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There are certain phrases we all like to hear. Top of the list are: “I love you,” “I forgive you,” and “Let's eat.” Anyone would be happy to hear those words. Think about those phrases, and it seems like they also are a good way to explain the Gospel. God loves you. God forgives you. Let's eat. In Christ, God expresses sacrificial and unconditional love for us. In Christ, God forgives sinners of every kind. And in Christ, God welcomes us all to a feast where everyone who wants to come has a place at the table. During this series, we will look at how the love, grace, and mercy of God offers us a home where we can hear these words spoken to us, and know that God means it.

Most of us have wondered at some point whether we are enough. Scripture says God loves us so many times it is hard to count them all. But do we believe it? We find it hard to love ourselves, so how do we know that God loves us? The Bible doesn’t just tell us that God loves us, it says God loves us unconditionally. God’s love doesn’t depend on what we do, it depends on who God is.

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This October, our sermon series asks us to look at how God has welcomed us in. Before we ever knew about faith or grace, we were offered grace. God made room for us, has been generous with us, and has given us hope; and then God asks us to offer the same gifts to others. That is what stewardship is all about: not what we owe, but what we have been given. We'll look at how God has been generous with us, and ask what it means to tend that gift and pass it on, so the same welcome, the same grace, and the same hope reach someone who is still searching.

The series ends almost back where we began. "Come and see" becomes "go and find". We were invited to follow Jesus, and now that we have followed and believe, we go out to invite others. There is a place at the table for everyone. God has been generous with the gifts. So, now we go and do likewise.

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This October, our sermon series asks us to look at how God has welcomed us in. Before we ever knew about faith or grace, we were offered grace. God made room for us, has been generous with us, and has given us hope; and then God asks us to offer the same gifts to others. That is what stewardship is all about: not what we owe, but what we have been given. We'll look at how God has been generous with us, and ask what it means to tend that gift and pass it on, so the same welcome, the same grace, and the same hope reach someone who is still searching.

Hope is a powerful thing. Hope keeps us going when nothing else can. But what happens when hope seems to fail? We expected one thing, but it didn't happen. So, what now? When we find hope in Jesus, we find a hope that does not fail. Even if things change, even when life doesn't follow the plan, God is with us. Growing in faith means we set aside our expectations, and allow God to guide our lives.

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This October, our sermon series asks us to look at how God has welcomed us in. Before we ever knew about faith or grace, we were offered grace. God made room for us, has been generous with us, and has given us hope; and then God asks us to offer the same gifts to others. That is what stewardship is all about: not what we owe, but what we have been given. We'll look at how God has been generous with us, and ask what it means to tend that gift and pass it on, so the same welcome, the same grace, and the same hope reach someone who is still searching.

The Parable of the Vineyard is a story about generosity and grace. It reminds us that God offers grace equally to everyone. No one is any more or less worthy of it, and no one earns more or less of it. Part of coming to believe means we receive God's grace that is freely given. And part of coming to believe means we help others find in Jesus the grace they need, just like we found it.

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This October, our sermon series asks us to look at how God has welcomed us in. Before we ever knew about faith or grace, we were offered grace. God made room for us, has been generous with us, and has given us hope; and then God asks us to offer the same gifts to others. That is what stewardship is all about: not what we owe, but what we have been given. We'll look at how God has been generous with us, and ask what it means to tend that gift and pass it on, so the same welcome, the same grace, and the same hope reach someone who is still searching.

When Jesus called his first disciples, he didn't give them a test of faith - he simply invited them to follow. That pattern held through his whole ministry. He healed, fed, forgave, and taught people before he asked them to believe. Belonging came first, and believing grew out of it. What would it look like to be a church where anyone can find a place to belong, and a place where anyone can meet Jesus?

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"You reap what you sow." We want that statement to be true, if it means that people get what they deserve. But that isn't what Paul says in Galatians 6, and it isn't how life works. People profit from bad choices every day, and good people suffer for choices they never made. Joseph knew both sides of that - his actions, both good and bad had real consequences in his life and the lives of those around him. His brothers sold him into slavery and prospered; he kept faith in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Paul insists the harvest is real: whoever sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life. This series follows Joseph from the pit to Pharaoh's palace to ask what he actually reaped after twenty years, and what we are growing in our own lives right now.

Years after his brothers threw him into a pit and sold him into slavery, Joseph stood in front of them with the power to take revenge or to forgive. And he chose to forgive. Joseph had become a man in whom the fruit of the Spirit has fully ripened. He became a person able to interrupt the cycle his family planted generations before. Paul said we will reap at the proper time if we do not give up. Joseph's proper time took twenty plus years and led him to a harvest of grace.

