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Jesus Has Made God Known

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss how Jesus makes it possible to have a real relationship with God. ...

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You Are a Child of God

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss the breathtaking reality that through Christ, you are a child of God. ...

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God Has Made Himself Known - Amazing!

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss the astounding reality that God has made Himself known to us. ...

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Miracles

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Do you question why God doesn’t miraculously heal your physical suffering? Pastors James and Mike provide insight on why God may choose not to heal you physically. ...

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The Gospel-Formed Church

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss how a gospel focus forms churches into Holy Spirit led peace, comfort, and awe-filled communities. ...

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A Place for Suffering

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss the place of suffering in a Christian's life. ...

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Living in Light of Christ's Return

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In this week's video Pastors James and Mike discuss what it might look like to live in the reality of Christ's return. ...

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AWAKEN!

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss our need to recognize our enemies' attacks and defend ourselves with the gospel. ...

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The Gospel Can Save Anyone

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss the power of the gospel to transform anyone, even the most fervent hater of Jesus. ...

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Testing Your Heart

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What competes with Christ’s value of being most important to you? Pastors James and Mike discuss the importance of testing and knowing your own heart as it relates to your relationship with Jesus Christ. ...

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What Wows You?

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss that though your world may try to wow you in many ways, only Jesus can meet your real Wow need. ...

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The Offense of the Gospel

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What is holding you back from sharing the truth? In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss the necessity of sharing the gospel. ...

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The Pharisee Within Us

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss the need to recognize and fight off any Pharisaical thinking inside us. ...

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The Presence of God

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss the miracle and gift of the presence of God in every believer's life. ...

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We Must Speak

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In this week's video Pastors James and Mike discuss the joy and necessity of speaking the gospel of Jesus to others. ...

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The Benefits of our Differences

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In this week's video Pastors James and Mike discuss the importance of facing our differences in the deepening of our relationship with Christ and each other. ...

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Being an Intentional Witness

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss our incredible joy and responsibility to be witnesses of the Gospel and the need for intentionality on our parts. ...

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His Face Shining Upon You

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss the power of God's Shining Face to reflect Him to the world. To have the confidence that there is a God in the universe that is good and his face is shining upon us is a gift. ...

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The Internal “Must” of Obedience

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss Peter's statement: "We must obey God rather than men." Here the word “must” is an internal drive to act in line with what we truly believe and to obey God. ...

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The Unstoppable Gospel

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The unstoppable gospel is the power of God. It’s where we encounter God and his saving power, his sanctifying power, and his glorifying power. ...

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Seeking Awe

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We are all awe-seekers because we are made in the image of God. We should feel awe—worshipful reverence. But when we find our ultimate awe in anything but God, that’s idolatry and it will never satisfy. Listen to learn how you can find deeper joy....

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It All Begins With the Heart

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Does your heart long for Christ? Are you captivated by Christ? In this week’s video, Pastor's James and Mike discuss how beholding Christ first and foremost naturally leads to the beautifully unified community we see in The Book of Acts....

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Impassioned By Our Sovereign Lord

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Why is it so difficult to speak with confidence and to witness to people about the love of God in Christ? If you truly believe the gospel is actually true, is there a fire inside of you built on this foundation? Keep your mind on the Sovereign Lord. There’s no realm of existence where the sovereign authority of Jesus is not reigning right now....

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Filled with the Spirit

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In Acts 4, we see that the Holy Spirit was with Peter in a powerful way. In like manner, we should put ourselves in a position where we are filled with the Spirit. Focus on Jesus. If you’re filled with the Holy Spirit, you are filled with the knowledge and love and glory of Jesus Christ. ...

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Pursuing Christ First

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In this week's video Pastors James and Mike discuss how pursuing Christ is the pathway to true refreshment, versus pursuing refreshment as an end in and of itself....

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Looking to Jesus

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss the challenges and some practical suggestions of looking to Jesus. ...

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Seeing People

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss the things that help and hinder us from seeing people as Christ sees them. ...

