Let Your Light Shine

I look forward to Christmas every year. One of my favorite elements of Christmas are the Christmas lights. Our family enjoys driving around looking at Christmas lights. It is something we do every year. The lights bring a warmth to the season at a time when the days are shorter, and it gets dark earlier. […]

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Forging Unity

Every truly great accomplishment requires a team effort. It is in the need for a unified team that makes accomplishing a task such a challenge. Nehemiah found this to be true as well. During his time, a situation arose in the Jewish community that threatened to destroy the unity of the people and stop the […]

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Worship is Seeking

Today we are continuing our series on worship. One of the greatest obstacles to worship is our pride. Pride is more than just arrogance. Pride is a focus on ourselves. The Bible warns that human nature is sinful and self-focused. As a result, we want the benefits of worshipping God without the demands that He […]

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Worship is a Relationship

We are beginning a new series of sermons called “Worship Is.” When we think of worship most of us think of going to church once a week, but worship is much more than just attending a worship service. The word worship means to show worth or devotion to God. Said another way, “Worship is the […]

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Christian Hope

Life is full of ups and downs. Some days are better than other days and for the most part, we understand this truth and we adjust to what life throws at us. But there are times when life keeps sending bad things and we begin to wonder how much more we can take. There are […]

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My Identity in Christ

One of the wonders of the human life is that each of us are unique individuals. No two people are exactly alike (and that includes twins). We each have our own individual thumbprint and retina pattern. We have different gifts and abilities. Our experiences further shape who we are. We live in a day when […]

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Hidden in Plain Sight

Life can be so confusing at times that when we are presented with a problem we miss an obvious solution. Sometimes the solution has been right in front of us the whole time. For the disciples the crucifixion of Jesus was an insurmountable problem that had destroyed their lives. They had put their faith and […]

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