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Habakkuk: Hope-Giving Love May 28, 2017

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Can you think of a more common question being cried out in the midst of a difficult season of life than “How am I going to make it through this?” Maybe that’s the cry of your heart today. Or maybe you’re wondering where God is in your pain or how what you’re going through is fair. We’ve all asked these questions at some point in our lives.
As you read through Habakkuk, consider this: Habakkuk’s hope came from remembering what God had done for Israel in the past and repeating what he knew to be true about God. Where does your hope come from?

Amos: Unpopular Love May 21, 2017

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If Amos were a modern-day prophet, he would be equally unpopular in our midst, because he could point out the same truths about our culture and even some uncomfortable truths about the church. But we’ll learn from this Minor Prophet that when we start treating sin lightly, we don’t take God seriously. And if we don’t start taking sin seriously, we’ll never experience the presence of God in our lives.

Joel: Only One Thing Is Wrong May 14, 2017

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The book of Joel has some pretty vivid imagery that helps us picture how devastating the power of sin is and yet how life-giving God’s law is when it takes root in our hearts. We discover that, like the Israelites, the locusts eating away at our lives are actually God’s mercy. He wants us back, and he’ll bring us to the end of ourselves if that’s what it takes for us to turn from sin and be restored to him.

Hosea: Scandalous Love May 07, 2017

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In this message Pastor J.D. preaches on the fascinating story of Hosea and how it reflects God’s love for us. We learn how, when we see just how passionately God has always pursued his people, we become more and more like him.

Holiness and Sincerity Apr 30, 2017

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Gods That Never Existed To Begin With Apr 23, 2017

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One of the main ways Satan tries to deceive us is by getting us to believe in a distorted view of God that inevitably lets us down and destroys our faith. We see that our view of God can’t be real, and we reject the real God in the process.
We finish up the “Unknown God” series by looking at some of the most common false gods that Satan uses today to throw us off in our pursuit of the real God—the God who can be known and who is not silent. He is the voice calling out in creation and revealed to us by Jesus. And when we encounter him, our lives will never be the same.

Considering Whether Jesus Really Was Who He Said He Was Apr 16, 2017

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Is Jesus really who he said he is? Thomas’ story will help us see that, through the resurrection, we have an anchor for our faith and access to the power to believe.

What We All Know About God Apr 09, 2017

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In this three-week series we’ll look at what the Bible says faith is, what we can know about it, and how we can know it. We’ll also address the distorted view of God that many have rejected and why the existence of God is even in question.

Back to The Beginning Apr 02, 2017

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Ephesus is the only church in the Bible where we see the beginning, middle, and end of the church. Somewhere along the way, this awesome church became just a part of history...they faded away and ceased to exist. And if that happened to them, couldn’t that happen to us?

This is War Mar 26, 2017

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The way to resist Satan is not to engage Satan; it is to be filled with the presence of Jesus, the stronger man.