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"THE REASON FOR GOD" Discussion Guide
Children
Youth Ministry Overview
Young Adults
Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
“A Survey of Church History, Part 1 A.D. 100-600”: Summer 2021 Mid-Week Series
“History Of Christianity”: Summer 2021 Mid-Week Series
“Only Two Religions”: Spring 2021 Mid-Week Series
“Sermon on the Mount": Winter 2021 Mid-Week Series
"The Majesty of Christ": Winter 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
“A Time for Confidence: Trusting God in a Post-Christian Society”: Fall 2020 Mid-Week Bible Study
"When World's Collide": Fall 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
"The Book of Job". Spring 2020 Mid-Week Video Series.
"Suffering Is Not For Nothing": A Teaching Series by Elisabeth Elliot
"The Basics of the Christian Life": Winter 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
"Recovering the Beauty of the Arts": Fall 2019 Mid-Week Video Series
"The Odyssey of St. Paul: Summer 2019 Mid-Week Video Series
Acts 28 11:15. “Leaving Safe Haven” Congregational Meeting Devotional
“Knowing Scripture”: 2019 Mid-Week Series
1 Timothy 3:8–13. “Called to Serve the Church”
“The Great Commission”: 2019 Mid-Week Series
“Marks of a Healthy Church”: 2018-2019 Mid-Week Series
Sermons
1 Peter: “Alive in the Spirit”: 2021 Sunday Morning Series
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1 Peter 5:1-4. “A Shepherd to Follow”
1 Peter 4:12-19. “Trial by Fire”.
1 Peter 4:7-11. “The End is Near”
1 Peter 4:1-6. “Gospel of Life.”
1 Peter 3:18-22. “Victory”
1 Peter 3:13-17. “Faith over Fear”
1 Peter 3:8-12 “The Good Life”
1 Peter 3:7. “The Father as a Husband”.
1 Peter 3:1-6. “The Wife of Noble Character”.
1 Peter 2:21-25 “Called to Suffer”
1 Peter 2:18-20. “The Attitude of a Servant”
1 Peter 2:13-17. “Godly Submission”
1 Peter 2:11-12. “Blameless Living”
1 Peter 2:9c-10. “Children of Light”
1 Peter 2:6-9b. “The Living Cornerstone”
1 Peter 2:4-5. “The Living Stone”.
1 Peter 2:1-3. “His Mighty Word”
1 Peter 1: 22-25. “Love One Another”
1 Peter 1:18-21. “Redeemed with Precious Blood”.
1 Peter 1:13-17. “Faith in Action”.
1 Peter 1:10-12. “True Love”
1 Peter 1:6–9. “The Confidence of the Faithful”.
1 Peter 1:3-5. “The Blessed Hope”.
1 Peter 1:1–2. “Chosen”: The Elements of Election.
"Back to School Challenges": 2021 Fall Worship Series
"Assembly of the Faithful": 2021 Fall Worship Series
Genesis 25:19-28. “Rebekah: The Mother of Esau and Jacob”
Psalm 119:89-96. “The Word of God”
"Revival": Winter Sunday Morning Series
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Ezra 9:5-9. “When Revival Comes”.
Psalm 145:1-21. “The Revival of Praise & Worship”.
Ezekiel 37:1-14. “Revival”.
Psalm 85:1-13. “Revive us Lord”.
"Anticipate": Advent 2020
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Micah 5:2-5a. “Anticipate the Coming”
Zephaniah 3:14-20.“Anticipate the Prophecy”
Malachi 3:1-4 "Anticipate the King"
Jeremiah 33:14-16. “Anticipate the Promise”.
"Trust God & His Provision": Ephesians Sunday Worship Series
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Ephesians 6:18. "Prayer Warrior"
Ephesians 6:16-17. "Armor of God".
Ephesians 6:14-15. "The Armor of God".
Ephesians 6:10-13. "Strong in the Lord".
