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Follow Me . . . Hmm? May 22, 2016

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In His day, Jesus was considered by many to be one really strange dude. The fact is, a lot of people who were intrigued by Christ when He first burst on the scene ended up completely discounting Him as a nut and totally rejecting Him as a fraud. Why? Because Jesus did do some truly weird things ... like invite one of the most dishonest and despised people in all of society to be in His inner circle of friends and to be one of the main guys to represent Him in public. Who are we talking about? A Jewish man named Levi (also known as Matthew) was a member of the guild of crooked tax collectors that were considered traitors to Israel because they worked for the Roman Empire extorting exorbitant life crushing taxes from their own people. On top of that, Levi (and those like him) made a ton of money by charging more taxes than he had to so that he could line his own pockets with wealth taken from those in poverty. Seriously, Levi was everyone's definition of a dirt bag! And yet, it was to this man that Jesus said, "Follow Me." The question then and for now is ... what does that mean? What does it look like to follow Jesus? The Gospel of Mark ties together four short stories that give us the answer.

Gospel of Mark - Mark 2:1-12 May 15, 2016

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This week Pastor Blaine discusses Mark 2:1-12.

How Could Anyone Believe That Jesus Is God? May 08, 2016

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The Apostle Peter spoke the words. Mark wrote them down. The oldest of the Gospels begins in this way: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Now let this sink in: These are literally the first words ever recorded about the life of Jesus Christ. That's amazing in and of its self. Now add the realization that this one sentence conveys the heart of the Gospel; the number one belief of all Christians; the core teaching of the Church and the hope of the world. Whoa, this is one huge statement! And its message is clear and direct ... Jesus Christ is God Himself. But is this believable? Does it make sense to think this is true? Could it really be that God is one of us? Seriously, this is a lot to actually be convinced of. Mark knew it would be. So, after he intentionally begins the story of Jesus with this audacious claim, he immediately tells us Peter's eyewitness reasons ... his own personal experiences ... to believe it makes perfect sense. Today we look at these reasons to both encourage our faith foundation and energize our faith following of Christ.

Introducing The Gospel Of Mark May 01, 2016

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As the story of Jesus rapidly spread though the 1stcentury world of the Roman Empire, so did the extreme persecutionof Christians. Quickly it became obvious that the teachings andachievements of Jesus needed to be immediately written down beforeall the original followers who knew Christ were either exiledor executed. The first recorded Bible account of Jesus is theGospel of Mark. It is a remarkable eyewitness recounting of whoJesus is and what Jesus did. And, it is also an inspiring challengeto each of us in terms of who Jesus would have us to be and whatJesus would have us to do. The Gospel of Mark tells Jesus'story while seeking to transform ours! This Sunday we'll aim to seethe big picture of Mark's Gospel so we can better appreciate allthe incredible aspects of Jesus' life that this Gospel unfolds.

Radical Motivation - Part 4 Apr 24, 2016

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In this week's sermon Pastor John sums it up and discusses whatGod will do to use us and keep us motivated to walk in Hiswords.

Radical Obedience - Part 3 Apr 17, 2016

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In this part three of a three week series Pastor Blaine discusses what it takes to be an obedient follower of Christ.

Radical Devotion - Part 2 Apr 10, 2016

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In this part two of a three week series Pastor Blaine discusses what it takes to be a devoted follower of Christ.

Radical Surrender - Part 1 Apr 03, 2016

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In this part one of a three week series Pastor Blaine sets the stage on what it takes to surrender your live to God.

Raised to Life! Mar 27, 2016

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There is an old saying that goes like this: Actions speak louder than words. Applying that concept to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ makes a lot of sense. You see, Jesus claimed many times that He is God and in control of everyone’s eternal destiny including whether we end up in Heaven or in Hell. Those were His words. That’s what He spent His life teaching. Then a complication arose. Christ walked right into His own death by crucifixion. Whoa! If He was God, how did that happen? Well, it sounds strange, but He actually planned it that way! No, it wasn’t a suicide. Rather, it was a calculated sacrifice. Jesus chose to sacrifice His life to pay the penalty for our sin so that we would all have the opportunity to get right with God relationally. Plus, Christ chose to die as the backdrop to His resurrection to powerfully prove that He really is God with complete authority over life and death. The truth is, whether we’ve realized it or not, there’s nothing that matters more to your life and mine than Christ defeating death by being raised to life. For Easter 2016, let’s spend a few moments letting the Bible tell us what we need to know about how we too can be raised to life ... by Jesus.

Love One Another Part 4 Mar 20, 2016

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The love of God (ἀγάάπη) cannot be contained. You see, because God is self-existent, His love has no beginning. Because God is eternal, His love has no end. Because God is infinite, His love has no limit. Because God is holy, His love is spotless purity. Because God is immense, His love is an incomprehensibly vast sea with no shore before which we kneel in joyful awestruck wonder. Yet if we would know God and for other’s sake tell what we know, then we must try to speak of His love. Indeed, we must bring His love right into the very life experience of everyone He has placed around us. None of us has ever done it very well. But like a child pointing toward the star, so we point others toward God, as we love one another just as Jesus loved us (John 13:34).

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