We welcome the imperfect, flawed, and broken as much as the healing and thriving because we are all God’s children. As a family, we seek to create relationships and foster growth to trust in God and pursue His loving purpose for our lives. Join us as every week we go through topical messages that help us grow as Christians and understand God's word.
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The How Of Giving // On Earth, As It Is In Heaven // June 08, 2025
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46:05As Jesus journeys onward in His corrective teaching, He now tackles the sensitive topic of giving. It isn’t sensitive to Jesus, because giving should be a normal practice for a follower of Christ. In this teaching Jesus approaching giving from a different perspective. He doesn’t tell us how much. Instead He talks about how we give. He moves it from…
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The Hardest Command: Love Your Enemy // On Earth, As It Is In Heaven // June 01, 2025
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39:37One of the hardest commands ever given by Jesus was to love our enemies. In today’s divisive culture, what does this look like? As difficult as this can be, however, it is one of the loudest ways to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. ——————————————————————————————— Gather your church essentials here for notes, prayer, events, etc: https://nbcc.com/…
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Spiritual Grown-Ups // On Earth, As It Is In Heaven // May 25, 2025
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47:31Jesus now ups the ante in his teaching. He will correct a culture that makes promises to people while simultaneously keeping loopholes allowing them to never have keep the promises uttered. We do live in a world of broken promises, but we as followers of Christ should never be the promises breakers. Instead, we should live a life of promise keeping…
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Divorce and Remarriage // On Earth, As It Is In Heaven // May 18, 2025
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37:53We get back into our Matthew thematic study with Jesus attacking a subject that the people of His day and our day are interested in. What subject? Marriage and Divorce. I have been asked many of the same questions concerning His words in this chapter over the years. So I will attempt to give Biblical answers to pertinent questions concerning this s…
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Letters To My Mother // Mother's Day Message 2025 // May 11, 2025
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44:47Maybe the most celebrated day of the year is Mother’s Day, and rightly so. We have some very special things planned for Mother’s Day this year…and oh yes I will be sharing a short teaching about a mom in the Bible. I guarantee you don’t want to miss this message. Make sure to share this with your moms and Grandmothers!!! ———————————————————————————…
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Breaking Free and Overcoming Lust // On Earth, As It Is In Heaven // May 05, 2025
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37:29Join us as we dive into Matthew 5:27-30 — one of Jesus' most challenging and hope-filled teachings. We'll talk about purity, integrity, and what it takes for us to be true citizens of heaven! ——————————————————————————————— Gather your church essentials here for notes, prayer, events, etc: https://nbcc.com/churchessentials Connect with us on Social…
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Dealing With Anger // On Earth, As It Is In Heaven // April 27, 2025
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44:15In all my years in ministry, one of the more consistent problems people deal with is anger. No one wants to be or become an angry person because of all the damage it can do to a life or relationship. Jesus will now take us further into the sermon on the mount and deal with anger. And what is crazy is He equates it with murder. I find that both inte…
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One Life // One Way // April 20, 2025
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37:39Have you ever wondered, “How does the Resurrection of Jesus Christ benefit me?” I know that sounds somewhat selfish, but there have to be benefits for us humans, otherwise, what’s the point? This year on Resurrection Sunday we will look at how the Resurrected life brings us abundant life, not just in eternity, but in our daily lives. ——————————————…
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One Path // One Way (Good Friday Message) // April 18, 2025
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44:09As we continue to travel through the Easter season we now come to the moment Jesus takes the path of pain. There is only one way and that way is the cross. His time has come. He must drink the cup of suffering for all mankind. I hope you join us this Good Friday to remember and thank Him for what it took to save us. ——————————————————————————————— …
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One Substitute // One Way // April 13, 2025
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43:05Jesus will not be brought to trial, first with the religious leaders and ultimately by Pontius Pilate. As the trial unfolds before Pilate one thing is obvious to him, Jesus is innocent. But Pilate is in a pressure cooker and succumbs to the angry mob screaming for Jesus to be crucified. Ultimately his only way out is to give them an option, Jesus o…
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One Man // One Way // April 06, 2025
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41:37We begin our series with the prophecy of a priest who has no idea of the magnitude of his words. In anger and jealousy, he declares that “one man must die for the nation.” He says it in hopes of eliminating Jesus by death. What he doesn’t realize is that he is stating a massive truth; One Man must die for the salvation of not just the nation but of…
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The Blessed Person: Part 3 // Blessings. // March 30, 2025
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45:17One of the qualities of a healthy developing adult is the ability to bring peace to situations. Too many of us create or inflame an existing crisis. Jesus says the Blessed person does the opposite. They “Make” peace. They relieve tension wherever they go and interestingly, the Peace Maker is considered a “Son of God.” And that makes perfect sense s…
