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Oct 304 min read

Lamenting Our Broken World

By Brandon Lemons In one week, a new President will be elected, along with countless other politicians around the country. It may take...

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Sep 172 min read

Egg Drop Contest

By Brandon Lemons At Saturday’s Neighborhood Party, there will be a new event: an Egg Drop Contest. This event is designed to give...

Small Groups: Sharing Life Together (Part 4 of 4)

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Aug 264 min read

Small Groups: Sharing Life Together (Part 4 of 4)

By Greg Masslich Welcome back to our four-part series on why small groups are such a crucial part of our church family! This is our final...

Small Groups: Holding Each Other Accountable (Part 3 of 4)

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Aug 193 min read

Small Groups: Holding Each Other Accountable (Part 3 of 4)

By Greg Masslich Welcome back to our four-part series on why small groups are such a crucial part of our church family! We are now...

Small Groups: Praying for Each Other (Part 2 of 4)

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Aug 134 min read

Small Groups: Praying for Each Other (Part 2 of 4)

By Greg Masslich Welcome back to our four-part series on why small groups are such a crucial part of our church family! I am excited to...

Small Groups: Studying Scripture Together (Part 1 of 4)

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Aug 62 min read

Small Groups: Studying Scripture Together (Part 1 of 4)

By Greg Masslich Every fall, we spend a few weeks emphasizing the importance of joining small groups. You might wonder why this is so...

Practicing Prayer: Be Still and Know (Part 4 of 4)

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Jul 294 min read

Practicing Prayer: Be Still and Know (Part 4 of 4)

Be still and know that I am God. (Psalm 46:10) For the last several weeks, I've been sharing different ways of praying from a prayer...

Practicing Prayer: Speak, For Your Servant is Listening (Part 3 of 4)

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Jul 233 min read

Practicing Prayer: Speak, For Your Servant is Listening (Part 3 of 4)

By Charissa Toeller My sheep hear my voice and I know them, and they follow me. (John 10:27) Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening....

Practicing Prayer: Talking With God (Part 2 of 4)

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Jul 164 min read

Practicing Prayer: Talking With God (Part 2 of 4)

By Charissa Toeller The Lord says, "I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name. When they call on me, I...

Practicing Prayer: Lord, Teach Us How to Pray (Part 1 of 4)

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Jul 43 min read

Practicing Prayer: Lord, Teach Us How to Pray (Part 1 of 4)

By Charissa Toeller One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to...

New Sermon Series: Living in Tune with Jesus

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Jun 103 min read

New Sermon Series: Living in Tune with Jesus

By Brandon Lemons Imagine I pick up a cello for the first time. I take a couple hours of lessons, practice like crazy for a few days, and...

Tying Up Loose Threads: A Series Wrap-Up

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May 284 min read

Tying Up Loose Threads: A Series Wrap-Up

By Brandon Lemons On Sunday, we completed the Threads sermon series. For eight weeks, we journeyed from Genesis to Revelation…every...

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Apr 305 min read

The Universe as God's Temple

By Brandon Lemons Did you know the idea of God’s temple is written into the Bible’s opening statements? In Sunday’s sermon that traced...

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Apr 168 min read

We Need Friendship

We Need Friendship: Reflections on the Book “Made for People” By Brandon Lemons I like to read. A few weeks ago, I finished a book...

Threads: Tracing Themes Through Scripture

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Apr 22 min read

Threads: Tracing Themes Through Scripture

By Brandon Lemons Seven years ago, I wrote a few notes in a Word document about an idea for a sermon series. I gravitated toward the...

Preparing for Good Friday & Easter - Part 4: The Jews Conspire

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Mar 261 min read

Preparing for Good Friday & Easter - Part 4: The Jews Conspire

During Sunday’s worship services, we started a series of “Shadow Readings” to help us prepare for Jesus’ death and resurrection. If you...

Preparing for Good Friday & Easter: Part 3 - Jesus’ Predictions

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Mar 201 min read

Preparing for Good Friday & Easter: Part 3 - Jesus’ Predictions

During Sunday’s worship services, we started a series of “Shadow Readings” to help us prepare for Jesus’ death and resurrection. If you...

Preparing for Good Friday & Easter - Part 2: The Suffering Servant

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Mar 122 min read

Preparing for Good Friday & Easter - Part 2: The Suffering Servant

During Sunday’s worship services, we started a series of “Shadow Readings” to help us prepare for Jesus’ death and resurrection. If you...

Preparing for Good Friday & Easter - Part 1: The Fall

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Mar 52 min read

Preparing for Good Friday & Easter - Part 1: The Fall

During Sunday’s worship services, we started a series of “Shadow Readings” to help us prepare for Jesus’ death and resurrection. If you...

Devotional: Disciples Who Make Disciples

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Feb 272 min read

Devotional: Disciples Who Make Disciples

By Brandon Lemons This is the final devotional in the “Church on Mission” series. It’s an appropriate way to end because “making...