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This is week 1 in a series called "The Awe of God" and based on John Bevere's book by the same title. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Moving From Fear to Fear" based on Psalm 34:1-11. Chris challenges us to consider that the antidote to all of our fears is the fear of the Lord.

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No one holds a newborn baby in their arms and says, "I hope this child grows up to lose respect for me because of my addiction issues." Yet, things like this happen all the time. Why? Could it be that we failed to distance ourselves from the things that threaten to undo us? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Creating Distance Between You & Temptation" from James 1:12-18.

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Many of us are feeling the financial squeeze these days. If we're honest, we believe that we could solve most of our problems with money. However, the scriptures warn us about the love of money and call us to contentment. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches on "Money Margins" from 1 Timothy 6:3-11 and challenges us to let scripture right size what is necessary so that we can honor God with our finances.

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Do you often feel hurried... like there's not enough time to do all the things you need to do? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Making Time For What Matters Most" from Acts 6:1-7. Chris challenges us to consider the effect of hurry on our souls and to use wisdom in deciding what to give our time to.

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In this episode, Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Choosing What Is Better" from the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10:38-42. This the first message in a series entitled "Margin: Making Room For What Matters Most". Chris defines margin, talks about why we need it and then challenges us to be willing to choose what is better.

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In this episode, Jason Bollinger teaches a message entitled "The Road To Life" based on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount that culminates with "narrow is the road that leads to life." Jason challenges us to be followers of Christ who choose the narrow road because we've come to know the life and love of Christ.

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Ever given an awkward invitation? If so, you know an invitation could go off the rails for any number of reasons. In this episode Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "What Could Stop You?" from John 4:27-42. He walks through the story of the woman at the well noticing how Jesus' invitation to the woman and the woman's subsequent invitation to the townspeople could have derailed at any point. But... it didn't. Chris challenges us to consider that the only thing that could stop us, is us getting hung up on us.

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The average American sees between 4,000 and 10,000 marketing messages per day. It's fair to say that most of us are "invitation weary". When it comes to extending the invitation to church we often wonder, "Who Cares?" That's the title of this message, and the issue that Pastor Chris Kipp tackles from Luke 14:15-24. In the passage, Jesus tells a parable that illustrates who really cares about our invitations.

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In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp begins a new series entitled "You're Invited". This first message, "What Difference Does It Make?", comes from John 1:35-51 in which Chris traces the invitations surrounding Jesus' calling of his first disciples. Chris brings out the similarities between these first disciples and us today, then Chris challenges us to consider how we might join the mission of Jesus by inviting the unchurched & disconnected.

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Talking about evil spirits, the devil, demons and the like can be considered "cookey" in our culture, the carryover superstitions of more primitive people. But, if we take our Bible's seriously, and if we're honest about what we observe and experience, then we must acknowledge the reality of the spiritual warfare. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp finished the "IN" Ephesians series with a message on Spiritual Warfare from Eph. 6:10-20. The good news is that even though spiritual warfare is real, so is God's strength and armor.

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