed long ago - Appropriate,  Meaningful touch is a physical and emotional blessing.  From the patriarchs to Jesus to the second most repeated "one another" command in the Epistles we are encouraged to bless one another with the right kind of loving touch.