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"You reap what you sow." We want that statement to be true, if it means that people get what they deserve. But that isn't what Paul says in Galatians 6, and it isn't how life works. People profit from bad choices every day, and good people suffer for choices they never made. Joseph knew both sides of that - his actions, both good and bad had real consequences in his life and the lives of those around him. His brothers sold him into slavery and prospered; he kept faith in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Paul insists the harvest is real: whoever sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life. This series follows Joseph from the pit to Pharaoh's palace to ask what he actually reaped after twenty years, and what we are growing in our own lives right now.

What does it look like when we sow to the Spirit, but it seems to get us nowhere? Joseph started to turn his life around, but he was still stuck in prison. Even in prison, Joseph took the risk to help others, not knowing what might happen. This is what the fruit of the Spirit looks like while it is growing. Sowing to the Spirit does not fix our lives and make us successful; it forms us into people who do right no matter the consequences.

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"You reap what you sow." We want that statement to be true, if it means that people get what they deserve. But that isn't what Paul says in Galatians 6, and it isn't how life works. People profit from bad choices every day, and good people suffer for choices they never made. Joseph knew both sides of that - his actions, both good and bad had real consequences in his life and the lives of those around him. His brothers sold him into slavery and prospered; he kept faith in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Paul insists the harvest is real: whoever sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life. This series follows Joseph from the pit to Pharaoh's palace to ask what he actually reaped after twenty years, and what we are growing in our own lives right now.

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The Ten Commandments are among the most recognized texts in the Bible. We read them as a list of rules, or a fence around behavior. But what if that isn’t the whole story? The Ten Commandments were given to a people, newly freed from slavery, to shape them into something more: a community whose life together reflected the character of God. That is the purpose they can play in our lives today. The Ten Commandments aren’t just about what we should or should not do, they are about how our relationship with God shapes our relationships with others, and what our lives look like when God is at the center.

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The Ten Commandments are among the most recognized texts in the Bible. We read them as a list of rules, or a fence around behavior. But what if that isn’t the whole story? The Ten Commandments were given to a people, newly freed from slavery, to shape them into something more: a community whose life together reflected the character of God. That is the purpose they can play in our lives today. The Ten Commandments aren’t just about what we should or should not do, they are about how our relationship with God shapes our relationships with others, and what our lives look like when God is at the center.

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The Ten Commandments are among the most recognized texts in the Bible. We read them as a list of rules, or a fence around behavior. But what if that isn’t the whole story? The Ten Commandments were given to a people, newly freed from slavery, to shape them into something more: a community whose life together reflected the character of God. That is the purpose they can play in our lives today. The Ten Commandments aren’t just about what we should or should not do, they are about how our relationship with God shapes our relationships with others, and what our lives look like when God is at the center.

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The Ten Commandments are among the most recognized texts in the Bible. We read them as a list of rules, or a fence around behavior. But what if that isn’t the whole story? The Ten Commandments were given to a people, newly freed from slavery, to shape them into something more: a community whose life together reflected the character of God. That is the purpose they can play in our lives today. The Ten Commandments aren’t just about what we should or should not do, they are about how our relationship with God shapes our relationships with others, and what our lives look like when God is at the center.

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The Ten Commandments are among the most recognized texts in the Bible. We read them as a list of rules, or a fence around behavior. But what if that isn’t the whole story? The Ten Commandments were given to a people, newly freed from slavery, to shape them into something more: a community whose life together reflected the character of God. That is the purpose they can play in our lives today. The Ten Commandments aren’t just about what we should or should not do, they are about how our relationship with God shapes our relationships with others, and what our lives look like when God is at the center.

Max Lucado explores Paul's letter to the Roman church. When we, like the believers in Rome, can truly understand the power of grace, it sets us free from having to do good, so that we can do good. A true understanding of grace liberates us to live in the presence of Christ.

Study Guide $10.00

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This Lent, we’re paying attention to how Jesus actually meets people—at tables, in questions, in pain, and on the margins. Again and again, Jesus listens before correcting, notices before judging, and offers compassion before change. Each week invites us to slow down and practice the same posture: to listen more closely, to notice more deeply, and to stay present with real people in real moments. As we move toward Holy Week, we discover a different kind of king—one who enters humbly, refuses violence, and leads with love. And on Easter, we encounter a resurrection love that calls us by name and won’t let us go. This is a Lenten journey not about getting it right—but about becoming more attentive, more merciful, and more open to the way Jesus meets us, right where we are.

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This Lent, we’re paying attention to how Jesus actually meets people—at tables, in questions, in pain, and on the margins. Again and again, Jesus listens before correcting, notices before judging, and offers compassion before change. Each week invites us to slow down and practice the same posture: to listen more closely, to notice more deeply, and to stay present with real people in real moments. As we move toward Holy Week, we discover a different kind of king—one who enters humbly, refuses violence, and leads with love. And on Easter, we encounter a resurrection love that calls us by name and won’t let us go. This is a Lenten journey not about getting it right—but about becoming more attentive, more merciful, and more open to the way Jesus meets us, right where we are.

