👶➡️👑: We are born with a desire to lead, a sense of fairness, and a tendency to judge others 🧐. 📜 Micah was a prophet who denounced injustice 🗣️ and foretold Jesus as the just judge 👑. ⚖️❌: Leaders of Israel abused power, causing suffering 😢, separation from God 🙏🚫, spiritual darkness 🌑, and destruction […]
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⏳🌟 Waiting is hard but meaningful. Advent marks a season of waiting: remembering Jesus’ arrival 2,000 years ago and awaiting His return. This Advent, we explore Micah—a prophetic book of judgment ⚖️ and hope 🌈. We are like God’s people in Micah’s time—falling short yet offered hope in Jesus. Through Him, we find freedom, restoration, […]
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🥧🎃🍦 Whipped cream on Costco pumpkin pie = love! 💵🍽️ $5.99 for 3,840 calories—cost-effective, but not a balanced diet! 🙏📖 Spiritual health also needs balance: Worship, Serve, Connect, Reach. 🛐❤️ Acts 2:42-47 shows how the early church modeled this. 🙌✨ Live your faith with balance to grow and share the Gospel! […]
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PREP for the next generation: Preparations 🎒✝️ — Equip yourself first to teach effectively. Rhythms ⏰📅 — Build intentional routines (e.g., bedtime prayers, dinner devotions). Encounters 🌄👀 — Use spontaneous moments (e.g., nature, challenges) to talk about faith. Pillars 🏛️⛪ — Strengthen foundational beliefs and community. New resources 🖥️📚: RightNow Media launches to support families […]
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We continue our sermon series on living the vision as we unpack what it means to share our faith. We believe God has called us to equip our people to share the gospel so that the others would discover new life in Jesus…and this includes planting new worshipping communities in our region. […]
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🛕✨ Kicking off our “Live the Vision” series: Care, Share, Prepare. 🏡 Care for our community like Jeremiah’s call to exiles: invest in neighborhoods, workplaces, and families. 📜 “Seek the welfare of the city… for in its welfare, you will find your welfare.” (Jeremiah 29:7) 🛠 Integrate faith into daily life—at work, home, and beyond. […]
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Due to technical difficulties, this recording starts at the beginning of the sermon and goes until the end of the service. The Necrology and Tolling of the Bells are included in this recording. Thank you for your understanding. […]
⛪➡️💥 Persecution scattered the early church, spreading the gospel across the Mediterranean. Antioch became a major hub for missions. 📜 Acts 11:19-21: Jesus’ followers preached to both Jews and Gentiles, bringing many to faith. 🙏 🔑🔧 Pearl Harbor analogy: Antioch = strategic mission hub, key to spreading the gospel, similar to how Pearl Harbor was […]
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🔄 Peter’s big realization: 🐷➡️ All food & people are now clean through Jesus! 🙌 🌍 No partiality—Jesus can save anyone 🌎 (Acts 10:34-35). 🕊️ The Holy Spirit moves among Gentiles, proving this truth! 💬🔥 🎉 Even in closed countries, Jesus still saves! ✝️ ❗ Challenge: Don’t give up on people—keep praying, sharing, & trusting […]
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👨✈️✝️ Cornelius was a Roman, Gentile, and military leader—unlikely for God’s plan to unite Jews and Gentiles, but God chose him as the first Gentile convert. 🙏 🏡 Cornelius led his household in faith, generously gave to the poor, and prayed continually. He broke the barrier of spiritual laziness (“license”) by living a disciplined, devoted […]
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