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  • Worship for July 27th

    Learning from the Prophets, Part Four:  Another One!? Hosea 1:2-10 OK… So this week I couldn’t help myself.  As I reflected on our three-week sermon series about the lives of the Old Testament Prophets, I felt like I left one question unanswered… Why was the life of an Old Testament prophet so hard? This week, Read more

  • Starting From Scratch Sheena Mylecraine Colossians 1:1-14 Have you ever felt like you were behind in your understanding of Jesus? Well, this week we are in the Book of Colossians, a letter written by Paul and Timothy to the early church of Colossae, who although were very faithful believers, were struggling with the false teachers Read more

  • Learning from the Prophets, Part Three: A Little Girl, an Army Commander, and a Prophet II Kings 5:1-14 This week, we conclude our sermon series on the Old Testament prophets Elijah and Elisha.  We look at a powerful scripture about healing and obedience to God, and we use the actions of the Prophet Elisha nearly Read more

  • Learning from the Prophets, Part Two: Stay Here for the Lord Has Sent Me II Kings 2:1-14 This week’s Old Testament scripture has miracles galore.  The Jordan River is parted twice (!) and the prophet Elijah is taken up to heaven in a fiery chariot.  In our message, we will stand back and celebrate the Read more

  • Humble Yet Glorious Mark 1:4-11 This week, we have a busy week in church!  We will be celebrating a baptism, our choir will be offering praise to God in song, and our VBS kids will be sharing some songs that they have learned during our exciting week of VBS!  With all of that, our message Read more

  • Learning from the Prophets: Part One Not in the Wind, The Earthquake, or the Fire I Kings 19:1-15 This week, we begin a three-week sermon series on the prophets Elijah and Elisha.  Even though they lived nearly 3000 years ago, there is still so much that we can learn from their lives and their relationships Read more

  • Message:  All the Rage Scripture:  Romans 5:1-5 This week, in addition to recognizing Father’s Day, we celebrate Trinity Sunday, a special day where we revel in the beauty and the mystery of our Holy Triune God, the Three-in-One. In our service, we will look at a short passage from the Book of Romans, Chapter Five.  Read more

  • Message:  Luke and Peter: Describing and Preaching on the Undefinable Scripture:  Acts 2:1-21 This week is Pentecost, the birthday of the church and a celebration of the Work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We will hear the story anew and we will look at the way that the Apostle Luke describes the amazing Read more

  • This week, we conclude the Easter Season, but we keep the resurrection in our heart. We celebrate Christ’s Ascension, the glorious day when He returned to heaven, His mission complete, to sit at the right hand of God the Father. From that moment forth, Christ was and is with us in all times and all Read more

  • This week, we will continue our sermon series on the Book of Acts. We will switch our focus from the ministries of the Apostle Peter to the travels of the Apostle Paul. In our scripture, Paul has a vision of a Macedonian man calling out for help, and Paul immediately leaves to go to him. Read more