Every miracle Jesus performed and nearly every conversation Jesus had in Scripture was the result of an unexpected meeting or experience. Pastor Buddy Owens walks us through four life-changing encounters people had with Jesus. We'll find ourselves in their stories and see what lessons we can learn as we apply God's truth to our lives.

Study Guide $7.00

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This Lent, we’re paying attention to how Jesus actually meets people—at tables, in questions, in pain, and on the margins. Again and again, Jesus listens before correcting, notices before judging, and offers compassion before change. Each week invites us to slow down and practice the same posture: to listen more closely, to notice more deeply, and to stay present with real people in real moments. As we move toward Holy Week, we discover a different kind of king—one who enters humbly, refuses violence, and leads with love. And on Easter, we encounter a resurrection love that calls us by name and won’t let us go. This is a Lenten journey not about getting it right—but about becoming more attentive, more merciful, and more open to the way Jesus meets us, right where we are.

Develop a deeper walk with God as you seek the Lord for your battles first. This study equips believers to create their own prayer strategy and to be specific and strategic in prayer. Topics include: what prayer is and is not, why God wants us to pray, specific areas of prayer, specific strategies for prayer, and more.

Study Guide Provided

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This Lent, we’re paying attention to how Jesus actually meets people—at tables, in questions, in pain, and on the margins. Again and again, Jesus listens before correcting, notices before judging, and offers compassion before change. Each week invites us to slow down and practice the same posture: to listen more closely, to notice more deeply, and to stay present with real people in real moments. As we move toward Holy Week, we discover a different kind of king—one who enters humbly, refuses violence, and leads with love. And on Easter, we encounter a resurrection love that calls us by name and won’t let us go. This is a Lenten journey not about getting it right—but about becoming more attentive, more merciful, and more open to the way Jesus meets us, right where we are.

Develop a deeper walk with God as you seek the Lord for your battles first. This study equips believers to create their own prayer strategy and to be specific and strategic in prayer. Topics include: what prayer is and is not, why God wants us to pray, specific areas of prayer, specific strategies for prayer, and more.

Study Guide Provided

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This Lent, we’re paying attention to how Jesus actually meets people—at tables, in questions, in pain, and on the margins. Again and again, Jesus listens before correcting, notices before judging, and offers compassion before change. Each week invites us to slow down and practice the same posture: to listen more closely, to notice more deeply, and to stay present with real people in real moments. As we move toward Holy Week, we discover a different kind of king—one who enters humbly, refuses violence, and leads with love. And on Easter, we encounter a resurrection love that calls us by name and won’t let us go. This is a Lenten journey not about getting it right—but about becoming more attentive, more merciful, and more open to the way Jesus meets us, right where we are.

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This series examines what it means to “fear” God. Through understanding the difference between our cultural definition of fear and the biblical meaning, we can understand that the “fear of God” is central to the Christian life.

Develop a deeper walk with God as you seek the Lord for your battles first. This study equips believers to create their own prayer strategy and to be specific and strategic in prayer. Topics include: what prayer is and is not, why God wants us to pray, specific areas of prayer, specific strategies for prayer, and more.

Study Guide Provided

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This series examines what it means to “fear” God. Through understanding the difference between our cultural definition of fear and the biblical meaning, we can understand that the “fear of God” is central to the Christian life.

The Candlelighters are a senior fellowship group (but you don't have to be a senior to attend). They meet on the first Thursday of each month at 11:30 a.m. in the lower level Social Room for lunch and a program.

Sign up online or on your Connection Card to help us get a headcount for lunch preparation.

Develop a deeper walk with God as you seek the Lord for your battles first. This study equips believers to create their own prayer strategy and to be specific and strategic in prayer. Topics include: what prayer is and is not, why God wants us to pray, specific areas of prayer, specific strategies for prayer, and more.

Study Guide Provided

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This series examines what it means to “fear” God. Through understanding the difference between our cultural definition of fear and the biblical meaning, we can understand that the “fear of God” is central to the Christian life.

Saturday, January 31 | 4 - 7 PM | The Social Room | Suggested cost: $5

Join us for a Bob Ross paint-along, followed by a potluck dinner. All ages and skill levels welcome! No judgment here. RSVP below so we have plenty of supplies!  

Schedule - 4 PM: Painting begins. 6 PM: Potluck (bring a dish to share) 6:30 PM: Art Show & Dessert in the Gathering Space. Come for part or the whole event!