Month: December 2019

• At Calvary – Ep 4 – How do we find hope anew as a people?

  In October our U.S. Senate released a report on gun suicides in America. As background to the focus of the study (suicide by firearm) the study gave a synopsis of the rate of suicide and violent death in the U.S. This study tells a story of a nation that is losing its hope. How do…

  Pastor John

  December 30, 2019

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• Trust… The Foundation of Peace

  What type of peace does Jesus offer? Is it simply the absence of hurt or struggles? No. He offers more. It is a peace of the soul that surpasses struggles. It is also a life of peace that we must choose.

  Pastor John

  December 30, 2019

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• At Calvary – Ep 3 – Putting the Pieces Together

  God is straightforward but never simple. When we are studying who God is we have to put the pieces together. We talk about that, snow, and what kids ask about God!

  Pastor John

  December 16, 2019

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• Shadows at Christmas?

  I was thinking last week about the dark things that we sometimes miss seeing when we talk about the first Christmas.  We overlook that Joseph was about to abandon Mary.  We tend to not talk about the babies that were killed by Harod.  We gloss over Simeon’s blessing in the temple that includes declaring that…

  Pastor John

  December 16, 2019

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• Preparing for Christmas – A Struggle of Faith

  But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart. Luke 2:19 Sometimes we forget how much of struggle Christmas was for the first people who experienced it. I think of the struggle of Mary and Joseph as they made their way to Bethlehem. I think of the struggles of everyone who was visited…

  Pastor John

  December 10, 2019

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• At Calvary – Episode 2 – The Wonder of Jesus

  Isaiah 9 declares that the Messiah would be called the “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and the Prince of Peace.” Let’s think together a bit on how wonderful Jesus really is. And… some really strange inventions that you never knew that you couldn’t live without!

  Pastor John

  December 5, 2019

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