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Humility and Patience

Posted on by Pastor Jon

Psalm 25:5 (ESV) 5  Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long. This verse struck me as being important before coming to the Word. The … Read more »

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The Heart Is Never Neutral

Posted on by Pastor Jim

2 Ch 12:14 (ESV) –And he did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek the Lord. Rehoboam was a pragmatist and an opportunist. When he was in a position where he knew that he needed God – … Read more »

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The Work and Wonder of Worship

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It’s a new year, and today I was blessed to sit under two sessions from Pastor Jim. For our worship time he preached from Joshua 1:1-9 and detailed how we must partner with God in the process of possessing the … Read more »

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Advent Reflections: Preparation

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Today was the beginning of the second week of advent, and the artists have updated the main gallery wall with a new vista. Mary and Joseph are on their way to Bethlehem and the star is ready to announce the … Read more »

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Rely on your instincts?

Posted on by Pastor Jim

Jude 10 (ESV) –  But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively. Destroyed by all that they … understand instinctively (NKJV: know naturally). There is a … Read more »

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Advent Reflections: Hope

Posted on by Pastor Jon

Today was the beginning of our journey through Advent. We have not participated in Advent in a formal way before, but with the vision of Erica Kafka for a progressive art piece on one of the walls of our gallery, … Read more »

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All Prophets, All Priests, All Kings

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“But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.” (1 John 2:20, ESV) I was talking with a young man on Sunday about vocation. He had a bad experience once where a man asked what … Read more »

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Across the Dark Brook

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“When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered.” (John 18:1, ESV) Jesus crosses the brook Kidron to get to the garden … Read more »

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