Ephesians 6:5-9. "Christianity on the Job"
Ephesians 6:4. “The Call of a Father”.
Ephesians 6:1-3. "Real World Parenting"
Ephesians 5 25-33. “The Glorious Church”.
Ephesians 5:22-24. "An Excellent Wife".
Ephesians 5:20. "Give Thanks"
Ephesians 5:19-21."Spirit Filled".
Ephesians 5:18a. "Intoxicated?"
Ephesians 5:15-17. "Discovering God's Will".
Ephesians 5:1-7. "Walk in Love"
Ephesians 4:25-32. “Give Grace”
Ephesians 4:20-24. "Putting on the New Self"
Ephesians 4:17–19. "Leave the Old"
Ephesians 4:12-16. "The Body of Christ"
Ephesians 4:7-11. "Gifts from the Lord".
Ephesians 4:1-6. "Walking Worthy of Your Calling"
Ephesians 3:14-21. “Recharge”.
Ephesians 3:1-13 "Mystery Unravelled"
Ephesians 2:13-18. "One in Christ"
Ephesians 2 11-12. "The Promise"
Ephesians 2:1-10. "Alive in Christ"
Ephesians 1:15-23 "God's Plan for Growth"
Ephesians 1:11-14. “Our Inheritance”
Ephesians 1:6b-10. “The Road to Redemption”
Ephesians 1:3-6a. "Why were you Chosen?"
Ephesians 1:1-2. "The Way of Grace & Peace".
Exodus 2:1-10. "A Mother's Faith"
Holy Week 2020
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Mark 16:1-7. "Resurrection: A Theology of Hope"
Holy Week, Day 8: Resurrection Sunday Sunday, April 5, AD 33.
Holy Week, Day 7: Saturday Saturday, April 4, AD 33.
Good Friday: "Messiah in the Passover"
Holy Week, Day 6: Friday Friday, April 3, AD 33.
Holy Week, Day 5: Thursday Thursday, April 2, AD 33.
Holy Week, Day 4: Wednesday Wednesday, April 1, AD 33.
Holy Week, Day 3: Tuesday Tuesday, March 31, AD 33.
Holy Week: Day 2: Monday: March 30, AD 33
John 12:12-16 "Hosanna to the King"
Matthew 14:22-33. "That Sinking Feeling"
Psalm 46:1-11. “A Mighty Fortress is Our God”
"Light for the New Year": Winter 2020 Worship Series
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1 John 1:5-7. “Walking in the Light”.
Matthew 5:13-16. “Salt & Light Living”.
Psalm 88:1-18. Prayers that Light Darkness.
Ephesians 5:8-14. "Living in the Light".
Acts 26:16–32. From Darkness to Light
1 John 2:7–11 "An Eternal Truth in a New Light"
Psalm 36:5-11 "The Gospel of Light"
Psalm 119:105-112 "Light for the Path"
Acts 9:10-20 "The Light of His Presence"
Acts 9:1-9 "The Light of His Presence"
James 1:17-27 "Father of Lights"
Mark 13:1-8. “The End is Near”
"The Gifts of Christmas": Advent 2019 Worship Series
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"The Gifts of Christmas": Christmas Eve
Malachi 3:1-4 "The Gift of Love"
Isaiah 12:1–6 “The Gift of Joy”
Isaiah 2:1-5 "The Gift of Peace"
Luke 1:26-33. "The Gift of Hope"
"Encountering Evil": Fall 2019 Sunday Worship Series
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Acts 8:1-8. "How God Uses Evil for Good"
Matthew13:24-30, 34-43. "Weeds & Wheat"
Matthew 10:7-8. "Confronting an Evil World"
"The Thanksgiving Spirit" Developing a Thankful Spirit. Fall 2019 Sunday Worship Series
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1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. “Thanks for Everything”
Nehemiah 8:1-12. "The Season of Celebration"
Psalm 103:1-5. "5 Reasons to Give Thanks"
"God is Big Enough..." Fall 2019 Sunday Morning Series
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Mark 4:35-41. "God is Big Enough to See me Through the Storm"
Colossian 2:11-15. "God is Big Enough to Conquer my Sin"
Luke 24:36-49. "God is Big Enough to Remove my Doubts"
"The Road Ahead": Summer 2019 Preaching Series
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Matthew 11:28-30. "The Road to Recovery"
Mark 8 27-38 “The Road Less Traveled”
Matthew 21:23-32. "What the Road to Hell is Paved with"
John 21:15-25. “Following the Master.”
