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High Calling Discipleship 17: Publicly Acknowledge

High Calling Discipleship 17: Publicly Acknowledge

Posted: 06 Nov, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

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

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The God Embrace 5: How Much More

The God Embrace 5: How Much More

Posted: 11 Mar, 2018 | Author: Steve Nelson

Romans 5:9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! NIV Romans 5 talks about how we used to be and how we are, and it addresses the kind of treatment we can expect from God. We used to be ungodly. We […]

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Disciple the Heart: Enjoy

Disciple the Heart: Enjoy

Posted: 28 Nov, 2015 | Author: Dove Cranson

So often we make Christianity about a list of things to do or events to attend. And yet when Jesus walked the earth, he didn’t ask people to come to small group or prayer meeting. Instead he took his disciples on a journey of commitment and excitement. In this sermon, Dove speaks about how Christianity […]

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Being Wronged – A Higher Calling 6

Being Wronged – A Higher Calling 6

Posted: 23 Oct, 2016 | Author: Dove Cranson

It is the reality of life that each person gets to enjoy pleasures and happiness.   Also each human being experiences loss and sadness.   Through this adventure of learning to trust God we are called to a bigger perspective.   We can learn to be content with what we have been given and trust […]

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The God Embrace 8: Sharing in Christ’s Life

The God Embrace 8: Sharing in Christ’s Life

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 […]

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Winning the War Waged

Winning the War Waged

Posted: 06 Jan, 2019 | Author: Steve Nelson

1 Peter 2:11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.  When we put our faith in Christ, we become God’s people and citizens of his kingdom. We no longer pledge our allegiance to this world, but to God. As the verse says, […]

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Rethinking Sin Culture 2 - We Are Followers

Rethinking Sin Culture 2 - We Are Followers

Posted: 08 Dec, 2019 | Author: Steve Nelson

We must see the Christian life as more than the attainment of eternal life. The Christian life is about the next life, but it is also about this life.

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From Now On

From Now On

Posted: 14 Jan, 2024 | Author: Steve Nelson

When God calls you into a “From now on moment,” step into it.

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We Are the Church

We Are the Church

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 […]

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The God Embrace 7: Love, Hope, and Delivery

The God Embrace 7: Love, Hope, and Delivery

Posted: 25 Mar, 2018 | Author: Steve Nelson

Romans 8:22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. ESV Sometimes in the midst of difficulty we can feel like something must be wrong. We aren’t naive. We know life is hard; but we don’t expect it to be this hard. When we try to make […]

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Animation 6 – Woman at the Well – Sharing Life

Animation 6 – Woman at the Well – Sharing Life

Posted: 28 May, 2017 | Author: Dove Cranson

There is something in us that makes us want to share with others the good things we have found.  Whether it is a great movie, a sunset, a revolutionary product, a new love, or something else we find exciting, we have a desire to pass it on.  How much more, despite hesitation or cultural opposition, […]

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Just Chill Out

Just Chill Out

Posted: 14 Apr, 2019 | Author: Steve Nelson

Jesus did not intend for us to be laden by the weight of unattainable perfection. Instead, he wanted to give us rest for our souls.

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The Unstoppable Power of Delight

The Unstoppable Power of Delight

Posted: 08 Sep, 2019 | Author: Dove Cranson

You have permission to delight, not only in the gifts of God but in the fullness which is in the Giver. 

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Thanksgiving 21 Years Later

Thanksgiving 21 Years Later

Posted: 10 Nov, 2019 | Author: Steve Nelson

In the midst of the heartache of life, we are loved by a God who gives us a living hope. And for that, we can give thanks.

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Life. Life, Life.

Life. Life, Life.

Posted: 19 Apr, 2020 | Author: Steve Nelson

God doesn’t just promise life in the next life after we suffer and struggle through this life. He promises life in this life as well as life in the next.

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Kingdom Is Spelled with 3 Ls

Kingdom Is Spelled with 3 Ls

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.

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God’s Deep Love

God’s Deep Love

Posted: 31 Jul, 2016 | Author: Steve Nelson

God has always loved people. People are the pinnacle of creation! We might think that we are too messed up for God to love us, but there are countless examples of God loving really messed up people. Throughout all of scripture, we see God trying to win the hearts of broken people. And we see […]

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Stand in Grace

Stand in Grace

Posted: 13 Feb, 2016 | Author: Steve Nelson

If God treated us with grace before we were saved, how much more will he show grace to us now that we are his Children? “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8   Download Handout  

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Earning a Spot on God’s Fridge

Earning a Spot on God’s Fridge

Posted: 30 Jan, 2016 | Author: Steve Nelson

Now that we’ve wrapped our Disciple the Heart series, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the amount of effort it takes to live a life devoted to Jesus. In this message, Steve talks about how God thinks of us. Does our performance dictate whether or not God approves of us? Can he be […]

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Endurance Inspired by Hope

Endurance Inspired by Hope

Posted: 12 Dec, 2015 | Author: Steve Nelson

Merry Christmas from the Rio! In this message, Steve talks about how, before the first Christmas, the world eagerly waited for the Lord’s first coming—and also about how we now wait for his second coming to take us all home. “Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.” – Psalm […]

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Knowing Jesus: Living Out our Faith

Knowing Jesus: Living Out our Faith

Posted: 10 May, 2015 | Author: Tom Schwieger

“Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. And because of my chains, most of the brothers and sisters have become confident […]

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Furthering the Gospel // Nate Saint

Furthering the Gospel // Nate Saint

Posted: 09 Nov, 2014 | Author: Tom Schwieger

“If God would grant us the vision, the word sacrifice would disappear from our lips and thoughts; we would hate the things that seem now so dear to us; our lives would suddenly be too short, we would despise time-robbing distractions and charge the enemy with all our energies in the name of Christ.” – Nate […]

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Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

Posted: 03 Nov, 2019 | Author: Mike Kimball

Jesus is a life giver and we want to experience life as we engage in living actively as members of the kingdom of heaven.

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New Life with Christ 10 - Stewardship of Serving

New Life with Christ 10 - Stewardship of Serving

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

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Sit Walk Stand 7: Walk Worthy Together

Sit Walk Stand 7: Walk Worthy Together

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!

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Know This Love 5: Loves Me (Galatians 2:20)

Know This Love 5: Loves Me (Galatians 2:20)

Posted: 10 Sep, 2023 | Author: Steve Nelson

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

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Glorious Gospel 3: What Are People Like?

Glorious Gospel 3: What Are People Like?

Posted: 05 Nov, 2023 | Author: Steve Nelson

Last week we looked at what God is like. Now we need to ask, what are people like? How do we measure up?

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Ministers of Reconciliation - Why Am I a Butterfly? (2 Corinthians 5)

Ministers of Reconciliation - Why Am I a Butterfly? (2 Corinthians 5)

Posted: 26 Nov, 2023 | Author: Steve Nelson

Once we were sinful and unworthy, but through Jesus, we have been made new! Now what?

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An Apology and Correction

An Apology and Correction

Posted: 06 May, 2024 | Author: Kathleen Nelson

Kathleen's apology to the yoga instructor whose confidence she breeched.

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And That... You Were

And That... You Were

Posted: 03 Mar, 2019 | Author: Steve Nelson

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that […]

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