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A Focus on Jesus Changes Everything

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss how the behaviors of the early church began and continue with their focus on Jesus. ...

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A Jesus-Centered Heart

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss the blessings and necessity of a Christian's heart centered on Jesus....

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Repentance from Works

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss the difference between repentance from wrong actions and repentance from thinking your actions have control over God. ...

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Seeing Isn’t Believing

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss how true faith takes more than physical sight. It takes the heart. ...

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The Heart of the Matter

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In this week’s video, Pastors James and Mike discuss how beginning with our heart for Jesus leads to a right perspective about everything....

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The Simple Gospel

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss the crucial importance of beginning, continuing and ending with the simple gospel. ...

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Sin and Power

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In this week's video Pastors James and Mike discuss how to deal with our sin and failures given the reality of the power of the Holy Spirit. ...

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Experiencing the Spirit’s Power

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In today's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss how a Christian can connect with the power of the Holy Spirit within them. ...

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Essential Unity

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss how the early church unity is still essential for us today. ...

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Witnesses

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In this week's video Pastor's James and Mike discuss how the Holy Spirit's power and our daily time with God are intended to propel us into the world as witnesses. ...

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Being a True Member

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss how all Christians are members of the universal church and why it's important to live that out in a local church. ...

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Acts in Our Mission

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SERMON REFLECTION VIDEOS HAVE RESUMED FOR 2021! This week, Pastors James and Mike discuss how the themes found throughout the book of Acts so clearly connect with our mission as a church. ...

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God with Us

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike reflect on the amazing and practical implications of God with us. ...

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God’s Amazing Grace Shines into Our Darkness

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In this video, Pastors James and Mike discuss how the glory of the gospel shines through the book of Jonah. ...

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God’s Grace and Our Rebellious Hearts

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In this week’s video, Pastors James and Mike discuss God's continual amazing grace in Christ, to those rebelling in their heart. ...

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Jonah and Prayer

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Jonah’s prayer conveys a heart of hypocrisy instead of a genuine heart. He’s in rebellion with no mention of confession or request for forgiveness. When we pray, do we acknowledge our rebellion? Do we seek forgiveness and restoration with God? Are we in danger of forsaking the steadfast love of God as we continue to rebel? ...

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Suffering Can Expose Heart Issues

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In this week’s video, Pastors James and Mike discuss how you should utilize periods of suffering for self reflection into potential heart issues with God. ...

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Jonah's and Our Heart Problems

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss how Jonah's heart caused him to run and how we must check our hearts as well. ...

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The Right Heart for Government Authority

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In this week's sermon reflection video, Pastors James and Mike discuss from the sermon passage what Christians attitudes and hearts should be toward government authorities. ...

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Dealing with Your Heart in these Challenging Times

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In this week's sermon reflection video, Pastors James and Mike discuss our core heart issues as they relate to the challenges around us today. ...

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Does the Pandemic Mean the End is Near?

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In this week’s sermon reflection video, Pastor James answers the question: Does the Pandemic Mean the End is Near? What’s the sign that Jesus is coming again? Jesus entreats us to not be led astray. ...

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God's Tender Love

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In this week's sermon reflection video, Pastors James and Mike discuss Almighty God's tender love in protecting us through life's troubles. ...

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Be Strong and Courageous

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In this week's sermon reflection video, Pastors James and Mike discuss finding strength and courage in God's amazing character and wonders. ...

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Your Primary Focus in Life

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In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss the importance of having your primary focus in life on Jesus. ...

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Being Silent and Trusting God

In this week’s sermon reflection video, Pastors James and Mike discuss a grumbling spirit versus trusting God. ...

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Treasure in Jars of Clay

In this week’s sermon reflection video, Pastors James and Mike discuss the importance of focusing on our true treasure versus our appearance to ourselves and others. ...

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God's Grace in Good Works

In this week's sermon reflection video, Pastor's James and Mike discuss how our "good works" flow from surrender to God. ...