Luke 9:51-62. "Journey to Jerusalem"
Mark 2:1-5. "Who are you Bringing to Jesus".
Ephesians 2:19-22. "Unity of the Body"
John 6:41-51 . Jesus: “I AM the Bread”.
Colossians: "Incomparable Christ"
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Colossians 1:1-8. "Gospel of Life"
Colossians 1:9–11. "Walk in a Manner Worthy"
Colossians 1:12-14. "Rescued from Darkness”
Colossians 1:15-19. “Our Sovereign Lord”
Colossians 1:20-23. “Reconciled in Christ”
Colossians 3:18 "Reinventing Motherhood"
Colossians 3:19-21. "A Father & His Family"
Colossians 1:24-29. “The Supreme Ministry”
Matthew 26:26-29. " The Last Supper "
Matthew 21:1-11. "Hosanna"
Luke: "Loving our Neighbors"
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Luke 10:25-37. Are you a Good Neighbor?
Galatians: "God in the Gospel"
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Galatians 1:1-5. “The Gospel” .
Galatians 1:6-9. “Defection, Deception & Destruction of the Gospel”.
Galatians 1:10-12: “The Gospel & Who We Are”
Galatians 1:13-24. “Proof of Gospel Conversion”.
Galatians 2:1-10. “Affirmed in the Gospel”
Galatians 2:11-13. “Deviation from the Gospel”.
Galatians 2:14-21 “Response to the Deviation from the Gospel.”
Galatians 3:1-5. “Justification through the Gospel by the Triune God”
Galatians 3:6-14. “Justification by Faith”
Galatians 3:15–18. “The Promise of Justification”
Galatians 3:19-22. “Why then the Law”
Galatians 3:23-4:3. "Freedom is Never Free"
Galatians 4:4-7. The Coming of the Messiah
Galatians 4:8-11. “Leave the Old”.
Galatians 4:12–20. “The Potter’s Hands”
Galatians 4:21–31. “A Fresh Start for a New Year”
Galatians 5:1-6 "Free at Last"
Galatians 5:7–12. The Character of False Teachers
Galatians 5:13-15. “Called to Freedom”
Galatians 5:16-18. “Spiritual Warfare: The Flesh vs. The Spirit”
Galatians 5 19-20a. “The Awfulness of Sin”
Galatians 5:20b-21. "Struggling with Sin"
Galatians 5:22-23. "The Fruit of the Spirit"
Galatians 5:24-6:5. “Bear with One Another”.
Galatians 6:6-10. “Lessons from the Soil” : Sowing & Reaping
Galatians 6 11-13 “Artificial Righteousness”: Glorifying in the Flesh.
