Trust has to be earned - correct? Do you have a doctor you trust? A mechanic or home contractor? If you do, it is likely because they have earned your trust. You have done business with them, or you know them, and they have proven themselves. They have a reputation of doing what they promised;…
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Dropping Hints Part 2 – Hope in the Darkness
Have you ever been on a treasure hunt? A hunt where you follow a string of clues to eventually arrive at the treasure? In the Old Testament of the Bible God has given us a treasure hunt of sorts. Throughout the books of the Law, the Poetry and Wisdom books, and of course, the Prophets,…
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Dropping Hints: Key Old Testament Prophecies of Messiah
Evil, pain, and suffering fill the pages of the Old Testament and all of human history. Evil men commit evil acts that bring death and destruction. Is there any hope in all that? Can God bring good from that? Last week we began looking at the roots of the Christmas story and why it was…
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In the Beginning – The Roots of the Christmas Story
Why Christmas? Why did Jesus come to earth as a baby? Why did He die on the cross? To understand the importance of Christmas and why it even exists, we need to go back to the beginning. Not the beginning where the angel appears to Mary. Not even the account of John the Baptist's birth…
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The Praise Solution for Hard Times
What is your natural response to difficult times? How do react with the going gets tough? If you are like most of us, your response is not rejoicing! It is not giving of thanks. What if I told you, however, that those things are the right response? Now some of you might be thinking of…
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Shoebox Sunday!
Today is a special day! Each year we fill shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child and have a special Sunday where we pray for them and send them off. We expect to have over 100 boxes to pray over this year! The service is both a celebration and a time of prayer. We pray and ask…
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Is it Political or Is it Biblical? Part 4
This final message in the series will complete our look at 5 key topics of our time. We have been looking at what God says about the Economy, Immigration, Law and Order, and Sexual Issues, now we will look at the topic of Abortion. Following a brief survey of God's teaching on that critical topic,…
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Is it Political or is it Biblical? Part 3
According to a recent poll, 30% of the population believes that Christians should be silent on the issues of politics. While 61% disagree with this sentiment, it has still led many to choose to be silent for fear of being censured. It has also led many pastors to shy away from topics that are anything…
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Is it Political or is it Biblical? Part 2
If you listen, watch, or read just about any daily news report, it is obvious there is much division in our world. The ever-present political ads that election season brings highlights this division. Is there a wrong or right in all of this? Are the issues that divide us simply preference issues? Are they philosophical…
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Guest Speaker Tim Madiera
We are glad to have Tim Madiera with us this week and he will be preaching from Ephesians chapter 4. Tim has been serving as General Manager of WRGN Christian radio for 11 years but has worked at the station since its founding 38 years ago, starting as a volunteer at the age of 18…
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