Isaiah 9:2-7 Here are the two points from this brief sermon: 1. Peace is not the gift. Jesus is. If you seek romance you’ll never find it. Instead pursue your spouse and the romance will follow. It’s the same with peace. Pursue peace and you’ll never find it. Seek Jesus instead. Besides, what God gives is so much […]
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Hope Hope is another vague Christian word that warms us but doesn't always carry clear meaning. How does Jesus' birth bring hope and what does it mean for our daily lives? Our families? Our marriages? Our decisions? Our work? Our experience of joy and suffering? Psalm 42 Psalm 42 sheds light on this in three
This week: No H2H or youth for Thanksgiving H2H groups are welcome to meet; but this would be the week of the Big Gathering, which we'll forgo for the Thanksgiving holiday. Nov 24: TurkecideAnnual turkey massacre. Nov 27: Beginning of Advent Season Nov 28 at 6:30pm: BCE Meeting Dec 3: Men's Breakfast Cooks show up
Romans 8:31-39 What shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? … Having someone powerful inclined toward your good makes all the difference in the world. Like being best friends with your boss’s boss’s boss, you can walk through life confident and secure. With God for you,
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Romans 8:28-30 This is one of the most famous and misunderstood passages in the Bible. It's way better than it sounds. Christian, all things work together for your good. It's not that all things are good. It's that big things, small things, good things, bad things, holy things, sinful things, sad things, funny things and everything in between work together for
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Romans 8:26-27 What is it that makes us weak when we suffer? Here's what the Bible says: Our Weakness Our primary weakness in suffering isn't physical, emotional, financial, or relational – it's spiritual. Specifically, we don't know how to pray. If we knew how to pray, we would be stronger. But we don't; so
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