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Hope Beyond Sunday

Thoughts from the pulpit to encourage hope for the rest of your week.

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Start With God: Living Out 1 Peter 3

Every relationship flows from our relationship with God. Explore what 1 Peter 3 teaches about quiet faithfulness, marriage, blessing others, and suffering well.

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Living Your Faith When the World Is Watching

Our everyday choices reveal how faith in Jesus shapes us. Discover what 1 Peter teaches about honorable conduct, unfair treatment, and following Christ.

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What happened at the cross?

Explore the meaning of Jesus’ sacrifice, His resurrection, and the hope of salvation.

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Put it to Death

Have you ever held on to something you knew you should let go of?

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Planted in the Living Water

Have you ever been anxious about the season of life you’ve been in? You’re not alone. I can think of moments, times, and seasons where I felt the pressure…

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The Living Water

But what if I were to tell you that there is water we can have that will leave us never thirsting again?

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Don’t Drift

One of the dangers of any season without structure is this: drifting.

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Living with Eternity in Mind

It’s easy to get caught up in what’s right in front of us—our circumstances, our struggles, our schedules, and the weight of everyday life. But as followers…

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Our Living Hope

What an amazing month we have to celebrate and remember our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! His resurrection reminds us that death has been defeated,…

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He is Faithful

February is a month often associated with love, commitment, and relationships. When we think about the qualities we admire in those closest to us,…

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New Life, New Way of Thinking

As we step into 2026, we are given a fresh start—a chance to leave the past behind and embrace all that God has for us. January is a month of new…

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My Eyes Have Seen Your Salvation

‘Tis the Reason for the Season! I love that the answer for our hope and our lives is all because Christ came down to us as the Greatest Gift of all time. In…

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Gratitude

I was once challenged to write down the things I was thankful for. Instead of praying for things, I prayed praises of thankfulness and gratitude to God. I…

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Walking in the Light

As we go into a month that can be surrounded in darkness, let’s remember our call to stand out and be children of light!

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Embracing God’s Timing

My wife would say I’m a good “gift-giver”, but she would also say that I have terrible timing for giving them. I tend to get overly excited and give my…

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Renewing Your Mind in Christ

The mind can be a powerful thing. We probably don’t realize or know how much really goes on up there. We can be so scattered from so many tasks, that we can…

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Living in the Spirit

There are times we may feel we know more about the three years of Jesus’ ministry than we do about the Holy Spirit.

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The Great Commission: Go and Make Disciples

Did you know that only 51% of churchgoers know the “Great Commission”? This was Jesus’ final command to His disciples that we see at the end of Matthew 28.

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Serving Like Jesus

What does it mean to serve? How should it look? Who are we actually serving?

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Living a Life of Resurrection

These three words we were able to proclaim on the third day! Because He lives, we can have hope and face tomorrow.

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Walking in Obedience

Have you ever felt like you were in a cold or dark season even when you were walking in obedience to the Lord? Me too. Those moments are hard to understand.

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The Love of Jesus

Can I be transparent with you for a moment? An area I used to struggle with a lot in my life was feeling that God could not love “someone like me”. Have you…

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Starting the Year with Purpose

As we find ourselves in a new year, let’s be sure to start it off by not wandering through this year aimlessly and without purpose!

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