SIX WAYS TO NOT GROW!

Just in case there is anyone out there looking for some good tips on how to stagnate, how to maintain a shallow sense of spiritual immaturity, or even how to regress in their journey of faith, I have compiled “Pastor Eric’s Top Six Tools to Not Grow!” 1.     Don’t read your Bible. Only bring it [...]

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GOD’S HEART FOR WIDOWS

There is a special place in God’s heart for widows.  Widows, orphans, and foreigners represent a vulnerable demographic of both ancient and modern culture.  Without a steady source of income or strong representation in business and legal affairs, they can easily find themselves exploited. It is interesting that over and again God chooses the vulnerability [...]

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PRAYERS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD

Summer is here, and a great new sermon series is on the way!  Each Sunday in June and July, we will explore “Prayers that Shook the World.” I look forward to rediscovering the power of prayer together each week, and I pray through this series you will find the strength to shake your world with [...]

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THE CALL OF PAUL

Looking forward to a great Sunday together!  We will explore the call of the Apostle Paul as we continue our Ringtone sermon series.  Daily Devotions are available online to prepare for this week’s message.  Follow the link to discover more about the ministry and message of Paul.

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READY FOR RAHAB

  Devotions are available online to prepare for this week’s message in the “Ringtone” sermon series.  Click here to explore the life of Rahab! By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.  Hebrews 11:31 (NIV)

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DOWN TO THE POTTER’S HOUSE

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; [...]

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A HEBREWS SALAD

I’ve never been accused of being a vegetarian, but I have been eating a lot more salad since studying the book of Hebrews.  The primary ingredient of this spiritual feast has been the “let us” that can be harvested from virtually every page of Hebrews. The author of Hebrews did two things amazingly well.  First, [...]

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MEDITATIONS ON HOPE

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb [...]

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HELLO, JERICHO

So you took that first step!  You put your feet in the water and experienced the power of God’s grace as He opened a way for you through an impossible situation.  You are in the promised land.  You are living the dream! So, what is that fortified city doing in front of you?  Why is [...]

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JOSHUA 3:1-17

Scripture reference post for “THAT FIRST STEP INTO A FLOODING RIVER.” Joshua 3:1-17 (NIV) Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and went to the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over. 2 After three days the officers went throughout the camp, 3 giving orders to the people: “When [...]

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