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Are You Ready Yet?

Have you ever been waiting on someone to get somewhere? You both knew about an event, or gathering, or something for weeks and it's finally the day, but they aren't ready yet? Or maybe you're in the other shoes, everybody else is in the car ready to go and you are still getting ready. This is [...]
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How Do You Deal With Change?

Change is part of life. How do you handle change? Do you handle it? Avoid it? Hold on to what was for as long as you can? In this message "Dealing With Change" in our Change Your City series, we're going to look at why we might be feeling like we can't make a difference [...]
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When Promises Come True

We know that God's promises are "yes and amen"; but how do we activate them in our lives to change the lives around us for the kingdom? That's today's message "Producing Promise" in our "Change Your City" series. The reasons why Jesus was able to change His city Connected to the God Connected to Community [...]
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How Do You Get Past Obstacles in Your Life?

How do we move past the road blocks that try to stop our faith? Listen in to this next message in our Change Your City series - "Faith Blocks". Follow along to find out... What happens you face an obstacle, a roadblock, or a barrier? Do you shut down? Get frustrated? Avoid or walk away? Matthew [...]
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Why Do I Keep Coming Up Empty?

Ever feel like you're doing everything you know to do, but it just doesn't amount to anything? Or what your trying to get never materializes? Sometimes we can find ourselves close to Jesus and still feel like our nets are empty. Listen to this message and build your faith to fill your nets. This is [...]
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How do you develop strong faith?

Wondering how to develop strong faith? Faith in the face of attacks, turmoil, ...life? In this latest message of our Faith Check series "Strong Faith" - we'll look at Jeremiah's strong faith and how it got there. Jeremiah 1:17-19 17 “Get up and prepare for action. Go out and tell them everything I tell you [...]
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Is Your Faith Reliable?

Have you ever been expecting or needing something from someone who is not reliable? We all know what it feels like to hope this time they will come through. And we all know what it feels like when they don't... again. Today's Faith Check message is titled "Reliable Faith". We're going to look at the [...]
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What is the Cost of Faith?

Ever walked away from that dream purchase because of sticker shock? What if the real cost is not the advertised cost? What if you could have got it at manufacturers cost rather than retail; and all you had to do was ask? As believers, the cost of faith in our minds may feel or seem [...]
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What is Unshakeable Faith?

What does it mean to have unshakable faith? Constant, unfailing, indisputable, without question…It all starts with having Jesus as our foundation - last weeks bones give us the ability to move and carry forward. In this weeks message "Faith Check - Unshakeable Faith", we look at just that. Confident constant faith that carries you through [...]
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What Is True Faith Built On?

What is our faith founded on? What gives it structure? Can it hold up to all life holds in store for us? In this next message in the Faith Check series - "True Faith", we're talking about just that... time to check our faith. We're doing a deep dive on FAITH through the book and [...]
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How is Faith Formed?

Have you ever seen an artist completely focused on their craft? Everything they do is intentional. Taking their time perfecting their art. They use their hands to shape exactly what is in their mind. This is our relationship to the Father.  We are in His hands as He shapes and crafts us. He is intentionally focused on crafting [...]
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How do you find faith?

Have you lost faith? Finding Faith - is the first installment of our new series "Faith Check". This sermon series "Faith Check,” is a Holy Spirit lead deep look at FAITH through the book of Jeremiah. Have you ever seen an abandoned house? Yard overgrown, paint peeling, broken windows, dirt and neglect, just broken down? This is [...]
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Hope is 6ft Away

Have you ever felt so alone it weighs on you? Where you're longing for an answer that seems forever away or impossible? Not actually talking about coranvirus and the ongoing stay at home orders. I'm actually talking about leprosy. Lepers were required to stand 6ft away and wear cloth face masks. Crazy similarity to today, right? [...]
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How to Have Hope When You Feel Forgotten

When you feel forgotten it’s pretty easy to panic, give into doubts, or feel lost. All those things can also make us want to give up or give in. In this Can’t Cancel Hope series we are looking at different seasons in our lives when we need to be tethered and connected to HOPE. Like [...]
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How to Stop Living in Fear

How do we put an end to the fear, anxiety, and despair that the world is peddling these days? What if there was an alternative? Like hope, certainty, and peace. Life has cancelled so many things. Sports have been cancelled, school is cancelled, gatherings are cancelled, even retail therapy is cancelled. But one thing is […]