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Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
11/17/22

Friends in Low Places

You are the friend in low places. It’s only from this place that you are free to look outside yourself for the remedy to the issues that plague you and humanity.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
08/21/22

Epistle: Hebrews 13:1-17 (Pentecost 12: Series C)

Love for the brethren should be the hallmark of the Christian Church. It is basic to our witness to an unbelieving world .
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/24/22

The Children’s Sermon: Pitfalls and Pay Dirt

The pastor, then, possesses the prerogative of calling the children to himself, in the stead of Christ and after the manner of Christ, to particularly bless them with the Word.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
05/01/22

New Testament: Acts 20: 17-35 (Easter 4: Series C)

Perhaps the question that needs answering is, “How?” How can we run the race? How can we be good shepherds of the flock? How can we live and walk as part of the flock?
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
06/05/21

Gospel: Mark 4:26-34 (Pentecost 3: Series B)

We know not how, and we do not know when, but God works according to His perfect will and His perfect timing.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
05/08/21

Gospel: John 17:11b-19 (Easter 7: Series B)

The One who has defeated sin, death, and the Devil himself is now living in Heaven and praying for you.
John Bortulin
John Bortulin
03/27/21

Palm Sunday: This Week is For You

For the God-man goes from borrowed donkey to borrowed upper room to borrowed cross and borrowed tomb. For you.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
03/23/20

Three Hebrew Handholds in a Spinning Crisis

Long ago, the people of Israel began to sing words of encouragement to each other in times of distress. In their songs, the psalms, are three Hebrew words that provide stability for us. They are more than just words—each one encapsulates the way of God with his people. They serve as helpful handholds in times of stress and upheaval. The words are these: רָפָה (be still), קָוָה (wait), and שָׁמַר (watch).
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
08/26/19

How do you know they are "the One"? Part 1 of 2

Biblically speaking, we won’t find much evidence for a preordained spouse.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
04/19/19

It is Finished

And when He says, “It is finished,” He doesn’t just mean His life and ministry. He means you, your sin, your brokenness, and ultimately your death.
Brandon Hanson
Brandon Hanson
08/01/18

Revelation 1:1-2 | It's All About Jesus | 002

It’s the First Century, the early days of the of the Post-Pentecost Church. Something is in the air.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
12/30/12

Vulnerability in the Pulpit

A few weeks ago, the pastor of my congregation did something in his sermon I’ve never heard a pastor do: he confessed a failure. He had once been ashamed of his brother, he admitted, and had acted in a way toward him that was not in keeping with love.
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