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Knowing You Have Life

In this week's Vlog, Pastors James and Mike reflect on 1 John's key purpose to help us know we have eternal life. ...

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LIFE Now

In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss the reality of our LIFE now in Christ. ...

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True Victory

In this video, Pastors James and Mike discuss what victory looks like for the Christian in contrast to the world. ...

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Forgiven Forgivers

In this week's sermon reflection video, Pastors James and Mike discuss how understanding the vastness of our forgiveness leads naturally to being able to forgive others. ...

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Focusing on the Amazing Jesus

In this week’s Pastor's Vlog, Pastor Mike shares how focusing on the amazing Jesus can change your life. ...

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The Not Yet in Your Life Today

In this week’s Pastor's Vlog, Pastor's James and Mike discuss how living with a view of eternity, the not yet, can affect your life each day....

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The Word Rains

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Do you wonder if God is accomplishing his purpose in your life? James and Cozette reflect on Isaiah 55:10-11 and discuss some ways that God accomplishes his purposes in our lives through his word. ...

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Focusing on God’s Thoughts

In this week's video, Pastor James and Mike discuss how focusing on the greatness of God's thoughts and ways transforms us. ...

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Love or Fear

In this week's video, Pastors James and Mike discuss how the Christian life is either motivated by love or fear. ...

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Considering the Sermon Application Points

Pastor Mike shares how he considers sermon application points and how you can apply the sermon points to your life. ...

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Experiencing God's Love - Part 3

In this three-part sermon reflection video series, Pastors James and Mike discuss the essential reality of experiencing God's love as the foundation for truly loving others. ...

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Experiencing God's Love - Part 2

In this three-part sermon reflection video series, Pastors James and Mike discuss the essential reality of experiencing God's love as the foundation for truly loving others....

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Experiencing God's Love - Part 1

In this three-part video series, Pastors James and Mike discuss the essential reality of experiencing God's love as the foundation for truly loving others. ...

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Be Still and Know I'm God - Part 3

In this three-part video series, Pastors James and Mike discuss what it means to "Be Still" in all the activities of your life. ...

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Be Still and Know I'm God - Part 2

In this three-part video series, Pastors James and Mike discuss what it means to "Be Still" in all the activities of your life. ...

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Be Still and Know I'm God - Part 1

In this three-part video series, Pastors James and Mike discuss what it means to "Be Still" in all the activities of your life. ...

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Living With the Heart of Jesus - Part 3

In this three-part sermon reflection video series, Pastors James and Mike discuss discerning between the spirit of truth and the spirit of error in real-life circumstances. ...

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Living With the Heart of Jesus - Part 2

In this three-part video series, Pastors James and Mike discuss how to discern between the spirit of truth and the spirit of error in real-life circumstances. ...

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Living With the Heart of Jesus - Part 1

In this three-part video series, Pastors James and Mike discuss discerning between the spirit of truth and the spirit of error in real-life circumstances. ...

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The Moral Test for Assurance

In this week’s videos, Pastors James and Mike discuss the assurance tests provided by Apostle John. Today's video focuses on the Moral test and centers on a heart that desires obedience toward God. ...

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The Social Test for Assurance

Today's video focuses on the Social test. The pastors discuss how Jesus loves us, rescues us, and rejoices over us. If we understand that, we are changed and our hearts are inclined toward self sacrificial love. ...

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The Theological Test for Assurance

Today's video which focuses on the Theological test, aims at assurance gained from a substantive faith and firm belief in Jesus as taught in the Scriptures. ...

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Facing Love & Hope in Our Own Hearts - Part 3

In this week’s three-part video, Pastors James and Mike discuss how minimizing selfishness and hatred in our hearts is deadly and how maximizing love is life....

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Facing Love & Hope in Our Own Hearts - Part 2

In this week’s three-part video, Pastors James and Mike discuss how minimizing selfishness and hatred in our hearts is deadly and how maximizing love is life....

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Facing Love & Hope in Our Own Hearts - Part 1

In this week’s three-part video, Pastors James and Mike discuss how minimizing selfishness and hatred in our hearts is deadly and how maximizing love is life....