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The 'But God' Moment // Special Message // March 23, 2025
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44:36In this we take a week off from our regular Matthew series to take a look into Moses’ life. You see, Moses was living his life business as usual AND THEN God visited him with a “But God Moment.” This intersection of God and Moses took place at the Burning Bush and forever changed the course of his life. God tends to do this in the life of a believe…
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The Blessed Person: Part 2 // Blessings. // March 16, 2025
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57:01One of the qualities of a healthy developing adult is the ability to bring peace to situations. Too many of us create or inflame an existing crisis. Jesus says the Blessed person does the opposite. They “Make” peace. They relieve tension wherever they go and interestingly, the Peace Maker is considered a “Son of God.” And that makes perfect sense s…
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The Blessed Person // Blessings. // March 09, 2025
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51:50As we march through the Beatitudes of Jesus we come to the place that I believe is vital to being a mature adult, and to anyone in a position of authority. Jesus tells us, “Blessed are the Gentle.” Gentle is also the word Meek. As the saying goes, “Meekness is not weakness.” In fact it is just the opposite. It actual means, “Power under control.” W…
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True Happiness Revealed // Blessings. // March 02, 2025
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42:01“Are You Chasing True Blessings?” Discover the difference between the world’s empty promises and the true blessings Jesus offers. In a world filled with fake happiness and fleeting success, learn how to find real joy and lasting comfort. ——————————————————————————————— Gather your church essentials here for notes, prayer, events, etc: https://nbcc.…
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As we gather this Sunday I will share another independent message before jumping back into our Gospel of Matthew series. This Sunday morning I want to share a message called Vision 2025. We will look at some of our victories this past year and then take us into some vision for 2025. I hope you join us in carrying out what God has called us to do th…
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Special Guest Speaker // Dr. Mike Rakes // February 16, 2025
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33:39We were honored to welcome Dr. Mike Rakes, the 5th president of Evangel University in Missouri, this past Sunday as our guest speaker at New Beginnings! Alongside his wife, Dr. Darla Rakes, Dr. Rakes is deeply committed to rescuing, equipping, and deploying the next generation of world changers—calling them to be salt and light in a world desperate…
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Operating In My Spiritual Comfort Zone // Commissioned // February 09, 2025
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51:39Jesus now begins to call His twelve disciples. It is in the calling of the twelve that Matthew gives us some interesting insights into walking in our spiritual sweet spot in life. In this teaching, I will seek to get us all to understand that we are uniquely gifted by God and if we minister in those gifts, we will find fruitfulness. ———————————————…
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Tactics: Recognizing The Enemy's Methods // Commissioned // February 02, 2025
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45:48As Jesus steps out of the waters of baptism, He steps into the pressures of sinful temptation in the desert. Andy why? Because He has to be tempted in all points as we are. In this message, we will look at the methodologies the enemy uses to tempt Jesus to sin and implode His mission to save us. Friends, the tactics Satan used against Jesus are the…
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Jesus Goes Public // Commissioned // January 26, 2025
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48:22As we jump into the Gospel of Matthew we pick up with moment Jesus goes public by being baptized in water by John the Baptist. The specifics of this event are vital to authenticating who Jesus is as He embarks on His mission to save mankind from sin. All the major players show up proclaiming Jesus as THE Son of God. I would have loved to have been …
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The Truth About End Times // The Truth About ____ // January 19, 2025
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47:54In this final message in our series “The Truth about _____________” I will tackle some truths as it pertains to the end times. We all have questions about this topic, such as, “Are we living in the end times? What would the world look like in the end times?” This weekend I will answer some of those questions as we take a journey through scripture t…
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The Truth About The Holy Spirit // The Truth About ____ // January 12, 2025
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40:23The Holy Spirit was promised to us by Jesus, who said this gift be a Helper, and that Helper is still active today! However, there are a lot of misconceptions about the Holy Spirit, which makes some unsure if they should even desire it. Come hear what the Holy Spirit does and doesn't do according to the Word of God! ——————————————————————————————— …
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Why Do I Believe The Bible? // The Truth About ____ // January 05, 2025
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49:28We kick off the New Year with a short three-week series called, “The Truth About ____.” In this opening teaching, I will share why I believe in the Bible. I will take some of the common questions that doubters of the Word of God might throw at us, plus give you facts on why I believe the Bible is true. ——————————————————————————————— Gather your ch…
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God’s Specific Plan For Me // Stand Alone Message // December 29, 2024
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40:01Everyone who has chosen to follow Jesus please remember a couple of things. God has a specific plan for you to carry out AND His plan for you is never boring bland or predictable. In this message year-end solo teaching we will look at God’s call in Joshua’s life after the passing of Moses. My hope is to motivate us all to seek God’s will for us. ——…
