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Last Sunday, February 14: Essential to any Christian community is the commitment to share our faith trusting that there is no one beyond God's love... Ryan Pfeiffer, Regional Director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship shares encourages us to share our faith as we recognize Jesus' vision, Jesus' vision for our friends, and Jesus' vision for our role. Along the way we are reminded that there is no one who is beyond God's reach -- especially those who we know too well, cause us to be intimidated, and cause us to give up hope. Listen and be encouraged!

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Last Sunday, February 7: Essential to any Christian community looking to be alive in Jesus, relevant to our world, and compassionate towards others must be the Cross of Jesus. Simply put we must be people of His Cross. Jesus points us to His Cross on the night He was betrayed and in doing so he celebrates His relationships, reminds us of the grace He gives us, and invites us to remember and celebrate the full and wondrous expanse of His life. As we do so we find our view of God is shaped in the image of Jesus and our lives discover fresh purpose. Jesus gave His life so we might give ours to others...

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Last Sunday, January 31: The New Testament refers to the Church as light in the darkness, salt, strangers, aliens, and exiles. While we live as temporary residents of an earthly colony, Scripture says we get our orders and follow the laws of an eternal Kingdom. This begs the question: how shall we live? To reflect on this question, Mark looked at 2 passages from the Bible: Hebrews 11.13-16 and Jeremiah 29.4-14. The points of reflection might surprise you!

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Last Sunday, January 24, Gary Barnes, Director of World Changers International, spoke on the essential theme of expressing the love of Jesus and sharing the our faith in Jesus. This message is a challenge for a faith that wants to  be insulated and aloof from a world that doesn't share our faith... Yet as Gary points out: we don't really have a choice because of what Jesus says, "As the Father Has sent me, so I send you." In case you are wondering, that "you" is "us". Have a listen...

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Last Sunday, January 17, Mark looked at Jesus' declaration: "I will build my Church".  This means the Church is not an afterthought, a surprise, or a divine whim. Jesus intends the Church to be adynamic, living, and united people movement gathered around God. She is birthed by His redeeming work, held together by His merciful love, and commissioned to express and extend God’s righteous and redemptive Kingdom presence in our world. When Jesus announces His intention to “build my church”,  He makes a specific promise. Do you think Jesus is keeping His word?

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Last Sunday, January 10, Mark looked again at one new year's resolution that might well become a revolution for you... Every new year may of us face a a challenge: how do we focus on the future when we have a past that threatens to defeat us before we even begin. We look to the Apostle Paul for insight as we see how he articulates and applies Jesus' "one resolution."

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Essentials are those things that are absolutely necessary and central. Life essentials simplify our life because they help us navigate life's demands, complexities, challenges, distractions, and opportunities. As we begin this new year we are going to visit about "Essentials". First, we will take a few weeks to consider the ONE essential Jesus said will ground us and inspire us. Then we will look at the essentials of being a community that reflects God's presence and redemptive compassion. We believe as we consider and celebrate these essentials we will discover God's presence, God's promises, God's power, and God's purposes for our lives...

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Last Sunday, January 3, Mark looked one new year's resolution that might well become a revolution for you... what is it? Have a listen!

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