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Sermon Devotional-1 John 3:4-10

In today's video, Pastors James and Mike examine the biblical text 1 John 3: 4-10 for a time of devotion with God. ...

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Wrestling with Sin and Assurance Part 2

In this two-part video series, Pastors James and Mike discuss how to have assurance of true faith, while wrestling with sin. ...

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Wrestling with Sin and Assurance Part 1

Pastors James and Mike discuss how to have assurance of true faith, while wrestling with sin....

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Christ's Return Inspires Purity

In this week’s sermon reflection videos, Pastor James and Mike share a 3-part reflection on James’ sermon: “The Abiding Glories of the Second Coming.” Video 3 reflects on how Christ’s return can inspire Christians to lead more pure lives. ...

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Confidence at Christ's Return

In this week’s sermon reflection videos, Pastor James and Mike share a 3-part reflection on James’ sermon: “The Abiding Glories of the Second Coming.” Video 2 reflects on why Christians can be confident when Christ returns. ...

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We Are Different Than the World

In this week’s sermon reflection videos, Pastor James and Mike share a 3-part reflection on Sunday's sermon. Part 1 reflects on how Christians are different than the world....

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The Lure of False Ideas

In this sermon reflection video, Pastors James and Mike continue their discussion of abiding in Christ and how false teachers and teaching attempt to lure us away from our right beliefs about Jesus....

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The Danger of Variations

In this sermon reflection video, Pastors James and Mike continue their discussion of abiding in Christ and how one variation in our view of who Christ is can take down the whole gospel. You must understand who you believe in. ...

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Abiding in Christ

In today's sermon reflection video, Pastors James and Mike discuss what it means to abide in Christ’s love on a daily basis. ...

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Knowing Christ - Part 2

In today's sermon reflection video, Pastors Mike and James continue to encourage us to know the truth about Christ and to remain awake and alert to false teaching....

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Knowing Christ - Part 1

In today's sermon reflection video, Pastors Mike and James encourage us to know the truth about Christ and to remain awake and alert to false teaching....

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Living With Urgency

In today's sermon reflection video, Pastors Mike and James discuss how the second coming of Jesus should affect the way we live today. ...

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Set Your Affections Rightly Part 3

In the third part of the video series, Setting Your Affections Rightly, Pastor James and Mike discuss how a focus on Christ’s affection keeps our affections for the things in this world in their rightful place....

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Set Your Affections Rightly Part 2

In today's sermon reflection video, Set Your Affections Rightly Part 2 Pastor James and Mike discuss how a focus on Christ’s affection keeps our affections for the things in this world in their rightful place....

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Set Your Affections Rightly Part 1

In today's sermon reflection video, Pastor James and Mike discuss how a focus on Christ’s affection keeps our affections for the things in this world in their rightful place....

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The Resurrection and Fearlessness

In this video Pastor James and Mike discuss how the resurrection should lead to fearlessness in life and ministry. ...

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The Resurrection and Your Life Now

In this video Pastor Mike reflects with Pastor James on how the resurrection applies to our daily lives. ...

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The Pandemic and the End Times

In this video Pastors James and Mike give some thoughts from the Bible about how the current pandemic relates to the end times....

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Engaging with the Promises

In this video Pastor Mike reflects on the things in this passage that should keep us continually amazed!...

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What to Do with Fear

In this video Pastor Mike asks Pastor James a question about his message regarding fear during these challenging times. ...

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The Perfect Tense

In this video, Pastors James and Mike discuss the significance of the verb tenses in 1 John 2:12-14. ...

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The Love of God

In this video Pastor Mike reflects on Pastor James’ message regarding experiencing God's love first as a means and amplifier to loving those around us....

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The Concept of Darkness

In this video Pastor Mike reflects on Pastor James’ message regarding how God's love in Christ is the light that illuminates the darkness....

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How Does Love in the Community Affect the World?

In this video Pastor James speaks further on love in the church ...

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