by Pastor Karen Troxler Scripture Reading: Matthew 28:16-20 St. Francis of Assisi is quoted as saying, “Preach the Gospel at all times. When necessary, use words.” His words do not contradict Jesus’ final instructions to his disciples before he returned to his father, “Go and make disciples of all nations.”
Continue readingby Pastor Kevin Griffin “Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.” – Romans 12:2 I’ve spent some time being insecure about my level of
Continue readingby Pastor Jim Lucas Scripture: Acts 13:22; Galatians 5:22 Growing up I had this bike I loved to ride. The problem is that I rode it so hard, the chain would get out of alignment, dislodge, and fall off. Don’t you hate it when that happens!?! Or your car! You
Continue readingby Pastor David Troxler Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21 The most comprehensive understanding of the doctrine of entire sanctification is loving God supremely and loving one’s neighbor as oneself. We cannot claim to be sanctified if we say we love God but hate someone else. Most of us would never claim
Continue readingby Pastor Karen Troxler Scripture: John 4:19-26 These verses are part of a dialog that Jesus was having with a Samaritan woman. Besides it being uncommon for a man to be having an in-depth conversation with a woman, it was also unusual because of the hostility between Jews and Samaritans.
Continue readingby Pastor Kevin Griffin Scripture: Romans 10:14-15 Recently the Christian Community lost a modern-day giant of the faith in Pastor Apologist Dr. Ravi Zacharias. Dr Ravi found out months ago that he had cancer, it was an aggressive cancer and he lost his battle to the disease fairly quickly. The
Continue readingby Pastor Jim Lucas Scripture: 1 John 3:20 It’s a privilege in life to get to know people, isn’t it? to really KNOW them. Like your mom and dad, like your siblings. As you get older, your social connections increase. God brings a variety of people into your life, and
Continue readingby Pastor Chris Shalter Scripture: Galatians 3:26-28, Colossians 3:1-17 I’m going to be completely honest. I don’t get it. I’ve never understood it. I’m sure a lot of it has to do with the fact that I’ve spent most of my life in white suburbia. The only black kid I
Continue readingby Pastor JJ Wyzinski Scripture: Luke 15:12-16 One of the hardest things for people to wrap their minds around is being told not to share good news. To know that your world is changing for the better, that THE ENTIRE world is changing for the better, and to be asked
Continue readingby Pastor David Troxler Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 The anointing of David by Samuel is one of those Bible stories we remember from the earliest days of children’s Sunday School. This boy, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, so unimportant for the occasion of Samuel’s visit, wasn’t even invited
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