Authentic Accountability

From Dan McClain… James 5:16 (ESV):  Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. There are no perfect people. When someone comes to Jesus to be saved, it means that the person believes […]

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Bring Your Best

Following the first service on September 1, I felt the conviction of the Lord.  It was this quiet whisper, but consistent none the less.  It was this… “Dave, you did not bring your best there.” I don’t know if it was the 3 day weekend, or a late Saturday night of working on other church […]

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First – Begins September 15

On Sunday, September 15, we begin a new series called First.  The word, ‘first,’ is defined as coming before all others in time or order.  Things that are first impact everything else in your life.  Things that are first are put at the center of everything else. When building a house, you first start with […]

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A Lost Son

From Kevin Funk… I really enjoy sharing with you all what God puts on my heart.  This blog is not only a great tool for us pastors and elders to help communicate to the body, but I know speaking for me it also sharpens my awareness of the broken world around me to give you […]

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Examine Yourself

From Craig Swanson… You Will Be Graded On This Test In my last blog (Saving Faith) I discussed what differentiates saving faith and non-saving faith. Now I want to explore how to determine if your faith is a saving faith. Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 13:5, “Test yourselves to see if you are in […]

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Is Jesus in your suitcase?

From Kevin Funk… How’s your summer going?  Have you had your summer vacation yet, or are you about to take off into the great unknown?  Our family vacation is approaching next week and it got me thinking about previous vacations and the ones yet to be had. We can all agree we take vacations for […]

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