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Tips for dads during Christmas

Hey dads (if you are not a dad, pass it on to your dad or someone you know who is a dad)!  At the heart of Christmas is the gift of relationship, that God sent His Son Jesus so that we could draw us into a relationship with Himself.  As a dad, one of the […]

Youth Progressive Dinner

We have a great Christmas party for our middle school and high school students on Friday December 18.  For our Progressive Dinner we will have portions of our dinner at three homes, having a little Christmas fun along the way.  We’ll end the evening with a white elephant gift exchange – which will get everyone […]

Devotion – Hebrews 9

Remember that the book of Hebrews is a very Jewish book.  It was probably written at a time when the Temple stood in Jerusalem, and the sacrifices continued to be made by the priests.  In fact, for many Jewish Christians, they probably struggled with how Jesus death on the cross related to the sacrifices made […]

Advent Conspiracy – Our emphasis in December

We’ll begin a new series of messages and an entire emphasis in our service this Sunday.  The gist of the Advent Conspiracy emphasis is a challenge to enter the story of Christmas and have it transform us.  The idea is that if we genuinely experience the depth of the incarnation, that God will change our […]

Devotion – Hebrews 8

Have you ever wondered why the Bible is split into the Old Testament and New Testament?  The Bible has two major sections that are based on God’s dealing with men and women. Testament is the same word as covenant.   We don’t use this term or think in these ideas.  But if you were a Jew, […]