Galatians 6 14-18. “Boast in the Lord”
"Celebrate": Advent 2018:
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Matthew 24:36-44. "Prepare His Coming"
Zephaniah 3:14-17. “Love from Above”
Matthew 11:2-11. "Prepare His Kingdom"
Matthew 1:18-25. "Joseph's Obedience: The Message of Peace"
Colossians 3:15-17. "The Purpose of Thanksgiving"
Contact
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Home
Our Permanent Home
About
Sunday Corporate Worship:
Congregation Directory
Beliefs
>
Purpose/Vision/Mission
Leadership & Staff
>
Pastor Matthew Kratz
Discipleship Process: "Steps of Faith"
>
Christianity Explored
Missionary Work
Location & Contact Information
Connect Online
Weekly Church Bulletin
Free Access to thousands of great media resources
Groups & Special Events
Care Groups
>
Doug & Janet Hill (every Other Sunday At 7pm)
Roy & Jennifer Smyth (every Monday At 7pm)
Ron & Gwen Vanderknokke (every Other Thursday At 7pm)
Pastor Kratz & Lisa (every Other Friday At 7pm)
>
"THE REASON FOR GOD" Discussion Guide
Children
Youth Ministry Overview
Young Adults
Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
“A Survey of Church History, Part 1 A.D. 100-600”: Summer 2021 Mid-Week Series
“History Of Christianity”: Summer 2021 Mid-Week Series
“Only Two Religions”: Spring 2021 Mid-Week Series
“Sermon on the Mount": Winter 2021 Mid-Week Series
"The Majesty of Christ": Winter 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
“A Time for Confidence: Trusting God in a Post-Christian Society”: Fall 2020 Mid-Week Bible Study
"When World's Collide": Fall 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
"The Book of Job". Spring 2020 Mid-Week Video Series.
"Suffering Is Not For Nothing": A Teaching Series by Elisabeth Elliot
"The Basics of the Christian Life": Winter 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
"Recovering the Beauty of the Arts": Fall 2019 Mid-Week Video Series
"The Odyssey of St. Paul: Summer 2019 Mid-Week Video Series
Acts 28 11:15. “Leaving Safe Haven” Congregational Meeting Devotional
“Knowing Scripture”: 2019 Mid-Week Series
1 Timothy 3:8–13. “Called to Serve the Church”
“The Great Commission”: 2019 Mid-Week Series
“Marks of a Healthy Church”: 2018-2019 Mid-Week Series
Sermons
1 Peter: “Alive in the Spirit”: 2021 Sunday Morning Series
>
1 Peter 5:1-4. “A Shepherd to Follow”
1 Peter 4:12-19. “Trial by Fire”.
1 Peter 4:7-11. “The End is Near”
1 Peter 4:1-6. “Gospel of Life.”
1 Peter 3:18-22. “Victory”
1 Peter 3:13-17. “Faith over Fear”
1 Peter 3:8-12 “The Good Life”
1 Peter 3:7. “The Father as a Husband”.
1 Peter 3:1-6. “The Wife of Noble Character”.
1 Peter 2:21-25 “Called to Suffer”
1 Peter 2:18-20. “The Attitude of a Servant”
1 Peter 2:13-17. “Godly Submission”
1 Peter 2:11-12. “Blameless Living”
1 Peter 2:9c-10. “Children of Light”
1 Peter 2:6-9b. “The Living Cornerstone”
1 Peter 2:4-5. “The Living Stone”.
1 Peter 2:1-3. “His Mighty Word”
1 Peter 1: 22-25. “Love One Another”
1 Peter 1:18-21. “Redeemed with Precious Blood”.
1 Peter 1:13-17. “Faith in Action”.
1 Peter 1:10-12. “True Love”
1 Peter 1:6–9. “The Confidence of the Faithful”.
1 Peter 1:3-5. “The Blessed Hope”.
1 Peter 1:1–2. “Chosen”: The Elements of Election.
"Back to School Challenges": 2021 Fall Worship Series
"Assembly of the Faithful": 2021 Fall Worship Series
Genesis 25:19-28. “Rebekah: The Mother of Esau and Jacob”
Psalm 119:89-96. “The Word of God”
"Revival": Winter Sunday Morning Series
>
Ezra 9:5-9. “When Revival Comes”.
Psalm 145:1-21. “The Revival of Praise & Worship”.
Ezekiel 37:1-14. “Revival”.
Psalm 85:1-13. “Revive us Lord”.
"Anticipate": Advent 2020
>
Micah 5:2-5a. “Anticipate the Coming”
Zephaniah 3:14-20.“Anticipate the Prophecy”
Malachi 3:1-4 "Anticipate the King"
Jeremiah 33:14-16. “Anticipate the Promise”.
