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2 February 2012 0 Comments

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The Vow: Use your facebook, e-mail, twitter or hand deliver an invite to someone to The Vow.  The month of February we will be looking at God’s design for marriage.  What does it mean to make the vow “’til death do us part”?  Your never know which of your neighbors’ and friends’ vows just might [...]

27 January 2012 0 Comments

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Pastor’s Desk

Anxiety seems too much like self-torture to be a sin.  We are often quick to excuse ourselves for the sin of worry.  Sin is often about short cuts to pleasure, but not always.  Worry doesn’t bring any pleasure. So why worry about the sin of worry?  Here’s why: Worry is rooted in our desire to [...]

5 January 2012 0 Comments

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Pastor’s Desk

Dare to Be a Disciple: This weekend we begin a new series.  We will examine Christ’s words to His disciples as we seek a better understanding of what it means for us to be His disciples.  Read Luke 5 and hear Jesus call Peter, his partners and Matthew to follow Him. Photo Directory: is in [...]

15 December 2011 0 Comments

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Expecting:  My mind is on shepherds and angels as I prepare for this weekend’s message.  The most amazing creatures in heaven announce the incarnation to  a bunch of unsuspecting average Joe’s.  No doubt the shepherds were not “expecting” to see the heavens open up that silent night, who would?!  Regardless of their expectations, everything changed.  [...]

7 December 2011 0 Comments

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Pastor’s Desk

Expecting! People experience disappointment when they set their Christmas expectations too high (the Clark Griswold effect!).  They might even experience despair when they set their expectations too low.  But the alternative is realistic expectations that yield the status quo.  What if all we were expecting this Christmas was God?  This weekend we launch our Christmas [...]