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January 29th, 2012 – WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT SEXUAL PURITY? – Pastor Tim Pusey

WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT SEXUAL PURITY? Ephesians 5:1-14 Fourth in Sermon Series: “Living as Children of Light” January 29, 2012

[Begin with video: “Relationships: Street Interviews” (3:22)] This morning I’ve entitled my sermon, “What’s the Big Deal about Sexual Purity?”—and I thought the video you just saw would be an interesting place to [...]

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January 22nd, 2012 – ARE “POSTMODERN” AND “EMERGING CHURCH” OF THE DEVIL? – Pastor Tim Pusey

ARE “POSTMODERN” AND “EMERGING CHURCH” OF THE DEVIL? 2 Peter 2:1-3 and 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 Third in Sermon Series: “Living as Children of Light.” January 22, 2012

Some time this week, as I was contemplating this morning’s message, I thought to myself, “What in the world was I smoking when I planned to preach [...]

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January 15th, 2012 – HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? – Pastor Tim Pusey

HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? Luke 12:13-34 Second in Sermon Series: “Living as Children of Light” January 15, 2012

Cindy and I flew through Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago and were intrigued with all the slot machines in the airport! It cost me a fortune to get out of that airport that day! [...]

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January 8th, 2012 – DOES GOD REALLY CARE – Pastor Tim Pusey

DOES GOD REALLY CARE ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE? Matthew 25:31-46 First in Sermon Series: “Living as Children of Light” January 8, 2012

Would it shock you for me to admit that there are some topics pastors don’t like to talk about from the pulpit? It’s certainly true in a lot of contexts outside the church [...]

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January 1, 2012 – DON’T LOOK BACK – Dr. Ron Kratzer

Message: Don’t Back Look Scripture: Philippians 3:12-16 Action Step: Keep your eyes on the prize, Christ Jesus our Lord.

Satchel Page, the famous baseball player, gained a national reputation for his rules for successful living. The best known of those rules was: “Don’t look back. Something may be gaining on you.” That’s something like [...]

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December 25th, 2011 – HOPE IN A TINY KING – Pastor Tim Pusey

HOPE IN A TINY KING Matthew 2:1-12, esp v 6 Sixth in Advent Series: “Hope” Christmas Morning, December 25, 2011

Hope is a good thing, don’t you think? In fact, I’d say it’s a wonderful thing! If you have hope, you have everything! If you have no hope, you have nothing! And one of [...]

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December 24th, 2011 – HOPE FOR FOLK LIKE US – Pastor Tim Pusey

HOPE FOR FOLK LIKE US Luke 2:1-7 (or 1-20) Fifth in Advent Series: “Hope” Christmas Eve, December 24, 2011 Let me share with you the wonderful Christmas story as told in the Gospel of Luke, chapter 2— [Read Luke 2:1-7, NIV] I’ve been thinking this week about this marvelous scene and how God chose to [...]

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December 18th, 2011 – WHERE THERE’S LIGHT, THERE’S HOPE! – Pastor Tim Pusey

WHERE THERE’S LIGHT, THERE’S HOPE! John 8:12 Fourth in Advent Series: “Hope” December 18, 2011 Thanks, kids, for reminding us this morning of a marvelous truth—that Jesus is the Light of the World! And I love all the reminders of that at Christmastime in the beautifully lit Christmas trees and in all the light displays. [...]

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December 11th, 2011 – BECAUSE GOD IS WITH US – Pastor Tim Pusey

BECAUSE GOD IS WITH US Matthew 1:18-23 Third in Advent Series: “Hope” December 11, 2011

There’s something about this time of the year, isn’t there? The old song, “Silver Bells,” has a line that goes, “In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas.” So what is the “feeling” of Christmas? It’s certainly something a [...]

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December 4th, 2011 – HOPE FOR US ALL – Pastor Tim Pusey

HOPE FOR US ALL Matthew 1:18-21 Second in Advent Series: “Hope” December 4, 2011

We’re in our second Sunday of Advent this morning, and those of you who were here last Sunday may recall that we’re going to center in Matthew’s Gospel this Advent, and on the amazing and powerful word, “Hope.” Last Sunday [...]

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