"Trust God & His Provision": Ephesians Sunday Worship Series
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Ephesians 6:18. "Prayer Warrior"
Ephesians 6:16-17. "Armor of God".
Ephesians 6:14-15. "The Armor of God".
Ephesians 6:10-13. "Strong in the Lord".
Ephesians 6:5-9. "Christianity on the Job"
Ephesians 6:4. “The Call of a Father”.
Ephesians 6:1-3. "Real World Parenting"
Ephesians 5 25-33. “The Glorious Church”.
Ephesians 5:22-24. "An Excellent Wife".
Ephesians 5:20. "Give Thanks"
Ephesians 5:19-21."Spirit Filled".
Ephesians 5:18a. "Intoxicated?"
Ephesians 5:15-17. "Discovering God's Will".
Ephesians 5:1-7. "Walk in Love"
Ephesians 4:25-32. “Give Grace”
Ephesians 4:20-24. "Putting on the New Self"
Ephesians 4:17–19. "Leave the Old"
Ephesians 4:12-16. "The Body of Christ"
Ephesians 4:7-11. "Gifts from the Lord".
Ephesians 4:1-6. "Walking Worthy of Your Calling"
Ephesians 3:14-21. “Recharge”.
Ephesians 3:1-13 "Mystery Unravelled"
Ephesians 2:13-18. "One in Christ"
Ephesians 2 11-12. "The Promise"
Ephesians 2:1-10. "Alive in Christ"
Ephesians 1:15-23 "God's Plan for Growth"
Ephesians 1:11-14. “Our Inheritance”
Ephesians 1:6b-10. “The Road to Redemption”
Ephesians 1:3-6a. "Why were you Chosen?"
Ephesians 1:1-2. "The Way of Grace & Peace".
Exodus 2:1-10. "A Mother's Faith"
Holy Week 2020
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Mark 16:1-7. "Resurrection: A Theology of Hope"
Holy Week, Day 8: Resurrection Sunday Sunday, April 5, AD 33.
Holy Week, Day 7: Saturday Saturday, April 4, AD 33.
Good Friday: "Messiah in the Passover"
Holy Week, Day 6: Friday Friday, April 3, AD 33.
Holy Week, Day 5: Thursday Thursday, April 2, AD 33.
Holy Week, Day 4: Wednesday Wednesday, April 1, AD 33.
Holy Week, Day 3: Tuesday Tuesday, March 31, AD 33.
Holy Week: Day 2: Monday: March 30, AD 33
John 12:12-16 "Hosanna to the King"
Matthew 14:22-33. "That Sinking Feeling"
Psalm 46:1-11. “A Mighty Fortress is Our God”
"Light for the New Year": Winter 2020 Worship Series
>
1 John 1:5-7. “Walking in the Light”.
Matthew 5:13-16. “Salt & Light Living”.
Psalm 88:1-18. Prayers that Light Darkness.
Ephesians 5:8-14. "Living in the Light".
Acts 26:16–32. From Darkness to Light
1 John 2:7–11 "An Eternal Truth in a New Light"
Psalm 36:5-11 "The Gospel of Light"
Psalm 119:105-112 "Light for the Path"
Acts 9:10-20 "The Light of His Presence"
Acts 9:1-9 "The Light of His Presence"
James 1:17-27 "Father of Lights"
Mark 13:1-8. “The End is Near”
"The Gifts of Christmas": Advent 2019 Worship Series
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"The Gifts of Christmas": Christmas Eve
Malachi 3:1-4 "The Gift of Love"
Isaiah 12:1–6 “The Gift of Joy”
Isaiah 2:1-5 "The Gift of Peace"
Luke 1:26-33. "The Gift of Hope"
"Encountering Evil": Fall 2019 Sunday Worship Series
>
Acts 8:1-8. "How God Uses Evil for Good"
Matthew13:24-30, 34-43. "Weeds & Wheat"
Matthew 10:7-8. "Confronting an Evil World"
"The Thanksgiving Spirit" Developing a Thankful Spirit. Fall 2019 Sunday Worship Series
>
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. “Thanks for Everything”
Nehemiah 8:1-12. "The Season of Celebration"
Psalm 103:1-5. "5 Reasons to Give Thanks"
"God is Big Enough..." Fall 2019 Sunday Morning Series
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Mark 4:35-41. "God is Big Enough to See me Through the Storm"
Colossian 2:11-15. "God is Big Enough to Conquer my Sin"
Luke 24:36-49. "God is Big Enough to Remove my Doubts"
"The Road Ahead": Summer 2019 Preaching Series
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Matthew 11:28-30. "The Road to Recovery"
Mark 8 27-38 “The Road Less Traveled”
Matthew 21:23-32. "What the Road to Hell is Paved with"
John 21:15-25. “Following the Master.”
