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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, […]

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: 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: 13 Aug, 2017 | Author: Dove Cranson

This message continues on the theme from two weeks ago that life, perfection, righteousness is found in Christ’s life in us.  A full life, perfection, and righteousness are not achieved from our own power to change ourselves, or even from good circumstances, but from the gift of God.  Today we look at how giving thanks […]

Posted: 03 Jul, 2016 | Author: Jon Kronmiller

“For freedom Christ has set us free.” “There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” These scriptures are real, but are they a part of your own Christian experience? Is Christianity just a set of rules–different, but still rules? In this message Jon Kronmiller shares how freedom should be (and can be) a part of […]

Posted: 19 Jun, 2016 | Author: Dove Cranson

Is your spiritual life a religious practice or a relationship with God? In this message pastor Dove helps us reflect on our past and look ahead into our futures so that we can experience the full life in Christ that our souls long for. Download Handout

Posted: 26 Dec, 2015 | Author: Steve Nelson

“All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making […]

Posted: 26 Sep, 2015 | Author: Trent Wilhite

Trent shares with us the importance of growing and maturing in Christ, as well as the importance of staying active in our faith.   Download Maturing in Christ – Handout

Posted: 11 Jul, 2015 | Author: Steve Nelson

“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 3:13-14   Download […]

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 [ ]

Posted: 16 Jun, 2019 | Author: Dove Cranson

God has given us all that we have and He allows us to honor Him by giving some back.  And He blesses us in the process.

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. 

Posted: 11 Oct, 2020 | Author: Steve Nelson

I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14

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

Posted: 14 Mar, 2021 | Author: Steve Nelson

The new life in Christ is "with him," "in him," "as him," and "for him." It's all about King Jesus!

Posted: 16 Jan, 2022 | Author: Dove Cranson

Before we can walk, we must sit in the finished work of Christ!

In this sermon, Dove begins our series called "Sit Walk Stand." It is a study through the book of Ephesians which is complimented by the book "Sit Walk Stand" by Watchman Nee. 

Posted: 23 Jan, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

To do well in the Christian life, you have to believe, in faith, in what God has done for you. And you must sit in the finished work of God.

Posted: 30 Jan, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

God's incomparably great power is available for us, but we must come to the end of ourselves and trust in him.

Posted: 06 Feb, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

Those who have faith in him are examples of the wealth of his mercy, grace, and kindness for all future ages. 

Posted: 20 Feb, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

We are God's chosen and special people. We've gone from being swithout hope to being members of his household, citizens, and recipients of his promises.

Posted: 27 Feb, 2022 | Author: Dove Cranson

What does it mean to be "in him"?

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!

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.

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.

Posted: 27 Mar, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

We are children of the light and can live according to the change God has done in us!

Posted: 03 Apr, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson

Sit Walk Stand part 11: How can we walk wisely in this dark world?

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: 24 Sep, 2023 | Author: Steve Nelson

Romans 8:31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? NIV

Posted: 10 Mar, 2024 | Author: Steve Nelson

To grow in Christ we must be rooted in the salvation from sin and into a new life.

Posted: 17 Mar, 2024 | Author: Dove Cranson

Guilt is not a place we are supposed to live in, stay in, or wallow in. Christ came to set us free!