Audio Sermon: Skin

Friday, February 29th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Sermons | Comments Off

Our self-image is the compass we use to follow the life map that has been laid before us. With an unhealthy self-image we will find ourselves lost trying to live a life we were never intended to live. God has a better way. In this message, Associate Pastor, Scott Fameli covers three points regarding our self image: Defining Healthy Self-Image - A healthy self-image can only be found by reconciling my realities with the truth – my ...

How Does the Church Handle Crisis Communication?

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Church Leadership | Comments Off

If you have been in a church for any length of time, you have no doubt seen or experienced first hand a crisis. Things like the pastor retiring, interpersonal conflict among members, moral failure of church leaders and even changing the color of the carpet can lead to a crisis. While such crisis situations will come, the real test is how will the church handle them. Is there a plan in place or do ...

Audio Sermon: Security

Saturday, February 16th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Sermons | 1 Comment »

As we finalize our study in Romans Chapter 8, we learn how we can have hope and joy in the most difficult loses in life. Even if the world takes everything from us and tries to drown us in sorrow, we can maintain buoyancy in the face of it all. We can have joy in any circumstance! In this message, Ray looks at three spiritual realities that bring absolute security: My Bad Things Will Turn Out ...

Give It Up!

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 by Ryan Cook posted in Christian Living | 2 Comments »

Prayer. It's huge. In fact, it should be typed up as PRAYER!!! The NIV Bible has 155 references just to the particular variation of the word. Jesus gives both a model and an example of prayer. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 puts in simply: "Pray without ceasing..."; an entire verse is dedicated to the idea. With so many examples, instructions and exhortations on the matter, why is it that prayer is ...

Christians Now Have No Excuse To Miss Church

Monday, February 11th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Funny Stuff | Comments Off

We have all done it - made excuses as to why we might not attend any particular church service - whether we have actually acted on them or not. My pastor recently presented a humorous look at what a church might do in order to provide no excuse to miss church. They'd hold a special service called "No Excuse Sunday" which might look something like this. (Name of Church) Announces "No Excuse Sunday" Event To make it ...

Audio Sermon: Suffering

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Sermons | Comments Off

In the second week in Romans Chapter 8, we learn that a Christian can expect suffering to come their way but also discover how to make suffering either work for us or against us. Furthermore we will see how suffering can assist the process of spiritual transformation. In this message, Ray examines the following points: We should expect suffering to come our way. Why this occurs. How to make suffering work for us and not against us. How we ...