Posted: 03 Jul, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson
Lessons from the life of Joseph help us stand strong when we feel sucker punched by life.
Read More...Posted: 28 Aug, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson
The life that is truly life is found when we connect our hearts to the source of our true treasure!
Read More...Posted: 25 Sep, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson
Jesus wants us to be fishers of men, telling others the life changing message of grace and forgiveness at every opportunity!
Read More...Posted: 01 Jan, 2023 | Author: Dove Cranson
The good works the world needs naturally flow out of us when we are living as we were truly made to be.
Read More...Posted: 25 Feb, 2023 | Author: Josh Whitney
Posted: 26 Mar, 2023 | Author: Steve Nelson
What is the life you want to fight for?
Read More...Posted: 30 Apr, 2023 | Author: Steve Nelson
The impact of your life ripples through life like a time-travelers mistep reverberates through the future.
Read More...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?
Read More...Posted: 11 Feb, 2024 | Author: Dove Cranson
We should guard our hearts against getting hard, not guard our hearts by hardening them.
Read More...Posted: 18 Feb, 2024 | Author: Steve Nelson
State of the Church address: Vision and Finances
Read More...Posted: 25 Mar, 2024 | Author: Kathleen Nelson
Kathleen speaks to the Women of the Word on thought life.
Read More...Posted: 07 Apr, 2024 | Author: Steve Nelson
Reenergize your faith by developing a habit of reading, meditating on, and memorizing the Bible.
Read More...Posted: 17 Feb, 2019 | Author: Steve Nelson
Romans 2:13b-15 It is obeying the law that makes us right in his sight. Even Gentiles, who do not have God’s written law, show that they know his law when they instinctively obey it, even without having heard it. They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their heart, for their own conscience and thoughts […]
Read More...Posted: 20 Jan, 2019 | Author: Steve Nelson
John 12:24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. In 2004, a college student came up with the idea to steal a book of Audubon’s bird illustrations from his school library. It […]
Read More...Posted: 30 Dec, 2018 | Author: JM
How can you live your life with impact and multiply your efforts into the lives of others? Download
Read More...Posted: 25 Nov, 2018 | Author: Steve Nelson
Hebrews 5:12-14 …Though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the […]
Read More...Posted: 21 Oct, 2018 | Author: Steve Nelson
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble. Proverbs 4:18-19 ESV In our early 20s, a friend and I explored Spring Cave in northwestern Colorado. Within a […]
Read More...Posted: 14 Oct, 2018 | Author: Tom Schwieger
Do you ever feel out of place? Although we are still in the world, we don’t have to be of it. We don’t have to fit in and be just like everyone else. God has called us to a different lifestyle. Although that may make us feel out of place at times, the blessing is […]
Read More...Posted: 07 Oct, 2018 | Author: Steve Nelson
It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart. NIV11 You may have seen the famous poem “The Dash,” by Linda Ellis. It talks about how someday our tombstones will have two […]
Read More...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 […]
Read More...Posted: 23 Sep, 2018 | Author: Steve Nelson
Proverbs 23:19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path. NIV11 Once, when I was a kid, my family went to church at a drive-in theater. My dad pulled up, put the speaker on his partially rolled-down window, and we quietly sat through the service. We were on vacation […]
Read More...Posted: 26 Aug, 2018 | Author: Steve Nelson
1 Peter 4:1-2 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. 2 As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. NIV11 Sometimes suffering is […]
Read More...Posted: 26 Aug, 2018 | Author: Bruce Bradford
What is it that makes us happy? Money? Success at work? Being popular? Nice house? Nice car? Are those things really it? God wants us to know that there is more in life! We can find true and deep joy! Download
Read More...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
Read More...Posted: 22 Apr, 2018 | Author: Steve Nelson
What you do makes a difference to God. You profoundly impact others. And the effect of your life has a rippling impact into the world. Download Handout: With blanks / Without blanks
Read More...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
Read More...Posted: 28 Jan, 2018 | Author: Steve Nelson
Jesus’ heart is that all the world would hear His message of hope and grace. Our call is to spread this message. We don’t need to feel guilty about how we’ve failed at this in the past, but it would be good to think about how we can take steps down this path so that […]
Read More...Posted: 14 Jan, 2018 | Author: Steve Nelson
We are all good about praying when we are desperate. Can we bring that desperation back into everyday life? When we don’t know what to do, God is there for us! Download Handout: With blanks / Without blanks For further study: Prayer reference sheet
Read More...Posted: 19 Nov, 2017 | Author: Dove Cranson
At some point, we realize we cannot be the person we should be, could be, or want to be. So, how can we truly change? How can we go down a different path? How can become fit for Heaven or a life with God? The answer is to repent and believe. This message looks at […]
Read More...Posted: 15 Oct, 2017 | Author: Steve Nelson
Christians are not just messengers of God’s plan of mercy and forgiveness, but we are witnesses of how He has worked in our lives! Each of us has a story of how God saved, healed, or met us in some critical life event. In fact, if we stop to think about it, we likely have […]
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