Posted: 26 May, 2019 | Author: Steve Nelson
Money can accomplish a lot. It can affect our status, provide us with an education, and make life more comfortable. One danger that we can face is that we may start to look to money to provide us with the things we want out of life instead of looking to God. For us to be […]
Read More...Posted: 18 Aug, 2019 | Author: Steve Nelson
In this message we learn lessons from Jehoshaphat on we can find life when we are facing trials that suck the life right out of us.
Read More...Posted: 27 Oct, 2019 | Author: Steve Nelson
Perhaps nothing is better at motivating us to pray than realizing that we are in complete despair.
Read More...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.
Read More...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.
Read More...Posted: 04 Apr, 2020 | Author: Steve Nelson
In this message, we look at The Woman Who Touched Jesus’ Cloak to see how God does great things, even for people with average faith.
Read More...Posted: 08 Nov, 2020 | Author: Steve Nelson
All of the life we find in God starts with the gospel. The gospel is not just the get-out-of-jail-free card or the ticket to eternal life. Rather, it is a beginning point. A new connection with God. A seed that grows.
Read More...Posted: 22 Nov, 2020 | Author: Steve Nelson
We must refuse to be okay with the way things are. Jesus wants to bring people into life and out of death and darkness.
Read More...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.
Read More...Posted: 30 May, 2021 | Author: Dove Cranson and John Meyer
In the midst of loss, God's love for us shines out as we love each other and choose to listen to His voice.
Read More...Posted: 19 Jun, 2022 | Author: Dove Cranson
There is a richness of life available as we step out of the mad rush and cultivate an awareness of God Almighty.
Read More...Posted: 17 Jul, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson
"Take the log out" is a teaching of Jesus that is sure to dramatically bless your daily life!
Read More...Posted: 25 Jun, 2023 | Author: Dove Cranson
Accomplishing God’s mission for our lives is a matter of living out who He has made us to be in joyful relationship with Him.
Read More...Posted: 12 May, 2024 | Author: Steve Nelson
In many respects, the Christian life is a life of testing. We can expect trials because God, through adverse situations, takes out of our lives things that are not pleasing to Him.
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: 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: 09 Sep, 2018 | Author: Steve Nelson
Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be […]
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 […]
Read More...Posted: 07 May, 2017 | Author: Steve Nelson
The religious leaders tried to trap Jesus by bringing before him a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. Would he withhold mercy and have her put to death, or would he show mercy and ignore the law? One response would put Jesus in a horrible light with the people, and the […]
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: 16 Oct, 2016 | Author: Steve Nelson
How can the church be a hospital for broken and sinful people and also hope to have a standard of behavior that reflects our higher calling? Is it possible to be loving and compassionate and yet draw a line in the sand and say that certain behaviors are not acceptable among God’s people? In this […]
Read More...Posted: 07 Jun, 2015 | Author: Troy Roberts
“Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, ‘children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.’ Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky.” -Philippians 2:14-15 Download
Read More...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 […]
Read More...Posted: 12 Jan, 2020 | Author: Steve Nelson
Let the nature we see every day remind us that God’s thoughts are far above ours. He knows what he is doing. We can entrust ourselves to him!
Read More...Posted: 02 Feb, 2020 | Author: Steve Nelson
In in times of struggle, it helps us to take heart when we remember the power, sovereignty, and compassion of God.
Read More...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.
Read More...Posted: 13 Sep, 2020 | Author: Steve Nelson
God is a God of new beginnings and calls us into radically different ways. He has an exciting future set before us!
Read More...Posted: 01 Nov, 2020 | Author: Dove Cranson
We can give and receive a blessing with the persecuted church around the world.
Read More...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.
Read More...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.
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