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Dear Friends, The Bible tells us we don’t have to do anything to be saved. But the Bible is also, always, giving us all kinds of things to do. Last Sunday’s sermon was about why it matters what we believe. This week’s sermon will be about why it matters what we do....

Dear Friends, Sometimes it looks like Christians today are divided on everything. There are many different interpretations of the Bible, great differences in theologies, and a wide variety of views on morality. Does it even matter what we believe and what we do? The...

During the month of June, Pastor Steve preached through the themes found in the book of Philippians.  Around the same time that Paul wrote the letter to the people in Phillipi, he also wrote a very personal letter to Philemon in Colosse.  This little book in the Bible...

Dear Friends, What if joy wasn’t just a feeling you waited for, but a habit you could actually develop?  We are wrapping up our series in Philippians and in one of the most uplifting and practical sections of the New Testament, the Apostle Paul invites us into a life...

Have you ever viewed something at ground level and then later taken in the view way up high.  Many years ago, I had a chance to go up in a hot air balloon with a good friend of mine who is a hot air balloon pilot.  The beauty was breathtaking.  Not only was the view...

The African impala is truly an amazing animal. It can jump to a vertical height of over 10 feet and cover a distance of greater than 30 feet in one leap.  Yet these magnificent creatures can easily be kept in an enclosure in any zoo with a short 4-foot wall. The...

After a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the audience gave conductor Arturo Toscanini and the Orchestra a prolonged standing ovation. While the audience was still applauding, Toscanini, filled with great emotion, turned to his musicians and whispered, “I am...

Do you think more about what a person is, or what they might become?  How about for your own life?  Do you focus more on who you are, or what you might become? Famous preacher Phillips Brooks, author of the famous Christmas hymn, “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and...

Memorial Day – it’s the start of summer.  Time for barbecues, opening up cabins, or spending time on area lakes - albeit if the weather cooperates. It’s also a weekend in which many families visit the cemeteries. We remember those who have fought for our freedom and...

Proverbs 27:1 says, “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.” When tragedy strikes, I sometimes whisper to myself, “This too will pass.” I haven’t always said that. Through the years, life has taught me that, when hard times come,...