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Common circumstances of suffering and pain include loss of things we value, death of people we love, all kinds of bad news, and being disappointed by people we trust. These all test our faith. Job modeled for us how to respond to tests in a way that shows our faith to be genuine, valuable, and glorifying to God.

God activates gifts in everyone for the common good.

Redemption of the common is one of the most unexpected consequences of Christ’s resurrection. Under the jurisdiction of the resurrection, there is nothing that is beyond grace. ‌

Living by faith looks as normal as going to work everyday

Jesus started his ministry by going back to the familiar and ordinary place where He grew up. We should start by looking back to who we are and where we came from. Start in our own backyard....

Introduction One of the awesome things about high school is the sense of community. You are united with several hundred/thousand people and it’s you and your group against all the other schools in your region/conference. As things expand outward a little bit, the same is true. Even if you don’t go to…

God wins and since the first sin God has been looking to restore a relationship with us. The story of Zechariah 13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John. The end of the proclamation…

1 Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2 “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” 3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?…

Introduction As I was preparing for business meeting and preaching this evening, I was reminded of the unity that exists in the body of Christ and how Scripture talks about this type of unity in multiple places! Think about unity for a moment. Lots of people in our world talk about unity and how we need…

Dios trabaja a través de lo común y ordinario. ¿Confiamos en su fidelidad?

How do we receive the more grace in our lives? Don't be tempted to just look for radical solutions! God promises to provide grace through three ordinary ways. Watch/listen at: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermon/1030231930492707

Rejoice Gratefully for God's Good Gifts Discipline Yourself for Godliness

Scripture In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to…

Introduction Welcome/ Announcements Widow Banquet on Sunday 4/16 after service New Members Class coming up in May 3/10 Adult Bible Study - Kevin will be leading our adults through a study on the Resurrection - there will be a book to help guide the study Prayer Requests Pete’s friend, Arlene Hinkle Others?…

God regularly works through the ordinary to bring about his extraordinary purposes.

Luke 2:1-20 PRAY: Lord, I ask you to graciously interrupt our ordinary lives today with your extraordinary goodness. Help us to see more of who you are, and thank you that you have revealed yourself through Jesus Christ. Help our hearts us to kneel before him as Lord and to honor him with our complete…

the result of the empowerment was a great revival manafested in signs and wonders followed by a fear of the Lord and great unity and growth in the church

Easter 3C: Uses RCL lectionary texts. Gives fresh meaning to Christ's call to "follow me," and connects this with both the mission of the Church in everyday life and the Eucharistic celebration. Meant as a 10-minute Eucharistic sermon.

New year's message on faithfulness, standing firm, holding fast.

The call of God is a preview of what he can do in our faithfulness.

God is not usually found in the extra ordinary. He wants us to learn to see Him and find Him in the “everydayness” of our ordinary lives. 3 words are part of solving this dilemma - 3 ways that will help us FIND the extra-ordinary in the ordinary: 1. Vocation - What We Do 2. Adoration -What We See 3. Sanctification - What God is doing in Me

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By Pastor Glenn Pease In 1867 a bearded Norwegian named Lars Skrefsrud, and a Danish colleague found two and a half million people called the Santals living in a region north of Calcutta, India. He quickly learned their language and began to proclaim the Gospel. To his utter amazement the Santals were…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Joe Bayly had a change to stay in the luxurious Hilton Hotel in Chicago. It was going to be a treat of a retreat, but then he was hit again by the x-factor. That is what he calls Murphy's Law-the law that says, if anything can go wrong it will. The hot water in his room would not…

By Pastor Glenn Pease We seldom get the whole story on anything. No doubt, most of us are aware of how the rocks brought back from the moon were kept in isolation for some time lest they contain some organism that could spread disease for which we have no defense. That made a lot of sense, and made everyone…