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On the third week of Advent, as we celebrate the joy that comes with the birth of Christ, we look at the importance of the Light of God breaking into a dark world.

Light is an important illustration of God at work in the world. No matter where darkness is at work, God is working to bring light to those situations. This was especially true during the first century for the Jewish people.

When Jesus was born, he was born into a world that seemed to have forgotten the light of God. This week we look at not only how Jesus broke into the world to end darkness, but where Christ still shines light into our lives today.

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This week, in the second week of Advent, we are looked at the traditions and spectacles that make up the heart of the Christmas season. We will took a deeper dive into the things that we focus our time on in the Advent season and see if they align with what Christmas should be.

I invite you to join us this week and reassess what makes Christmas special for you. If you are anything like most of America, there are some things that might be better served to be cut out of our schedule. Far too often, we focus on the wrong things and force our faith to the margins of our lives.

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On this special podcast, we dive into the controversial Israeli conflict and the stance of the United Methodist Church.

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This Advent season we focused on the story of the Grinch and the change that happens in his heart. Join us this week as we talk about the importance of having a radical hope in the midst of hard times.

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In this podcast we are looking at how we use our words. We will see that our words can be used for both good and evil. Often times, what we say affects people more than we know. As we examine how we use our words we will see scriptural examples of how our words can make a difference in the lives of others.

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In this episode we are looking at telling the world about Jesus in every way we can! We are going to talk about how we can be more creative in sharing the faith, but most importantly, sharing a true faith that looks like Jesus.

In America today, many Christians don't look like Jesus at all. If we expect to grow the kingdom, we will have to do better at actually following Jesus.

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In this episode, we are going to look at the words of King David and Apostle Paul to hear again their heart for God.

These two men set the example of what it should look like for us to outwardly love Jesus with our whole hearts. These two biblical figures talk about God with the deepest reverence and love.

Is this how you talk about your faith?

What difference would it make if you became a cheerleader for faith in Christ?

Join us today as we explore being evangelists for our faith.

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Join us as we dive deeper into the story of Jesus turning water into wine. We will learn about the importance of this miracle and how it's not just a party trick, but another way that Jesus saves a family from shame and embarrassment.

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This story is one of the most memorable in all of the Old Testament. It is a story of the abuse of power and the repercussions when we mistreat others.

This morning, we are talking about how sometimes our heroes, and those in power take advantage of their authority and abuse others. 

The story of David and Bathsheba is one that can be hard to hear, especially if the hearer is a woman who has been sexually assaulted. As we read through this story and hear it again from Bathsheba's perspective, I hope that we will come to a greater understanding on how the actions we take impacts others. If we abuse our power to take advantage of others, we bring about consequences that none of us can be truly ready for.

We will also see how Bathsheba could be viewed as one of scriptures strongest female characters.

Join us as we take on a pretty heavy topic.

***Be advised that we are going to be talking about sexuality and sexual assault.

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Today we are going to dive once again into the story of the woman caught in adultery. When we look through fresh eyes at this story, we can get a deeper understanding of what Jesus is doing in this story.

I hope that this morning you will join us to hear one of the most powerful stories of forgiveness and mercy in all of scripture.

Our job as followers of Jesus is not just to experience this grace for ourselves, but to offer this radical grace to others.

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