[Pastor David Collister – Luke 8:26-39]We continue in our Encounters With Jesus to a teaching about the reality of evil in society and in our everyday lives. Sobering to consider, but also freeing in ways we may not expect.

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[Pastor David Collister – Luke 8:22-25]Does it feel to you like our society is in a storm at times? Maybe you are facing a personal storm right now. We arrive in the book of Luke to Jesus calming the storm, a faith-building reminder for us as we continue to look for a light at the […]

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[Pastor David Collister – Luke 8:1-15]We turn to a teaching by Jesus that reads a whole lot like a self-assessment tool for our spiritual state! Join us as we continue this new year with a look at how we can each take a next step in our spiritual life this year.

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[Guest Speaker Nick Parsons – Psalm 46]We’ll kick off the new year with a message on change from Nick Parsons, Managing Director at Stratum Foundation.

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[Pastor David Collister – Luke 2:13-20]We wrap up 2022 and our Tis the Season series with a special Christmas message from Pastor David on sharing the story of Christ.

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[Pastor David Collister – Isaiah 9:1-6]We continue celebrating Christmas looking at how the prophet Isaiah foretold of Jesus’ birth, and how He is the Light of the world.

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[Pastor David Collister – 2 Corinthians 9:6-15]We begin our Christmas season series, “Tis the Season”, with a look at how Scripture describes the most indescribable gift, as well as the gift of giving. This Sunday we also excitedly and expectantly kick off Impact 2022!

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[Pastor David Collister – Luke 17:11-19]We look at an example of one whose posture of gratitude was especially noted by Jesus, and how we might come to naturally cultivate this in our own lives.

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[Pastor David Collister – Luke 7:36-50]We continue in our Encounters with Jesus series, looking at how Jesus interacted with both a “religious” person and one that the culture would have considered an outsider. Relevant, timeless conversations that impact how we think about our faith today.

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[Pastor David Collister – Luke 7:1-10]We start a new series – Encounters with Jesus – continuing in the book of Luke from Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain to glimpses of people having radical, deeply personal moments with Jesus that changes their lives.

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