Posted: 01 Oct, 2023 | Author: Steve Nelson
If God sat down with you over coffee, would he say anything besides that he loves you?
Read More...Posted: 08 Oct, 2023 | Author: Steve Nelson
God's love is wonderful [difficult to understand, incomprehensible]. To feel it we must yield to our right to complete understanding.
Read More...Posted: 29 Oct, 2023 | Author: Steve Nelson
By understanding God's love for us and his hatred of sin, we can have a fuller understanding of the depths of the good news of Jesus.
Read More...Posted: 18 Feb, 2024 | Author: Steve Nelson
State of the Church address: Vision and Finances
Read More...Posted: 08 Jan, 2017 | Author: Dove Cranson
Love is the greatest power on Earth and the true nature of God. In 1 Corinthians 13 we see the beauty and excellence of love. Through Jesus we can participate in this divine life. Download Handout
Read More...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 […]
Read More...Posted: 02 Jul, 2017 | Author: Bruce Bradford
Do you ever feel like you’ve made too many mistakes for Jesus to accept you? In Jesus’ interaction with Levi (Matthew), we see that there is love, forgiveness, and acceptance in Jesus, even for the really broken people. You past doesn’t matter to Jesus. You don’t have to fix your life before you follow. He […]
Read More...Posted: 18 Jun, 2017 | Author: Steve Nelson
The Christian life is not one of duty, obligation, and drudgery. Instead, it is a response to Him and what He has done for us. In the life of Zacchaeus we see that it’s a choice to live for the One we love! Download Handout: Blanks / No Blanks
Read More...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, […]
Read More...Posted: 14 Jan, 2017 | Author: Jenna Schwieger
The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself in love! How can we be women of faith in a world full of struggle and upheaval? Download
Read More...Posted: 13 Nov, 2016 | Author: Steve Nelson
Have you ever felt judged by Christians? You vote one way, but they think you should vote another. You trick or treat, but they don’t. You have a Christmas tree and they seem to think you are worshiping the forest god in your living room. You public school and they home school. Paul addresses these […]
Read More...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
Read More...Posted: 22 Mar, 2015 | Author: Steve Nelson
“You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.” – Galatians 5:13 As Christians, we know that we are free, but also that we can’t just do whatever we want. We still have a set of rules that we […]
Read More...Posted: 24 Mar, 2019 | Author: Dove Cranson
We were each made for greatness. We were created to do great things, to bring good into this world. Sometimes, aware of this truth, I can shrink back and feel inadequate, overwhelmed, and then do nothing. Or sometimes I can overextend myself try to do too much and then become dry and empty and realize [ ]
Read More...Posted: 01 Dec, 2019 | Author: Dove Cranson
Seeking to grow in love, this message discusses how expectations can be transformed into healthy agreements.
Read More...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.
Read More...Posted: 05 Jun, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson
There is much to learn about the unfathomable love, patience, and grace of God from this King of Judah!
Read More...Posted: 15 Oct, 2023 | Author: Dove Cranson
Loving others encapsulates much of what God wants from us. How can do all that we do in love? What does it look like to please others in a healthy way?
Read More...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. […]
Read More...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 […]
Read More...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 […]
Read More...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 […]
Read More...Posted: 05 May, 2019 | Author: Dove Cranson
How do we contend for our faith in the light of opposition against us?
Read More...Posted: 12 May, 2019 | Author: Steve Nelson
Colossians 1:10 And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way… NIV I recently started teaching ESL to Chinese kids online. When the students do a good job, I give them five stars. When I do a good job, the parents […]
Read More...Posted: 22 Sep, 2019 | Author: Dove Cranson
Did you know God delights in his children? When we realize how He delights in us it can transform our lives.
Read More...Posted: 06 Oct, 2019 | Author: Dove Cranson
Thanks be to God, His grace overcomes sin.
Read More...Posted: 17 Nov, 2019 | Author: Dove Cranson
Just as God offers us forgiveness through Christ, we too can find God’s strength to forgive others.
Read More...Posted: 23 May, 2021 | Author: Steve Nelson
Every year nearly two million people google "What is the Bible?"
Read More...Posted: 06 Jun, 2021 | Author: Steve Nelson
In this message we will look at the question: Who is Jesus?
Read More...Posted: 04 Jul, 2021 | Author: Steve Nelson
Who is God? What is he like? How does he relate to us?
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