Episodes
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Where Your Treasure is.....
March 22nd, 2020 | 42 mins 8 secs
As Winston Churchill said, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." We know that possessions do not make us happy, but it's still difficult to live out. How can we shift our focus from making a living to making a life? In this sermon, Natalie Wood shares what the Bible teaches about living generously.
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How to Help
March 15th, 2020 | 40 mins 39 secs
Following Jesus is more than just not doing anything wrong. Following Jesus is more than your individual salvation. Following Jesus includes action like providing food, clothing, health care, and education for those who need it. This is what it means to love our neighbors as ourself. This may be both inconvenient and costly. It was for Jesus. Dr. Mark Foster shares “How to Help” through sharing the words of Jesus and the witness of the church.
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Growing in the Word
March 8th, 2020 | 45 mins 57 secs
Americans are fond of the Bible, but most rarely read it. We lead busy lives, and the Bible can be a difficult book to understand. But when we read the Bible, we encounter the living Word of God--Jesus Christ--and we learn to walk with him. In this sermon, Rev. Brandon Blacksten shares practical ways you can approach the Bible to encounter God in its pages.
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A Living Hallelujah
March 1st, 2020 | 34 mins 34 secs
worship
Worship is not something we watch or attend. Worship is something we do! Worship is our response to God’s invitation. In this sermon Dr. Mark Foster shows us how worship and prayer are foundational practices of the Christian faith. Learn a simple hand prayer you can share with your children or grandchildren. This message is one you can put into practice today.
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Be the Best Person for Your Person
February 23rd, 2020 | 36 mins 39 secs
The #1 thing you can do for the health of your marriage is to become healthy yourself. So, how can we help one another become emotionally healthy? Dr. Mark Foster shares three questions to consider before getting married and biblical guidance for loving well.
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A Biblical Guide to Weakening Your Marriage, Family and Friendships
February 16th, 2020 | 38 mins 38 secs
family, friendships, judges, marriage
The Bible is full of real people with real relationship challenges we can all learn from if we are willing to see ourselves in the stories of the people of God. Dr. Mark Foster explains the four relationship challenges from Judges 16 as we learn what NOT to do from Samson and Delilah.
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To Love and To Cherish
February 9th, 2020 | 40 mins 3 secs
colossians, marriage, relationships
The beginning of marriage is exciting, but it's also challenging--particularly when you realize your spouse's habits, expectations, and dreams are much different than your own. And when children enter the picture, everything else goes out the window as we just try to get by. But when we clothe ourselves with the character of Jesus, we can learn to navigate difference and conflict so that we're able "to love and to cherish" one another for a lifetime.
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In Singleness, We're With You
February 2nd, 2020 | 33 mins 31 secs
Over the years, dating has changed drastically! What does dating look like today? Even more important, what role does faith in God have with dating and singleness? In this sermon, we explore contemporary dating, Scriptures pertaining to singleness, and what the church can do to equip single people.
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Thy Will Be Done
January 26th, 2020 | 37 mins 31 secs
C.S. Lewis wrote, “There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, in the end, ‘Thy will be done.’ All that are in Hell, choose it.” In this message, Dr. Mark Foster looks at God’s will versus Jonah’s will when it comes to the people and animals of Nineveh. Much of knowing what to do starts with knowing who you are and who God is.
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Let's Try This Again
January 19th, 2020 | 35 mins 38 secs
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Rock Bottom
January 12th, 2020 | 37 mins 25 secs
Discernment performed alone can become delusion.
How can you tell if the voice in your head is from God or from a dark place?
In “Rock Bottom,” Dr. Mark Foster takes a look at the life of Jonah as an example of what God does, how God does it, and how to know if it is truly God or not.
The good news is we have a God of second chances and we have thousands of years of brothers and sisters in the faith leading us to the way that leads to life.
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Reading the Signs of Daily Life
January 5th, 2020 | 37 mins 2 secs
Direction without confirmation is delusion. How do we know what God wants us to do? How can we confirm what God is showing us individually and for our common mission? In “Seeing 2020” Dr. Mark Foster draws from the teaching and practice of the early church in helping us see how to discern what God is showing us. God is always speaking. Our question is, “Do we want what God wants?” or do we just “Want God to give us what we want?"