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The Missing Piece Of The Puzzle // Christmas Eve // December 24, 2024
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25:46We finish our Christmas series examining something Mary did upon hearing the shepherd's report about an angelic visitation. It says she pondered all the things surrounding the birth of Jesus. Pondered is idea of putting all the pieces together like a puzzle. Now think, Jesus is now born and all the pieces come together in her mind. The same holds t…
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Hearing The Voice Of God In A Sea Full Of Voices // He Shall Reign // December 22, 2024
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56:41The Magi have found Jesus. They have been instructed by Herod that when they find the new King of the Jews, to inform him as to His location so that he may worship Jesus also. But of course, he is lying because he desires to assassinate Jesus. God speaks to the Magi in a dream to depart home by a different route. Now think, on the one hand, you hav…
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When Worlds Collide // He Shall Reign // December 15, 2024
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49:03As we follow the birth of Jesus and its effects on others we come to a peculiar yet applicable result. The Magi announce they are in town to find the One born King of the Jews. This upsets Herod because he considers himself the King of the Jews. Worlds are now colliding. Who will be king, Jesus or Herod? Friends, we might as well throw ourselves in…
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Joseph and Jesus // He Shall Reign // December 08, 2024
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40:09The announcement of Jesus being born is still one of the greatest moments in human history, but what does it mean for us today? More importantly, what did it mean to the people hearing it for the first time? Sunday, come hear how this story we all know has an even deeper meaning and what it calls us to do! ——————————————————————————————— Gather you…
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The Real Empire Strikes Back // He Shall Reign // December 01, 2024
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50:35We begin our Christmas series by looking at the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew chapter one. If you’ve read the genealogies you are probably thinking, how can you teach from them? Well, friends, there is plenty there to share, especially since it culminates with Jesus being born. I’ve titled this message, “The Real Empire Strikes Back” because Adam h…
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Christians Are Generous People, Following a Generous Savior // Generosity // November 24, 2024
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38:15What does it mean to be truly generous? Is it giving money to the person on the street? Sponsoring that youth student to camp? Opening my home? What does it really mean? Come hear what a truly generous heart requires! ——————————————————————————————— Gather your church essentials here for notes, prayer, events, etc: https://nbcc.com/churchessentials…
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The Generous Heart // Generosity // November 17, 2024
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45:30We begin a new two-week series on Generosity. And yes I know that for some believers, hearing the title means, you might just skip this one. And yet as Christians, we cannot escape the call to be generous people. It is actually part of our Spiritual DNA. So with that said, in this teaching, we are going to stroll with Moses in Exodus to see what a …
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Why I Need Friends // The Letter To Colossae // November 10, 2024
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45:21Paul the writer of Colossians finishes his letter with the mentioning of some of his friends. You can hear his heart and his feelings he has for these friends of his. One of the sadder things in life is to hear someone say, “I don’t need anyone.” That is absolutely not true. And it sure isn’t Biblical because God said in the beginning, “It’s not go…
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Living An Effective Life // The Letter To Colossae // November 03, 2024
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55:15I imagine that everyone would love to live an effective life. What I mean is, we have a deep desire to positively influence family, people and culture by the way we live. I’ve had a number of what I call, “recallable moments” where someone impacted me greatly by their words. These recallable moments didn’t just shake me for a few seconds, it change…
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God's Playbook For A Healthy Home // The Letter To Colossae // October 27, 2024
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45:15We live in a day of “deconstruction.” Meaning, people change the meanings of words and institutions so that they no longer mean what they once meant. AND, so they can redefine and apply their new meaning to them. One such institution under attack is marriage. In today’s teaching Paul is going to take us into God’s meaning, which is the only meaning…
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Where Are You Looking? // The Letter To Colossae // October 20, 2024
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38:22In the Olympics, we saw athletes do their best to beat their old records. They had a number in mind they wanted to get to because they knew if they could, they would be the best in the world. What about you? What are you looking at when it comes to your faith? Are you just trying to be better than someone else, or is there something more we should …
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Freedom In Christ // The Letter To Colossae // October 13, 2024
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35:03Paul the writer of Colossians now travels into the depths of what salvation in Christ means. And one of the bigger truths is, we are free. Now, before I was a Christian I really thought I was free. But after I came to Christ I realized I’m not free at all, I’m a slave. What kind of slave you ask? I realized I was a slave to sin and that sin was goi…
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Spiritual Stability // The Letter To Colossae // October 06, 2024
