What is God doing in the Northeast?

Today we are excited to have with us Dan Nichols of the Northeast Collaborative.  Dan is going to share with us the vision and work of the Northeast Collaborative, telling us about the exciting things God is doing in and through churches in our region.  He will be making his main ministry presentation in the Sunday School hour, then tell us more in the morning service and encouraging us from God’s Word. Join us here for the morning service or come on out to Sunday School at 9:30 to catch everything in person!

Acknowledging the Conflict With Hope

It is easy to forget that God calls us to be salt and light in this world.  Christ followers can become jaded to the sin and depravity of  the culture and miss how far status quo is from the lifestyle  God calls us to.  Many have done this and find themselves a long way from God’s standard and quite similar to the world’s.  They have lost the distinctiveness of a holy lifestyle that points the way to God. There is also another extreme we can go to, and that is feeling hopeless and helpless to make a difference.  We wonder …

What’s in My Future?

Have you ever wondered what the future held?  Being able to answer that has been the plotline of many stories, TV shows, and movies.  Sometimes it would be very convenient to know what tomorrow holds, sometimes it would be horrible. Only one really knows the future, whether we are speaking of our personal future or the future of the world, and that one is God.  Astrologers and mystics pretend to, but only God knows for sure.  He does not just “see” the future, but He controls the future (Isaiah 46:9-10).  Not only that, He has revealed some glimpses of it …

Customs and Convictions

Probably the most familiar story from the book of Daniel is his rescue from the lions den.  Are you familiar with it?  Daniel’s excellence gets him a promotion and that brings great jealousy among his peers.  They set out to ruin him but the job is hard because he is too good so they… you’ll just have to join us to hear the whole story. The message today, however, is not just telling a great, true story, it’s about what we can learn from it.  How we respond in a tough situation has everything to do with our character and …