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Pastor Derrick completes our examination of the book of Jonah. He challenges us to view “others” in the same way that God views them. The amazing grace that we have received from God should not be hoarded by us, but shared with “others” – even those who we feel are undeserving of God’s mercy…(Read More)

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Life presents many obstacles that can often cause us to see ourselves as inadequate or unworthy. Pastor Nathan reminds us that God gazes deeply into the hearts of the faithful and sees us as holy, righteous beings who are capable of transforming communities, cities, and the world – for the sake of making His name…(Read More)

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Pastor Brandon reminds us that we have been called to live as missionaries and make God famous throughout the world. And the God who has called us has given us “Authority” and “Power.” As believers we have been deputized by Christ; we have the badge of authority. But that is not all…(Read More)

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  About fifteen years ago a came across a sermon by Dr. John Piper entitled, “Doing Missions When Dying Is Gain.” Obviously the title was an attention getter so I set time aside and listened to it. I had no idea how much it would influence my life. It not…(Read More)

  Recently I had a conversation with a dear friend in which he tried his best to convince me that I should NOT plant a church. He loves me and he knows me well so he came to our conversation with a remarkable grasp of the pertinent statistics and he had clearly systematized his…(Read More)