True Virtue - Honor
Some people say we are living in an age of perpetual offense where people are looking for ways to feel offended. Well, here’s the good news for them, if you are looking to be offended, you will...
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If you are a tennis fan, then you know the US Open is finishing up and this year there has been some great play from US athletes. The last time an American man won the US open was when Andy Roddick...
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We are in a study called True Virtues and today we are going to look at what might be the one virtue that can change everything in our lives and make it better. And I really do mean everything....
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We Are The Church - Week 1
Today we are starting a new message series that I hope gives us a vision and the power to be a different church at the end of month, than we are today. When I was growing up there was a little song...
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We Are The Church - Week 2
Last week we started a series called, We Are The Church and we want to learn from the first church, those early followers of Jesus, what it means to be the church and how we can be the kind of church...
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We Are The Church - Gathered and Sent
As we begin this morning, I want to invite you to take a deep breath in. Now breathe out. Once more… IN…. OUT. Clearly this is how we are to live, breathing in and out. Again, and again. Day...
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Overflow - Joy
I read a story not long ago about a truck driver who was eating at a fast food restaurant when he saw three teenage boys come in and walk up to the counter. They were pooling all their money in hopes...
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Overflow - Peace
It’s good to be back in person this week to continue our series on generosity, and I am very grateful for those whose generosity allowed me to share last week’s message. Our Tech Team generously...
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Overflow - Grace
I hope that one of the things you have been doing this month, or will do this week, is to give thanks for all that God has given you. As we see war in the Middle East and Ukraine, we need to give...
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Generosity - A Simple Invitation
This month we have been talking about the power of generosity. When we are generous we experience the overflow of joy in our lives. Generosity brings a deep sense of peace and purpose to our lives...
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God with the forgotten
It’s easy to look around today and think that God has forgotten us. Not only do we see conflict in Israel and Gaza, but there is the ongoing war in Ukraine, and then there is the war no one is...
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God with the Faithful
When I was in High School, several of the people in my home church thought I would end up being a pastor. They knew my Dad was a pastor and the chaplain at a local hospital, and they knew I loved the...
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The Power to Change - week 1
How many of you made a New Year’s resolution? Did anyone make a plan to eat healthier? Exercise more? Read the Bible in a year? Spend less money and more time with kids and family? If you made a...
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The Power to Change - week 3
We are in a series called The Power to Change and I’m wondering how many of you have been hoping to experience some kind of change this year? Are you hoping to get out of debt? Hoping to improve...
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The Power to Change - Week 4
Last week we talked about the power there is in one small holy habit to change our lives for the good. The habit of praying three times a day, every day, helped Daniel remain close to God. That...
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The Power to Change - week 5
This month we have been talking about change and trying to focus not on the changes we want to make but the changes God wants for us. We have asked difficult questions like why does God want us to...
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The Walk - Worship
Near the beginning of each gospel, you will find a story of Jesus inviting fishermen to leave their boats and nets and families behind to follow Him. Mark 1:16-20As Jesus passed along the Sea of...
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The Walk - Word / Scripture
Last week our confirmation class started and I saw some of the youth walking around with the Bible we gave them and it reminded me of the Bible I got from my home church when I was in third grade,...
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The Walk - Service
We are in a series called The Walk, where we are looking at 5 spiritual practices that can help us grow in our faith so we can look more like Jesus. The first week we talked about the importance of...
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The Walk - giving
The past few months I had been so focused on getting my mom’s tax information gathered together that I forgot all about my own. So Monday morning I started gathering up all the forms and documents I...
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The Walk - 5 practices from the cross
Over the past 5 weeks we have looked at 5 spiritual disciplines that can make all the difference in our lives. Each discipline can be done alone or with others, and when they are an ongoing part of...
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The Walk - Easter Sunday
If you aren’t a big basketball fan, you may not know that we are in the middle of the NCAA basketball tournament. As a graduate of Duke Divinity School and MSU, and having grown up in CT, I have had...
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Joy - Joy in Adversity
Today we are beginning a series on the New Testament book of Philippians. This book is actually a letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Philippi, a church that Paul established on one of...
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Joy - Joy in Conflict
Today we are continuing our look at Paul’s letter to the Philippians and how we can find joy in the midst of adversity. If you were not with us last week, Paul wrote this letter while he was in...
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Joy - Pressing on to Joy
We are in a series looking at the New Testament book of Philippians and what it tells us about joy. The book is actually a letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Philippi while he was in...
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