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“The Significance of Bethlehem: A Divine Birth in Humble Surroundings”

This Sunday, we continue with our Advent series and light the purple candle often referred to as the Bethlehem candle representing peace. The sermon will focus on the peace and the peace the Prince of Peace brings into our lives but I don’t want us to miss the significance of Bethlehem in the Christmas narrative—a...

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Pondering the Christmas Message by Bill Morehouse

Pondering the Christmas Message You might be thinking, what? Christmas? It’s not even Thanksgiving yet. But Christmas will be here before we know it. With all the hustle and bustle that happens during the Christmas season I am hoping we can step back and ponder or, seriously reflect on and examine carefully the true Christmas message.  Christmas...

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Crossroads by Ernie Hood

“Have you ever found yourself at a crossroads, facing a significant decision or challenge that filled you with distress and uncertainty? Maybe it was a major life transition, a critical choice, or a daunting task. At such times, we can’t help but wonder if we are doing the right thing, if we’re on the right...

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What Keeps an Apostle Up at Night? by Ernie Hood

Have you ever wrestled with the elusive embrace of sleep, only to be thwarted by pain, rendering every position uncomfortable? Or perhaps, you’ve been ensnared in the labyrinth of stress, unable to silence the relentless chatter within your mind. The struggle to find rest is a familiar tale, and it’s not a solitary one. Sleep...

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Christ, the Supreme and Sustaining One by Ernie Hood

Imagine standing at the edge of a vast, breathtaking canyon. The sun is just beginning to rise, casting a warm and golden glow across the rocky terrain. As you take in the majestic beauty before you, you can’t help but feel a sense of awe and insignificance in the presence of such grandeur. Now, consider...

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Someone’s knocking at my door!

Greetings brothers and sisters… Pastor Rob here, In the book of Revelation we see the King of Glory, Jesus Christ giving His message to seven churches in Asia. The exalted Lord gives praise to each church for its strengths, and rebukes each church for its weaknesses. The last church He addresses is the church in...

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I will praise Him!

Greetings brothers and sisters… Pastor Rob here Hallelujah! What an excellent word…“Hallelujah!” It is a Hebrew word that simply means, “Praise the Lord!” The book of Psalms is filled with, “Hallelujahs.” We are called as believers in the Lord to praise God in all things. “I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually...

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Empathy

Greetings brothers and sisters… Pastor Rob here. The human body is truly an amazing creation! The Bible says that we are, “fearfully and wonderfully made!” Our bodies are a beautiful example of unity and diversity, because though the body is a single unit, yet it is made up of many different parts. One of the...

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Freedom!

Greetings brothers and sisters… Pastor Rob here This coming week we celebrate the Fourth of July… Independence Day… Freedom from the tyranny of another nation. Freedom is a precious thing! According to the Declaration of Independence, it is one of the “inalienable rights” granted to us by our Creator.  (Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness) Americans...

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Abba Father!

Greetings brothers and sisters… Pastor Rob here. Each of my four adult children has a different nickname for me….”Dad,” “Daddy,” “Dad-O,” and “Pops!” Because they feel secure in my love for them, they can address me in these informal and intimate terms. I am glad that they don’t feel they have to address me with the more formal...