Ministry of Motherhood May 13, 2012
1 Samuel 1
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Mortgage Burning - May 6, 2012 May 6, 2012
We celebrate the paying off the mortgage with a mortgage burning
Where it All Began #16: The Tower of Babel May 6, 2012
Gen 11
Pastor Jon concludes this sermon series by reflecting on the myth that we can make a good life for ourselves without God.
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Where it All Began #15: Noah’s Vineyard April 29, 2012
Gen 9:20-29
Discouragement tried to sink Noah – even after he stepped off the ark onto dry land.
Pastor Jon shares about the importance of finishing well.
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Where it All Began #14: Covenant April 22, 2012
Gen 9:1-19
“Covenant” is a major theological word, and it occurs in the Bible for the first time right after the Flood. Pastor Jon unpacks what God’s Covenants teach us from this passage.
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Where it All Began #13: The Flood April 15, 2012
Gen 7-8
Noah had world-class faith. Pastor Jon leads in a study of how Noah’s faith can inspire our own faith.
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Easter April 8, 2012
Some skeptic has said that all the problems in the world would go away if only religion would stop! The Resurrection of Jesus declares just the opposite.
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Palm Sunday April 1, 2012
Jesus is described in the Bible as our Great High Priest; but what does that really mean for us?
Pastor Jon shares how this dovetails with the Easter story.
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Where it All Began #12: Noah Found Grace March 25, 2012
Gen 6:1-8
The world had gotten totally corrupt. God had enough and decided to bring judgment in order to graciously give mankind a fresh start.
Pastor Tim preaching.
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Where it All Began #11: Cain’s Twisted Family Tree March 18, 2012
Gen 4:13-26
We may have successfully learned to control our environment, but we haven’t gotten control of ourselves.
Pastor Jon teaches about Cain – remarkably successful but notably incomplete.
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Where it All Began #10: Cain and Abel March 11, 2012
Genesis 4:1-12
In today's story on Cain and Abel we learn the importance of the heart behind our worship and that from an unrighteous heart comes unrighteous action. Cain failed to have a heart of faith and so his offering was rejected. It led to his anger, and then to the murder of his brother Abel--his true heart was revealed. Listen to the message to learn how we can recover our hearts in true worship and find the faith that pleases God.
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Where it All Began #9: Cursed March 4, 2012
Genesis 3:14-24
God lowers the boom on Adam and Eve for their sin… or does He? Pastor Jon teaches that what we know as The Curse is really all about God’s Amazing Grace.
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Where It All Began #8: When We’ve Sinned February 26, 2012
Genesis 3:6-13
Do you know what to do after falling into temptation? Pastor Jon describes how, too often, we spend a lot of thought and energy in doing the wrong things rather than the right things.
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Where It All Began #7: Temptation February 19, 2012
Genesis 3:1-8a
We all struggle with temptation. Understanding the strategy Satan uses to tempt us can help us a great deal in resisting. Being inspired by the literary style of Dr. Seuss, Pastor Jon shares a simple lesson about temptation.
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Where It All Began #6: Gifts God Gave Us (Part 2) February 12, 2012
Genesis 2:18-25
Continuing the study from last week, Pastor Jon teaches about more important gifts that God gave to us: Growth Experiences, Companionship, and Marriage.
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Where It All Began #5: Gifts God Gave Us (Part 1) February 5, 2012
Genesis Gen 2:7-17
It will take two weeks to go through the gifts God gave to Adam and Eve at the very beginning because these gifts continue to be very important to all of us. Pastor Jon teaches about the gifts of Relationship with God, Work, and Boundaries.
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Where It All Began #4: God’s Image in Us January 29, 2012
Genesis 1:26-27; 2:4-7
People often base their self-worth on beauty, money, and influence. That is not what makes human beings valuable to God. Pastor Jon explains how being created in God’s image puts all this into perspective.
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Where It All Began #3: Does Genesis Make Sense Scientifically January 22, 2012
Many geologists do not believe the Bible because of the story of Noah's Flood. I struggled with trying to make geology and Scripture agree as a young geologist. However, I found that geology does support the Flood! This presentation will discuss some of those evidences along with thinking about what our response should be as Christians.
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Where it All Began #2: God Created January 15, 2012
In the second of our Genesis Series, Pastor Ken uses Genesis chapter 1 to show that God is Transcendent, not part of his Creation - but the Creator - and that God created the vast universe to cause us to reverence worship him in awe.
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Where it All Began #1: Why I believe the Genesis Account January 8, 2012
Pastor Jon begins our series on Genesis by examining the Genesis account for Creation and explaining why he believes - and why we also should believe - what God's Word says about Creation.
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The Shrinking Sermon January 1, 2012
Pastor Jon shares how God recalibrated his compass and his attitude in order to get the right perspective on what lies ahead for us as a church family in 2012.
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