In John 8, Jesus emphasizes the validity of authentic faith. Are you truly a child of God? A follower of the Lord Jesus?

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In a culture of Christianity we talk about prayer a lot. We use the language, say the words, and promise to pray for people. But what are we praying for? In Colossians 1, Paul gets really specific about his prayer for the Colossian people. It’s a prayer that has the goal of spiritual maturity and […]

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Luke 15 has long been know as the story of the prodigal son. It’s actually better entitled, “The Loving Father” as the father’s unconditional love for his sons is the focus. The father is mentioned 12 times in the parable alone. This message shows us how a godly, earthly father models the picture of a […]

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In our first Sunday back together in three months (because of the virus), Paul encourages the church to grow up! Hopefully the last three months have allowed us to take spiritual inventory and mature in our faith. Paul shows us that humility, passion, and wonder play a huge role in pressing on toward the will […]

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STUDY ADJUSTMENT: Because of our inability to gather because of the COVID-19 virus outbreak, this week is a review in order to catch everyone of how we got started in the covenant series. We are doing an overview of where we’ve been in the study and catching up through God’s covenant with Abram.

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Abraham and Moses are just a couple of “big” names we are familiar with when it comes to the Bible. As we consider how God implanted His process of covenant relationship with us, we must know that He always used a vessel, a go between, a “mediator” to implement the partnership. This week join us […]

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“The value of an object is seen in the intensity of its pursuit.” – Scotty Smith  Jesus is God on mission. Our missionary God pursued us all the way to the cross. He wrapped Himself in flesh and provided Himself as a sacrifice to fix our sin problem. We can know how valuable we are […]

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The offer still stands. Thousands of years removed from God’s covenant with Abram, His offer to His people is still good and true. He told Abram he would bless all nations and their descendants. Jesus even prayed in John 17 that we today would believe because of the faithfulness of God and His gospel. Covenant […]

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In this epic story, we find out quickly we are not in control. There is a God and we aren’t Him! He is the great Creator, King, and Judge of all the earth. God sets the terms as to how we enter His kingdom. If we are a part of a kingdom, we must be […]

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To become “one” can look different in many scenarios but generally holds the truth of unity and intimacy. One of Paul’s favorite phrases was “in Christ”. It tells of our “being one” with the One who is our Savior and King. Becoming one in covenant with Jesus shows us there is so much more to […]

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