Luke 9:51-62. "Journey to Jerusalem"
Mark 2:1-5. "Who are you Bringing to Jesus".
Ephesians 2:19-22. "Unity of the Body"
John 6:41-51 . Jesus: “I AM the Bread”.
Colossians: "Incomparable Christ"
>
Colossians 1:1-8. "Gospel of Life"
Colossians 1:9–11. "Walk in a Manner Worthy"
Colossians 1:12-14. "Rescued from Darkness”
Colossians 1:15-19. “Our Sovereign Lord”
Colossians 1:20-23. “Reconciled in Christ”
Colossians 3:18 "Reinventing Motherhood"
Colossians 3:19-21. "A Father & His Family"
Colossians 1:24-29. “The Supreme Ministry”
Matthew 26:26-29. " The Last Supper "
Matthew 21:1-11. "Hosanna"
Luke: "Loving our Neighbors"
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Luke 10:25-37. Are you a Good Neighbor?
Galatians: "God in the Gospel"
>
Galatians 1:1-5. “The Gospel” .
Galatians 1:6-9. “Defection, Deception & Destruction of the Gospel”.
Galatians 1:10-12: “The Gospel & Who We Are”
Galatians 1:13-24. “Proof of Gospel Conversion”.
Galatians 2:1-10. “Affirmed in the Gospel”
Galatians 2:11-13. “Deviation from the Gospel”.
Galatians 2:14-21 “Response to the Deviation from the Gospel.”
Galatians 3:1-5. “Justification through the Gospel by the Triune God”
Galatians 3:6-14. “Justification by Faith”
Galatians 3:15–18. “The Promise of Justification”
Galatians 3:19-22. “Why then the Law”
Galatians 3:23-4:3. "Freedom is Never Free"
Galatians 4:4-7. The Coming of the Messiah
Galatians 4:8-11. “Leave the Old”.
Galatians 4:12–20. “The Potter’s Hands”
Galatians 4:21–31. “A Fresh Start for a New Year”
Galatians 5:1-6 "Free at Last"
Galatians 5:7–12. The Character of False Teachers
Galatians 5:13-15. “Called to Freedom”
Galatians 5:16-18. “Spiritual Warfare: The Flesh vs. The Spirit”
Galatians 5 19-20a. “The Awfulness of Sin”
Galatians 5:20b-21. "Struggling with Sin"
Galatians 5:22-23. "The Fruit of the Spirit"
Galatians 5:24-6:5. “Bear with One Another”.
Galatians 6:6-10. “Lessons from the Soil” : Sowing & Reaping
Galatians 6 11-13 “Artificial Righteousness”: Glorifying in the Flesh.
Galatians 6 14-18. “Boast in the Lord”
"Celebrate": Advent 2018:
>
Matthew 24:36-44. "Prepare His Coming"
Zephaniah 3:14-17. “Love from Above”
Matthew 11:2-11. "Prepare His Kingdom"
Matthew 1:18-25. "Joseph's Obedience: The Message of Peace"
Colossians 3:15-17. "The Purpose of Thanksgiving"
Contact
