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Unwrapping The Gift Of Rest
Join Pastor Allen Bonnell as we begin 2026 with a message titled "Ancient Ways." Drawing from Acts 28 and Psalm 100, this sermon explores how to step off the "hamster wheel" of modern stress and religious performance to find true rest in the finished work of Jesus Christ.
The sermon highlights three key areas of spiritual focus:
- The Source of Living Water: We are invited to stop digging "broken cisterns"—temporary fixes like materialism or consumerism—and return to Jesus, the only source of living water that truly satisfies the soul.
- The Heart of God: Discover the only place in Scripture where Jesus describes His own heart: as "gentle and lowly." This approachable Savior invites the weary to find rest that the world cannot provide.
- A Posture of Thanksgiving: Using Psalm 100, Pastor Allen encourages us to find our identity in the fact that we belong to God as the sheep of His pasture.
The message concludes with a celebration of God’s faithfulness—including 161 baptisms in the past year—and a challenge to commit to a new journey of unwrapping God's gifts of mercy and grace.
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By WeAreIBCJoin Pastor Allen Bonnell as we begin 2026 with a message titled "Ancient Ways." Drawing from Acts 28 and Psalm 100, this sermon explores how to step off the "hamster wheel" of modern stress and religious performance to find true rest in the finished work of Jesus Christ.
The sermon highlights three key areas of spiritual focus:
- The Source of Living Water: We are invited to stop digging "broken cisterns"—temporary fixes like materialism or consumerism—and return to Jesus, the only source of living water that truly satisfies the soul.
- The Heart of God: Discover the only place in Scripture where Jesus describes His own heart: as "gentle and lowly." This approachable Savior invites the weary to find rest that the world cannot provide.
- A Posture of Thanksgiving: Using Psalm 100, Pastor Allen encourages us to find our identity in the fact that we belong to God as the sheep of His pasture.
The message concludes with a celebration of God’s faithfulness—including 161 baptisms in the past year—and a challenge to commit to a new journey of unwrapping God's gifts of mercy and grace.