October 22, 2017 The Church at Its Best      What does a church “at its best” look like? The Apostle Paul’s letter to the Philippian Church gives us a pretty good idea!       Find paths to agreement among members. Rejoice. Be reasonable. Think on things that are true and honorable, pure and just, lovely […]

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October 15, 2017   “Please Accept This Invitation”   Matthew 22:1-14   Some years ago I officiated  a wedding for a couple who put a tremendous amount of effort into their wedding ceremony. They sent out invitations to over 200 of their friends and family and acquaintances. They even rented horses to ride away on at the […]

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October 8, 2017    “Grape Expectations”   Isaiah 5:1-7   What are God’s expectations for our congregation?   This Sunday’s message will reflect on “a song for my beloved” from Isaiah 5 where the owner of a vineyard had great expectations that went unfilled. How are we meeting the expectations of our gracious Lord who has […]

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October 1, 2017 Is the Lord Among Us?      There are those who believe that sharing Holy Communion requires a certain amount of intellectual understanding and/or holiness. From the beginning, many have erected fences around the table of our Lord, often with the good intent of protecting it. But Jesus came to break down walls, […]

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September 24, 2017 Who Needs God the Most?   Shawna is preaching on  the Parable of the Vineyard Workers   Matthew 20:1-16

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September 17, 2017 Youth Sunday – Our Road This Sunday is “Youth Sunday”!  We’ll celebrate the blessings of a youth ministry that God has used over the years to change many hearts and lives. Our youth will be leading much of our worship and Paige Sailer will share a testimony of faith.        […]

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September 10, 2017 Teach Me O Lord       This Sunday is “Education Sunday” and we’ll lift up in prayer all the teachers who expand the minds and souls of our young people from home-school, to public school, to Sunday School.      I was blessed to have some adults who truly cared about me as I […]

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September 3, 2017 Have it HIS way       This Sunday’s message tells an amazing story. Peter has just become the first disciple of Jesus to openly declare Jesus is the Son of God. Then Jesus proceeds to tell his disciples about the dark times ahead, including his betrayal and crucifixion. Peter’s reaction? “God forbid… that […]

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August 27, 2017 The Deliverer What an amazing age we live in. One moment I’m keyboarding an order to Amazon, the next day my package is delivered. Soon drones will drop packages on our doorsteps within minutes of our orders. Almost everything we can imagine-from groceries, to auto parts to computers-are available for delivery in […]

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August 20, 2017 Families in Crisis        I know of no writings in the world that deal as honestly with the topic of family strife, division, and crisis as those in the Bible. The first family unit in the opening chapters of Genesis exhibits poor judgment and fratricide. As Genesis proceeds we see story […]

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