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Intro: Some subjects are easier than others to talk about. I like talking about being strong in doctrine, strong in good works, and things like that. Among my least favourite topics is spiritual opposition. I know it is real. I have seen it, experienced it and have counselled many who are dealing with…

The Aussie Battler As we near the American presidential election, you can almost guarantee that all of the candidates are going to make reference to the American Dream. It’s the idea that every person has the freedom and opportunity to succeed and attain a better life. You’ve just got to put your head…

7 So she set out from the place where she was with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah. 1. Get on the road to _where you want to go_ 9 The Lord grant that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband!” Then she kissed them, and they lifted up…

Corrie Ten Boom recounts her time in Ravensbruck concentration camp with her sister Betsie… We lay back, struggling against the nausea that swept over us from the reeking straw. ..Suddenly I sat up, striking my head on the cross-slats above. Something had pinched my leg. “‘Fleas!’ I cried. ’Betsie, the…

Let’s consider for a moment how our world measures GREATNESS: Often it is equated with worth or fortune Ones popularity or fame The accomplishments people see that you achieve Power is often linked with greatness, authority Sometimes it just comes down to peoples opinion… Our passage looks at GREATNESS…

Thanksgiving : A time where we tend to express our gratitude outwardly a little more. Paul is expressing in our passage today how grateful he is for two specific men and his church family. It would be easy to dismiss these verses as Paul’s personal expressions of fondness and move right past them onto…

There are 3 Questions that man continues to peruse generation after generation… those who have a Biblical Worldview are able to answer these questions with ease and comfort: Where did we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going? The answers to these questions will impact ALL of your life’s situations…

Please join me today as we begin by looking at our passage in Philippians 1:27-30 this is a passage I believe will challenge our hearts and convict our spirits along with bolstering our fervor for the gospel and forging us more into the Family of God as we look at these three to the point verses… Only…

This letter has been such a blessing. We started reading and studying through this letter in October. What an encouraging way to end the year and begin a new year, looking at a letter that focuses on the Child of God’s joy and peace! What a fitting message for us today as we live in a world full of sorrows,…

In the beginning with mankind we see God make a statement Genesis 1:27-2:3 , 15 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the…

The passage we are looking at today has really given me a new and fresh love and compassion for you my church family. I have been encouraged by this passage I have been challenged by this passage to be a better pastor to be a better husband and father to be a better brother in Christ I have been blessed…

Come walking up with baggage… picking up some baggage along the way up. Encourage audience to take a load off and sit down. Dismiss children’s church MANY OF YOU… feel like I look! You come this morning with all sorts of baggage Preston comes up with game bag Nathan comes up with guitar case Lisa comes…

FEAR … an unpleasant ( often strong ) emotional caused by the belief, anticipation, or awareness ( a thinking ) that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. The Emotion of Fear can cause: Anxiety / worry Philippians 4:6-7 best dealt with through prayer! Don’t worry about…

This morning we will be considering an area some take as uncomfortable, awkward, or even offensive! I however see it as an area of a GLORIOUS OPPORTUNITY to reflect on the very character of our Great God! The area I speak to is: GIVING … specifically giving of ones finances or resources! I’m asked sometimes……

Today starts the new year 2023… fresh??? exciting??? new adventures??? unknowns??? fear??? Regardless of what 2023 looks like right now… TODAY IS DAY 1 POWER!!! You and I serve a powerful God! If you and I forget this fact… nothing else we look at today will really make sense. Paul speaks to our MAGNIFICENT…

I find myself wearing these glasses more and more… not because my vision is going. I have 20/20 vision, but rather because they help me see things correctly. I have dyslexia and with out these on words shift and are not in the correct place neither are numbers especially. I view things through these…

Today’s passage is addressing a crucial area that as believer's need to have a firm understanding and comprehension of. It is centered around our salvation and the Joy we find in it. Paul’s words in these verses are given as “ safeguards ” to you and I… Today’s message is titled RUBBISH… JOY STEALERS…

Philippians

Communion especially causes us to REMEMBER and REFOCUS ! We are beginning a new series in the book of Philippians! A series I believe will cause a REFOCUS in our daily lives that should impact every area! As we read through this letter it is one that oozes with REJOICING , PEACE , GRACE , and THANKSGIVING…

What’s your secret? I have been asked that question a lot recently. I have been asked that question by strangers, by family members, by other pastors, and by people here in this church. What is your secret? Secret about what? Well over the last year and a half I have determined that I needed to loose…

Vulnerabitity in Marriage

Digging a Hole I always tell stories “on” my parents that make them look terrible. Because we did some terrible things as kids. Dangerous things. It’s past time I told a story that made them look good. They taught us discipline and we did get in trouble for the things we did. My Dad made me dig a hole.…

If you have followed my sermons since January, you have probably noticed, maybe sub-consciously, a theme that I have returned to several times. Our identity. Who are we? Are we Americans? Are we Nebraskans? Are we products of our parents and grandparents, bearing their last name and passing it on to…