This is the season we celebrate the birth of our Savior. We celebrate baby Jesus in the manger, and we talk about all that He has done for us by becoming one of us. It is easy to overlook one very important aspect of Jesus in the midst of His condescension - the fact that…
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The Wonder of the Incarnation
The significance of Jesus' birth is a vast ocean that cannot be contained in one sermon or even a series of sermons. Jesus and His glorious work of salvation on our behalf permeates every page of Scripture. This message seeks to highlight some of the key aspects of Christ coming to earth and becoming a…
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The Nutcracker Suite
The Nutcracker is a story of a battle between good and evil. In Clara's dream, she is thrown into a world where the evil mouse queen desires to rule the kingdom. But Clara and the Nutcracker fight to restore goodness and peace to the land of sweets. While we know that the Nutcracker is a…
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Christology – the Doctrine of Christ
Where is your trust? That is the question I hope you will consider very seriously as we take our first look at the doctrine of Jesus Christ, known as Christology. Rather than take a purely systematic approach to this doctrine by drawing from a multitude of passages, I want to spend our time looking at…
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Why We Need Thanksgiving
Have you ever bought something you already had, because you forgot you have it? I am thinking right now of a tool for my chainsaw I have hanging on the wall in my garage unopened. Why? Because after I got home with it and finally got around to using it, I discovered I already had…
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Shoebox Sunday!
Today is one of our favorite Sundays of the year. For the past several weeks (and much longer for some) we have been packing Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to send the love of Jesus to children around the world. All the hard work and sacrificial spending of the church culminates on this day when we…
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Hamartiology – The Doctrine of Sin
Where did the idea of sin come from? Is it just some old-fashioned idea that was created to help keep humans in line? Is guilt just a social construct? It would be nice to think that sin and guilt were something fictional that we made up, but I think we all know that is ludicrous. …
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Foundations of Our Faith – Anthropology: the doctrine of man
So when we think of anthropology, we tend to think of history and archeology and maybe even sociology or science. The truth is, the study of anthropology has many subsections, but today we want to look at the most important, the origin and purpose of man as taught by God in the Bible. This study…
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Political Issues and the Church
A few years ago I preached a series of messages on topics that are often considered "political" and therefore not discussed in polite churches. It was my desire in those messages to point out that many such topics are actually issues of morality and the bible has much to say about them, therefore the church…
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Special Speaker – Trevor Route
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6wEicmt_SE[/embed] A special guest speaker will be joining us today for the message. Come join us to learn more about God's purpose for us and how to apply it to everyday life. Psalms 130
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