Pastor David
The Fruit of the Spirit
How will we know if we are walking by the Spirit, rather than the power of Sin? Well, each ruler produces a certain type of life; one conforms to the […]
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Walk by the Spirit
We might not agree with him or like it, but the apostle Paul reminds us that life is binary. Either we are being ruled by sin or by God. If […]
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The Gift and Gifts of the Spirit
When we give each other gifts it is usually to express love to another person. That is certainly an element of receiving gifts from the Spirit, but these gifts are […]
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What Just Happened?
On the day of Pentecost there was a lot of noise and it was clear that something was going on, but no one knew exactly what it was. Some thought […]
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Till Death We Do Part
In a culture of easy marriages, our enduring marriages become a unique witness to God’s enduring love for the world.
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Marriage Workout
Marriage is a small, more intimate community rooted in the Spirit. This makes it good, but like all communities, it cannot be taken for granted. We must be intentional to [&hell...
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What’s the Plan?
Having cleared the ground, noting that marriage is not the end all and be all for everyone and that divorce can be handled gracefully, we now want to put forward […]
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Dealing with Divorce Gracefully
Divorce is not God’s ideal and it’s not usually ours either — but, divorce happens. We want to up hold the kind of kingdom community Jesus envisions, while at ...
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One Size Doesn’t Fit All
As we begin a new series designed to examine what God says about Christian marriage, it is important we begin by recognizing not everyone is called to be married. Some […]
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Descending into Greatness
Our culture has taught us each to pursue our own happiness; in its worst form this is what James describes as wisdom from below. Rather, he offers wisdom from above […]
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Life Between Now and Then
In a world where the only real word is death which leads to hopelessness, the Christian has hope because Jesus has been raised from the dead. It’s for this reason […]
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“…but, words will never hurt me.”
In a world of words James calls the Christian community to a more silent and active faith
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Walk the Walk
For Christian faith to be genuine it must be lived. We don’t need to fear a works based faith because works do not save only Jesus does, but the other […]
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Courting the “Right” People
James reminds us that even as Christians our human tendency will be to evaluate and treat people differently. When we do that in our congregations we are judging people inapprop...
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It’s a Hard-Knock Life
Life isn’t fair. Everyone goes through hard times and difficulties–that includes Christians. So, how are Christians supposed to respond when times are tough?
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Women’s Work
We have recognized that in Christ Jesus there is no distinction between male and female, that God has called us all to be his ministers. However, we have to also […]
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Don’t Get Cocky
Pride is a condition of the human heart that the church has always cautioned Christians to beware. Boasting is a symptom of that pride. If we are going to be […]
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This Ain’t a Disney Movie
Disney tells some wonderful and powerful stories, but they often encourage us to look in for what we need to be delivered. Christianity differs because what we need for delivera...
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Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Christmas isn’t a Hallmark card, it’s an alarm bell to the world that things are not as they should be while at the same moment extremely good news because God [&hel...
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Not What We Were Expecting
Too often we experience disappointment with God because he doesn’t play by our rules. We want him to do things for us the way we want them done, but he […]
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