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2012 Harvest: Partners In Justice

Isaiah 56:1 says “This is what the LORD says: ‘Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed.” In biblical terms justice and righteousness are the same. When Scripture tells us to maintain justice, it is not in the worldly sense of giving others...

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2012 Harvest: Partners in Promise

Our theme for 2012 is Harvest, becoming partners in God’s promises. John 4 tells us about Jesus’ interaction with a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well. This interaction begins with Jesus asking for a drink of water and ends with many from a Samaritan city putting their faith in Jesus as the Messiah. In the passage I believe that we see...

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Closing out the “Year to Increase”; Sleeping From Sorrow

Today’s message is much different from our usual sermons. In this week’s message we closed out our 2011 year plan called the “Year to Increase”. The message begins with several people sharing their stories from the year. For many, 2011 was a year of sorrow, a year in which there was loss and difficulty. Those sorrows...

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In Remembrance of Me

Remembering is always supposed to be for a future purpose! Looking back with longing diminishes today and overshadows tomorrow. I cannot fulfill my purpose for today if I wish I was in yesterday. Passover was a look ahead to the Messiah by way of the deliverance from Egypt. The Lord’s Supper is a look ahead...

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Preparing for a Harvest

In Psalm 37:5 David wrote “Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.” Today we will discuss three key points that make us ready to take part in the harvest that God has planned: Commitment, Trust and Waiting. What does it mean to commit our lives to the...

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Moved With Compassion

Mark 6 tells us the story of Jesus’ miraculously feeding the 5,000. The miracle of this story is often viewed simply as the multiplication of food, but there is so much more at work here. Jesus chooses to set Himself, His needs and His desires aside for the sake of a people that are in...

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Becoming the Hem of His Garment

One of my favorite chapters in the Gospels is Mark 5. This one chapter tells us of three different miracles that Jesus performed, but it is not the power of the miracles that move as much as much as Jesus’ love and concern and kindness that He shows to those that He touches in this chapter....

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Hindered?

Have you ever felt like the things around you were keeping you from fulfilling the will of the Father for your life? Have you ever had experiences and circumstances that seem to be holding you back from what you believe God has created and called you to be? In Mark 4, Jesus and the apostles got...

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Driving or Driven?

This past Sunday we had an extended time of worship that was absolutely beautiful. During that time the Holy Spirit led some people to pray and to share some things that were on their heart. After this time I did not feel it was appropriate or necessary to preach the sermon I had prepared and so...

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When Prayer is Frustrated

One of the most common attacks on our prayer lives is frustrating and difficult circumstances immediately following great times of prayer. In Mark 9, during a time of prayer Jesus was transfigured and visited by Moses and Elijah in the presence of Peter, James and John. After one of the most amazing experiences of Jesus’ ministry He...