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Posted: 12 Sep, 2015 | Author: Steve Nelson

In this sermon, Steve talks about leadership and the exciting news that Dove Cranson is being recognized as a pastor at the Rio!   Download   Church Leadership – Handout

Posted: 10 Apr, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

The key to walking in relationship with broken, sinful, and dysfunctional people, is to respond to Christ instead of to them. 

Posted: 05 Mar, 2017 | Author: Dove Cranson

In this message Dove attempts to help us love bad people.  This is not so that we would embrace the bad things that bring pain, suffering, and destruction into this world, but that we would love bad people even as God does.  Dove explains five reasons we can love bad people, from those far away […]

Posted: 19 Sep, 2015 | Author: Dove Cranson

Dove Cranson, our new soon-to-be pastor, shares his powerful testimony—all the while teaching lessons of influence, love, and relationship along the way.   Download

Posted: 20 Jan, 2019 | Author: Dove Cranson

Have you ever felt lonely, even with people around, and thought something must be wrong with you?  On the other hand, have you ever been in complete solitude and didn’t feel lonely at all but refreshed?  What is up with that?  Did God intend for us to be connected to people or did God intend […]

Posted: 12 Jan, 2019 | Author: Dove Cranson

When we are honest, what do we truly want in life?  If we got to the bottom of what drives us, what would we find?  Do you see in yourselves a deep desire for love, for a sense of worth or belonging, for respect, peace, beauty, wisdom, freedom, greatness, or immortality?  Where do we find […]

Posted: 16 Dec, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

Life is hard.  It is not what it was intended to be.  Because of the brokenness in this world, we all experience pain, loss, and suffering.  Grief is a path we must all walk through in this broken life.  It is a product of the broken world we live in.  When we are aware of […]

Posted: 02 Dec, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

We live in a world where we admire the things that are better, bigger, faster.  There is often an unspoken expectation to not have weaknesses but to always be strong and capable.  But the reality is we all have weaknesses.  We all fall short in one way or another.  If we are excelling in one […]

Posted: 24 Nov, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

This message looks at the fear and anxiety that can be in all of our lives at times.  It describes the process turning towards trust in an amazing and loving God.  This process involves realizing the anxiety, giving it to God in honest, worshipful prayer, asking God for what we need and then trusting in […]

Posted: 28 Oct, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

The church is a beautiful thing, precious to God, and a source of good to the world.  The Biblical word “church” does not describe a building where people meet, or an event, but a group of people.  We are the church. Being the church has many wonderful dynamics and is a rich experience I would […]

Posted: 07 Oct, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

Zephaniah 3:17 “The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness.” We are constantly and unconditionally loved by God.  But, the things we do are not always pleasing to God.  What pleases God?  He is not withholding his pleasure until we reach perfection.  […]

Posted: 30 Sep, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

Genesis 3:8-9  Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.  But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” Jesus invites us […]

Posted: 09 Sep, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

We are called to love one another.  What does loving one another look like?  How is it possible to really experience love?  In this message Dove attempts to answer those questions, finding that we can love each other because we have been loved by God through Jesus Christ.  As we have received, so can we […]

Posted: 22 Jul, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

At times, it seems like the solution to the pain of life and the path to find happiness is to change our circumstances, our bodies, our habits, our relationships, our jobs, our pastimes, or at least change something.  This message shows the potential to thrive wherever we are at in life—enjoying thankfulness for the little […]

Posted: 15 Jul, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

Identity is answering the question: who am I?  Because of our experiences and perceptions, we each have messages to ourselves, telling us who we are.  In Christ, we are given a gift of leaving behind these messages and taking on the Lord’s opinion.  He gets to say who I am, and He says I am […]

Posted: 24 Jun, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

The words that come out of our mouths have the potential to bring good to someone else’s life or the potential to bring harm.  Sometimes things are hard to say but we should say them.  In those situations, how can we speak the truth with love? Download Handout

Posted: 10 Jun, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

Our world is full of beautiful, good things.  It is also full of dark, broken, hurtful things.  Instead of leaving us to our own misery or destroying us, Jesus came and entered into our dark world, taking the brokenness upon himself.  In this message on listening we are taught to listen to the comfort of […]

Posted: 03 Jun, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

In our nature it is extremely easy to make assumption and accusations about others.  However, when we withhold judgment and believe the best about others, we are able to truly get to know them and develop a deep relationship.  This message looks at how to stay out of judgment and respect others even when they […]

Posted: 20 May, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

The nature of relationships is that to keep moving forward we have to overcome the past.  In this message Dove explains how all regret from the past can be overcome by forgiveness.  God is a gracious God of forgiveness.  When we feel God’s voice (not the voice of condemnation) kindly leading us into a place […]

Posted: 06 May, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

Sometimes the big unanswered questions keep us from feeling confident in our lives.  Some of the many questions we have can include: How can I share my faith, when I don’t know very much?  Why did this bad thing happen to this person?  What is going to happen in the future?  As limited human beings […]

Posted: 22 Apr, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

Just as El Paso brings blinding dust storms, we all walk through trials and “spiritual storms” in our lives.  How can we stay anchored to God through those times? Download Handout

Posted: 01 Apr, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

Jesus came into this world to restore our connection to God: A connection one day in a restored world and a connection now through His life in us.  Christ died and was resurrected, to overcome death that we might live forever, and that we might experience his life now.  There is more beyond just this […]

Posted: 18 Mar, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

God loves me.  He loves me deeply.  He loves me with an everlasting love (Jeremiah 31:3).  He loves me because He is Love (1 John 4:8).  He loves me with a love that accepts me as I am (Romans 15:7).  Jesus loves me enough to give of Himself for me (1 John 3:16).  He loves […]

Posted: 04 Mar, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

We each have false beliefs (small beliefs) in our lives.  These are places of little faith that keep us from experiencing God’s fullness.  This message explains how we can use our experiences and emotions as a way to honestly discover our beliefs; then allow our little beliefs to be replaced with the truth of God.  […]

Posted: 18 Feb, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

After a short introduction reviewing our goals, Dove talks about a part of what makes us human, emotions.  The conclusions he comes to are that emotions are an important part of being human, made in the image of God.  We can learn to use our emotions in healthy ways, not be used by them.  One […]

Posted: 04 Feb, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

There is a lot of information in this message.  First, Dove introduces a new series and explains why our hearts are so important in our lives and what God’s plan is for them.  He then explains the goals that we will be focusing on for the next 4 months, including instructions for a journaling exercise […]

Posted: 21 Jan, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

We are called to stand, to persevere in our faith, to finish this race, even through the troubles that come.  This work is something God is able to do for us as we trust Him.  He began the work in us and He will complete it.  We are called to trust Him, even through the […]

Posted: 07 Jan, 2018 | Author: Dove Cranson

The foundation of our relationship with God is His grace, not our merit.  Therefore, we can learn to be honest with what is going on in our lives.  As we are honest we find more love and acceptance and God changes us from the inside. Download Handout

Posted: 17 Dec, 2017 | Author: Dove Cranson

Many times Jesus gave the invitation to “come, follow me.” What would that mean for our own lives?  Can we follow Him?  Would Jesus love me if he really knew me? What would it cost us to follow Him?  What would we gain?  If we decide it is worth it, how can we truly follow […]

Posted: 03 Dec, 2017 | Author: Dove Cranson

“The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.’  In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my […]