Search Results for: growing in christ

Posted: 03 May, 2020 | Author: Steve Nelson

Darkness will be vanquished by light, we will leave suffering behind as we begin a new life, and God will eternally embrace us in love.

Posted: 11 Oct, 2020 | Author: Steve Nelson

I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14

Posted: 18 Oct, 2020 | Author: Dove Cranson

May we have the faith to acknowledge our humanity AND look steadily at Christ from whom the love, hope, peace, and joy of God has come.

Posted: 15 Nov, 2020 | Author: Dove Cranson

Jesus has come to set us free and restore our place in the story that God is writing.  Who’s in?

Posted: 27 Dec, 2020 | Author: Steve Nelson

Christ died for sins once for all-one time for all time! He was the perfect sacrificed lamb to pay the penalty of our past, present, and future sins.

Posted: 03 Jan, 2021 | Author: Dove Cranson

Jesus Christ the Son of God is the supreme authority above all.  Why would he come and give His life to bring our peace?

Posted: 10 Jan, 2021 | Author: Steve Nelson

God is our AWESOME hero who has given life to dead things!

Posted: 07 Feb, 2021 | Author: Dove Cranson

The imperfect acts of compassion connected to the love of God and flowing out of His love, have a profound impact on this world.

Posted: 14 Feb, 2021 | Author: Steve Nelson

Colossians 1:24-25 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, ²⁵ of which I became a minister according to the stewardship (NAS,NKJ) from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, ESV

Posted: 28 Feb, 2021 | Author: Steve Nelson

God's plan for his people is that they would have a special love for one another with a deep devotion and commitment. 

Posted: 14 Mar, 2021 | Author: Steve Nelson

The new life in Christ is "with him," "in him," "as him," and "for him." It's all about King Jesus!

Posted: 28 Mar, 2021 | Author: Steve Nelson

Colossians 2:8 Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.

Posted: 04 Apr, 2021 | Author: Dove Cranson

For those who are willing to believe, the truth of life after death is evidenced in the past, the present, and the future.

Posted: 16 May, 2021 | Author: Dove Cranson

The most powerful force of healing is love.  And the most perfect expression of love is Christ.

Posted: 05 Sep, 2021 | Author: Dove Cranson

There is a battle raging in our culture, what should the involvement of Christ followers be in it? What is the call of God?

Posted: 16 Jan, 2022 | Author: Dove Cranson

Before we can walk, we must sit in the finished work of Christ!

In this sermon, Dove begins our series called "Sit Walk Stand." It is a study through the book of Ephesians which is complimented by the book "Sit Walk Stand" by Watchman Nee. 

Posted: 23 Jan, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

To do well in the Christian life, you have to believe, in faith, in what God has done for you. And you must sit in the finished work of God.

Posted: 30 Jan, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

God's incomparably great power is available for us, but we must come to the end of ourselves and trust in him.

Posted: 06 Feb, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

Those who have faith in him are examples of the wealth of his mercy, grace, and kindness for all future ages. 

Posted: 20 Feb, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

We are God's chosen and special people. We've gone from being swithout hope to being members of his household, citizens, and recipients of his promises.

Posted: 27 Feb, 2022 | Author: Dove Cranson

What does it mean to be "in him"?

Posted: 06 Mar, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

God has done amazing things for us and in us, and now he wants to do things through us. It is time to walk!

Posted: 13 Mar, 2022 | Author: Kevin Quinn

In Ephesians 4:17-32, we learn to change our lives by changing our thinking, our "clothes", and by acting according to who we are in Christ.

Posted: 20 Mar, 2022 | Author: Dove Cranson

Loving others is not just a matter of mustering up more strength to love, but rather, to allow God to love you, and then to love through you.

Posted: 27 Mar, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

We are children of the light and can live according to the change God has done in us!

Posted: 03 Apr, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

Sit Walk Stand part 11: How can we walk wisely in this dark world?

Posted: 01 May, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

Putting on the armor of God is not hard or mysterious. It is resting in what Christ has done for us and living accordingly.

Posted: 08 May, 2022 | Author: Dove Cranson

How do we pray in light of the authority of Christ? 

Posted: 06 Nov, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

How can we deal with feelings of shame and embarrassment and still make a stand for Christ?

Posted: 06 Aug, 2023 | Author: Dove Cranson

When the heat of life is sweltering and almost crushing us, how do we find strength in God?