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51:59If you follow a exercise regiment, after a while you are looking and hoping for results. If you truly are sticking to your plan you begin to see tone in your muscles, or if you run, you notice your endurance is growing. And that excites and spurs you on to continue your discipline. Everyone loves positive results. As we continue in Colossians Paul …
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Let's Set The Record Straight: Who Really Is Jesus? // The Letter To Colossae // September 29, 2024
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46:12Have you ever had something say something about you that just wasn’t true. What I mean is they describe you to something, but it is not even close to who you are. You’ve been misrepresented. It happens to everyone and none of us like it. As we continue in Colossians, Paul is combatting false teachers who have infiltrated the local church. They are …
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Eating Right // The Letter To Colossae // September 22, 2024
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46:41I just returned from a checkup with the Doctor and she told me I was lacking something in my system. I asked her what kinds of foods do I need to eat to build that element up in me. She said, “Milk, Cheese, and Yogurt.” I laughed and said, “Doc, those are all a no. I don’t like any of them.” And of course that is why I’m lacking something. She gave…
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King Over All: Loving Others In A Political World – PART II // September 15, 2024
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41:21We all know different situations determine different responses. When life is going well, and we feel safe, our reactions will reflect that. If we are in danger, however, our reactions may be more intense since the safety net has disappeared. In our political world, where life seems crazy, how can we react in a way that honors Jesus? ———————————————…
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Loving Others In A Political World – PART I // September 08, 2024
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48:42Our nation has become polarized when it comes to politics. A few people get down right angry if they are not agreed with. Four years ago we saw family’s experience separation by other family members over political choices. So what’s a person to do in such a potentially hostile landscape? Well, for the next two weeks we will attempt to show a better…
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It's Not About Me // Community // September 01, 2024
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49:23Selfishness repels. Selflessness attracts. But we all know that don’t we. How much better would life be if we didn’t make it about us in marriage, family, work, or even sports teams? As we conclude our series on Community we will look at a dialogue between Jesus and a man named Nicodemus. In this interaction we will see the selflessness life and mi…
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Be Transparent // Community // August 25, 2024
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42:25In a world filled with hidden agendas and half-truths, the power of transparency shines as a beacon of trust. This week, we’re diving into the transformative impact of living with open hearts and authenticity. Discover how embracing transparency can strengthen relationships, build unshakable faith, and create a community where honesty is the norm. …
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Strength In Numbers // Community // August 18, 2024
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44:57There are repeated themes in scripture and one is community. The coming together with other folk. Nothing the enemy loves more than a believer separated from fellowship. In this message we examine an instance in Jesus life where His enemies want to take Him down but they can’t. And the reason they can’t is, He is surrounded by His posse. If Jesus, …
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Finding Contentment // The Letter To Philippi // August 11, 2024
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41:35One of the most elusive items we desire is contentment. Studies show that we Americans have the most stuff and yet we are some of the most discontent people around. High in stuff and high in discontent, why is that? The answer is that we are looking for contentment in the wrong places or we just don’t have any idea where or how to find it. As we fi…
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Finding Peace // The Letter To Philippi // August 04, 2024
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50:05Jesus told us that He gives us His Peace, but not a peace that the world gives. Before I came to Christ my peace was based on what was going on in my life AND my possessions. That meant that peace was based on things that can change at any moment. It was based on events that many times I had no control over. But when I came to Christ, I experienced…
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What Does Being A Citizen Of Heaven Mean? // The Letter To Philippi // July 28, 2024
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44:26As followers of Christ we call ourselves citizens of heaven. But what does that actually mean? Did you know that to be a citizen of the United States carries with it many requirements? It does. Two of which are a growing knowledge of our country and an obedience to the laws of the land. And just as being a citizen of the U.S. carries requirements s…
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An Undeserved Gift // The Letter To Philippi // July 21, 2024
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40:12It is difficult for some of us to accept gifts. We do not like handouts, or being indebted to someone else. Often we will try to “work” our way out of that debt. On Sunday, hear how and why we should be ready and willing to receive the greatest gift, even though we did nothing to deserve it. ——————————————————————————————— Connect with us on Social…
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The Secret To Living For Christ // The Letter To Philippi // July 14, 2024
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52:38Let me be honest. When I read in the Bible of the standard of holiness I’m expected to live, my first thought is, that’s impossible. I can’t live that. No one can live that. And that is true no one can. BUT, what if there was a way that we could actually live it? I think we’d all be interested in that. This Sunday we are traveling through Philippia…
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