Catch up on Sunday’s service by watching the video from our You Tube channel. Pastor Ronn Smith preached on “Praise or Curse” from James 3:1-12. This is the first week in the sermon series, “On the Edge.”
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We would love to hear from you! How has God been speaking to you through the “On the Edge” series? Leave us a comment below!
Catch up on Sunday’s service by watching the video from our You Tube channel. Pastor Ronn Smith preached on “Someone to Follow” from Matt. 9:9-13. This is the first week in the sermon series, All I Want.
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We would love to hear from you! How has God been speaking to you through the All I Want series? Leave us a comment below!
Catch up on Sunday’s service by watching the video from our You Tube channel. Pastor Ronn Smith preached on “Security” from John 6:25-40. This is the third week in the sermon series, RED.
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We would love to hear from you! How has God been speaking to you through the RED series? Leave us a comment below!
Catch up on Sunday’s service by watching the video from our You Tube channel. Pastor Ronn Smith preached on Judgment” from John 9:35-41. This is the first week in the sermon series, RED.
We do not have small group questions this week due to the Thanksgiving break. Click here to download the sermon notes and small group questions from previous weeks.
We would love to hear from you! How has God been speaking to you through the RED series? Leave us a comment below!
Catch up on Sunday’s service by watching the video from our You Tube channel. Pastor Ronn Wangler preached on “Doing Meets Hearing” from James 1:19-27. This is the fourth week in the sermon series, Collide.
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We would love to hear from you! How has God been speaking to you through the Collide series? Leave us a comment below!
I don’t like talking on the phone. Even when I was younger and all my friends would talk for hours on the phone with each other, I wanted nothing to do with it. I don’t like making phone calls, and I don’t like receiving phone calls. I think I have a problem.
I don’t know why I dislike the phone so much because I love talking with people. If I would see you in a public place I would love to talk with you. I could sit down and talk with people for hours and have no problem with that. I am a relational guy. But when the phone rings or buzzes I dread picking it up. I dread what I am going to hear on the other line. I dread the problems that may come my way that will possibly ruin my day. I dread the phone.
As I have tried to counsel myself over my dislike of the phone I have come to a couple of conclusions but I am only going to share one with you. I think one of the reasons I dislike the phone is that I can’t see you. I can’t see your non-verbal reactions to things that I say. I don’t know if you are mad, making fun of me, or concerned with the things that I say. I like to see people when I talk with them. I like to see how they react to a statement that I make. I like to be able to see if the person is bored or if they are excited about what I am saying. I like to see the person or the people that I am talking to. When it comes to prayer, this is one of my struggles as well.
We are starting a sermon series on Sunday, June 12 called 4G. This is just a creative way to say we are doing a sermon series on prayer. One of the barriers that I have with prayer is that God is not visually in front of me. I know He is there. I know He is listening. I know he talks back. It is just hard for me to listen, because I don’t see Him. Then, when I think I hear Him, I don’t always want to do what He is asking me to do.
God says in Jeremiah 33:3, “Call to me and I will answer you…” Do you believe this? Do you believe God will answer when you pray? Are you willing to take the risk to call out to God? Are you willing to be patient and listen? Are you willing to obey when we He talks to us?
We have access to the One who has the power to do all we ask or imagine. We can talk to the One who has the authority to do all that He wants us to do. Will we?
I would love to hear from you and your struggles with prayer. Here are a couple of questions to get you started:
What are some barriers that people have when it comes to prayer?
How often and when do you pray?
Do you enjoy talking on the phone? (I know this last one has nothing to do with prayer, but I was just curious.)
Leave me a comment and let me know what you think. I’ll be looking forward to hearing from you (and I admit I’ll be a little relieved that we’re NOT talking on the phone).
I was walking aimlessly through Midway Airport. I was waiting for my flight, and I was bored. I decided to look around and try to find a good book that I could read on the flight. I was looking for something different, something that would intrigue me, and something that would challenge me.
The title of the book caught my eye, “What Good is God?”. The author is Philip Yancey (who is an author I love) and the tag line was, “in search of a faith that matters.”
I picked up the book, purchased it, and started to read. Although I only have read through chapter 6 (yes, I have had the book for months), I have mulled over the question, “What Good is God?” since buying the book.
When your car breaks down and you don’t have money to pay for the repair — What Good is God? When your child is struggling at school or struggling with an addiction — What Good is God? When someone who is close to you dies — What Good is God? When you lose your job and you no longer have money to pay the electric bill — What Good is God? When your spouse tells you he no longer loves you — What Good is God?
At some point in life, we all have most likely asked this question. We are all searching for a faith that matters. The truth is — God IS good! Because God is our Father, we can trust him. God is able. God is on your side. God is good.
Beginning Sunday and continuing through Easter, we will dive into this new series that will examine who God is and why we can wholeheartedly trust in him. Let’s go on this journey together as we find a faith that makes a difference, even when our belief is tested.
On Sunday, we will begin a four-week series on marriage, “Till Death Do Us Part.” (You can read a preview of the series by clicking here.)
On the last week of the series, couples will be answering your questions about marriage. You can submit those questions using the form at the bottom of this blog post or after the service on Sunday morning.
If you aren’t married yet, you might be wondering if you should just skip church the next few weeks. We hope you won’t! If you have been married in the past and would ever consider getting married again, this series is for you! If you are single and believe you might get married some day, this series is for you!
I would have loved to have known what I am going to preach on BEFORE I got married. Once you’re married, you’re in… and then you have to deal with whatever differences you find you have. Personally, I wish I would have known the content of this series to prepare me for being a better spouse.
Second, if marriage is even possible for the future, you need to come. Third, if you ever want to help or understand what a married person is going through and help them — you need to come.
So, get ready. We will be looking at what God’s word says about marriage as a covenant, marriage as a journey and marriage as a partnership.
We also would love to hear your questions. Just fill in your question about marriage, hit “send” and we will consider your question during the final week of the series.
How can I get my spouse to do what I want?
Most of us have asked this question at some point in our marriage. Some have been successful and some have failed. The answer we usually come to goes something like this: “If I do the laundry, if I clean the dishes, if I clean the house, if I _____, then certainly I will get what I want in return.”
Most of us think of marriage as a contract. We think of it as an agreement between two people and as long as you keep up your end of the deal than I will as well.
“I will do what you have asked as long as I get what I want. If you don’t give me what I want then I have the right to break the contract and find someone else who will fulfill it.”
The problem is marriage is not a contract, but a covenant. God designed marriage to be a commitment to someone for life, no matter what. Marriage is not something that should be tossed aside when times are tough or when you don’t get what you want. Marriage is to be upheld, not undermined. Marriage is meant to be unbreakable. Marriage is meant to be “till death do us part.”
We will be looking at what God’s word says about marriage during the four week-series that begins on Sunday, “Till Death Do Us Part.”
If you are single, engaged, or married this series will help you see what God’s design is for marriage. It will help you see that marriage is a covenant, a partnership, and a journey that is to last a lifetime.
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives you life has set you free from the law of sin and death.” Romans 8:1-2
Pastor Ronn concluded the Foundations series on Sunday with a message on “Eternity.” What will happen to you after you die? Play the video below to answer that question.
Where will you spend eternity? What do you believe?
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