3 Month Tithe Challenge

In January, we spent four weeks looking at what the Bible teaches us about money.  If you missed one of those weeks, you can always listen online.  The last week (February 2), we looked at the subject of generosity. If we are going to have a Biblical understanding of money, then we’re going to have […]

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Be Prepared

From Kevin Funk… Living in Illinois can be seriously challenging to those who venture outside during the winter months. Especially this winter. I know there have been countless times that I have been outside and my ears or hands have felt like they were on the brink of frostbite while I was shoveling snow or […]

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Going to One Service: “in humility value others above yourselves”

On Sunday, February 9, we are moving back to one service at 10am.  Here are some encouragements regarding the move. For the most part, these encouragements can be summed up with a Philippians 2 kind of attitude. Philippians 2:3-4:  3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking […]

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The Word

From Craig Swanson… As followers of Christ, the word of God should be our most prized possession. By it we learn who God is, His character, His plan, His will for our lives. Col. 3:16 admonishes us to “Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another […]

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Money and Worry

The past few weeks, we’ve been talking about money in our ‘Money, Money, Money, Money, Money’ series.  The subject of money being on the table might have stirred up different things in your heart.  One of them might be worry if we are honest. I want to remind you of something Jesus said… Matthew 6, […]

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Body of Christ

From Matt Wiegand… God used a circumstance to remind me about His body a couple months ago.   Mid November while trying to rush through leaf clean up, I stupidly put my hand in my mower while the blades were on. I was very fortunate. I only broke my left index finger.   I feel […]

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The Flu Prayer

Do you know one of the times that I pray with passion?  When I cry out to my Father for Him to come through?  It is when I am laid out on the bathroom floor with the flu.  Now thankfully, our household has not had the flu this season, which has been a huge blessing.  […]

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Sight

From Dan McClain… John 9:1-12 (NLT) Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. 2 “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?” 3 “It was not because of his sins […]

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