Here is the promo video for our new series based on Romans 8 - "More Than Conquerors." We'll examine the question: What kind of life does God offer the person who follows Jesus? It is truly an alternative lifestyle compared to the one the world offers. Using Romans 8, we will explore what it means to life a God-filled, God-directed life.
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Without a sense of destiny, we will get stuck living for the mundane rather than the magnificent. Not only does God have a plan for your life, he has a purpose as well. To keep moving forward through good times and bad requires a deeper motivation than temporary circumstances can provide. Let’s take a moment and learn from the example of Apostle Paul. We’ll let him introduce himself … 1 Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. 2 Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. 3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh — 4 though I myself have reasons for…
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How would you like to be known as the high school coach who "cut" Michael Jordan? That distinction goes to Pop Herring, but it's not entirely true. It makes for a great story. Kid gets cut from his high school team and goes on to become a NBA Hall-of-Famer. In fact, Herring didn't cut Michael Jordan from the team. When Jordan was a sophomore, he placed him on the junior varsity team because he wasn't tall enough and needed additional work. Unfortunately, the story became twisted and the legend stuck -- to Herring's everlasting frustration. We're drawn to the legend because it represents what each of us wants to believe: anyone can overcome failure. But we don't need a legend to know that. The message of the gospel is that each of us has failed to live up to the standards of God and Jesus died to repair our relationship…
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Here is a short video promoting our new series that starts this weekend - Unstuck.
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For many years, I was a proud Microsoft user and made fun of those who had joined the cult of Mac. Then eight years ago I made the switch to my first iMac and have never looked back. What is the difference? Apart from aesthetics and a few hardware issues, the main difference is their operating systems. The operating system determines how the hardware processes information and connects all the various functions of the computer. Each of us has our own operating system: it's called your mind. How your mind processes information provides a framework for interpreting life. This includes the ideas we hold and believe to be true about who we are, how the world works, and how we fit into the world. If you're feeling stuck by your past or by failures, you need more than a reboot - you need an entirely new operating system. You need…
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