Ash Wednesday: Beauty for Ashes
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the journey to the empty tomb of Easter. God speaks of his intentions for us in Isaiah 61. He will take the ashes of our lives and make something beautiful of them.
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What God Does When You are in a Jam: When the Jam Looks Good
In this sermon series we turn to the New Testament to see what Jesus does when he gets in a jam. His response teaches us how to respond to temptation.
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Article: What Kind of God do You Believe in?
What kind of God do you want? Or to put it a different way, what kind of God do you believe in? John the Baptist was expecting one kind of God. A God who will bring punishment. John talked extensively to the crowds about what God is like and what God is going to do…
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What God Does When You Are In A Jam: Neck Deep in Homemade Jam
What does God do when you make a mess in your life including hurting others? There is a difficult story about King David that can teach us something about how to live better with God’s grace.
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Article: Jam in the Valley
We’ve been spending some time on the weekends telling stories about people who found themselves in a “jam.” No likes obstacles or trouble, but they are a fact of life. Some of the most revered people of the Bible faced great difficulties. The question is not how to avoid all potential jams because we can’t….
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What God Does When You are in a Jam: When You’re Empty
What happens when you have nothing in your tank when a jam comes your way? God gives amazing grace to help you move forward. Gideon from the book of Judges shows us what God can do in our lives.
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What God Does When You Are In A Jam: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
We are in our second week of “What God Does When you are in a Jam” series. This week we look at a moment in Moses’ life when he was between a rock and hard place. God provides a way forward for Moses and for us.
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Article: Water
I’ve been thinking a lot about water. Specifically, the water supply in southern Nevada. As most of you know, our water supply has been dwindling for the past 20 years. Lake Mead has served as our primary water source since 1935 when Hoover Dam was completed. As most of you know the water serves another…
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New Year’s Day 2023
It is the first day of 2023! How will we face the new year? By being present in the moment because that is where our faith is.
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Article: Christmas 2022 Reflections
We come to the last few days of the year with an eye on New Year’s Day. Even as the world has moved on from Christmas, that is the season we are in and will be until Epiphany on January 6th. I know it seems odd that it is still Christmas. After all, the stores…
