Archive | July, 2009

Pastor Roland’s Blog

Nine and a half years ago I started seventh grade in South Africa. My family had just moved back to South Africa after spending eleven years in Omaha, NE. I was born in South Africa, and we had visited twice to see family while we lived in Omaha, but I wasn’t prepared for the culture [...]

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July 26, 2009 Pastor Tim Pusey

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: GUARDING THE HEART OF YOUR HOME Deuteronomy 5:18

Let’s start by singing our Ten Commandment song again— One—Don’t worship other gods Two—No graven images Three—Don’t take God’s name in vain Four—The Sabbath is for rest Five—Obey your mom and dad Six—Don’t ever, ever kill Seven—Be faithful to your spouse And (Eight) [...]

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July 19, 2009 Pastor Tim Pusey

LIVE AND LET LIVE! Deuteronomy 5:17

Apparently, some people in America today consider the Ten Commandments dangerous. Put them up at work, or in a classroom, or at the courthouse, and someone will insist that they be taken down. There was a recent cartoon that depicted two public school administrators watching a line of [...]

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Dr. Kratzer’s Blog

How many people do you know who are always pessimistic about life? That is called, “stinking thinking.” There is no question that life is tough and we don’t always have answers for what happens in life, but we do have the promises of God. The Apostle Paul provides a powerful word for people who tend [...]

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July 12, 2009 Pastor Tim Pusey

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: GETTING IT RIGHT WITH MOM AND DAD Deuteronomy 5:16

As we begin, I want to invite you all to stand. You know what’s coming, don’t you? We’re going to all digress for just a moment and sing our little kids’ song about the Ten Commandments—because I want us to have some [...]

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Pastor Casey’s Blog

“I Love You More” These words are very familiar to me while I was growing up. My mother and sister and I would tell the other we love them, only to have the person respond by saying, “I love you more”. This past weekend Alyssa and I were privileged to get the chance to go [...]

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July 5, 2009 Pastor Tim Pusey

WHAT’S SO SPECIAL ABOUT SUNDAYS? Deuteronomy 5:12-15  

It’s so good to be back with you this morning… As we continue in this series on the Ten Commandments, let’s begin by reminding ourselves of all Ten of them by singing the little ditty the kids taught us a few weeks ago: One—Don’t worship other gods [...]

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Pastor Paul’s Blog

The other day I was working out in the yard when I was bothered by something in my eye. I walked inside and began looking intently into the mirror to see if I could discover what it was. It seemed like I was there for a while, in reality it was probably only a matter [...]

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