Archives for October 2015

Have you made time to review the Preparing for Sunday post this week? You can find it in your weekly email newsletter or on the church website. Take time today to read through the Bible text for tomorrow and review the post to help stir your heart, increase our understanding of our great God and prepare to gather together as one body, one mind and one voice tomorrow to wo...

This past summer we had a number of baptisms, and would like to present the video testimonies which accompanied each baptism in a series of blog posts over the next several weeks. We have received a number of comments of how encouraging and helpful these testimonies of God's grace have been to our membership, and pray that you will see the greatness of God in how he saves ...

Carefully Think Read Matt 24:1-14. How many questions do the disciples ask Jesus in v.3? Are any of them answered here? Who is in danger of being deceived in v. 4? How successful are the false Christs in their deception? (see v. 5, 9, 10, 11, 12) Do you consider yourself at risk for deception? Should you? What is the final display of going astray? (v. 12) Prayer...

Are you thankful for our elders? We should be; for their faithful preaching of the Word of God from the pulpit. Thank you Brett Harris for the message last Sunday on Titus 3, examing two of the marks of the church, the gospel and conversion. He helped us understand the responsibility of our conversion is to serve others and do good works, which are all fueled by a life ch...

Next weekend, November 6-8, our Grounded Student ministry will be taking a group of students to the Ignite Conference in Hutchinson, KS. The conference is an opportunity for like-minded churches to come together and provide their students an opportunity to hear Biblical speakers who will encourage their growth in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ....

Carefully Think Read Titus 13 for a full context. Re-read Titus 3:18. Who is this section being addressed to? In verse 3, what does the "for" tells us about how the preceding and current verses relate to one another? In verse 4, how does the verse transition? What significance is that? Why would Paul remind us here of salvation? This thought continues all the way thr...

A trip to Disney World is almost like a trip to another planet. It is designed to help you escape the realities of life for a brief time, to live in a fantasy world of abundant fun and happiness. The fantasy fun ends quickly when you realize that the "fantasy world" experience just cost you large amounts of your "real" money. We laugh about that, but the routine Christian...

Carefully Think Quickly review Matthew 23. Carefully read Matthew 23:37-24:3 What was the scene prior to Jesus' statement in 23:37? How does that add to the intensity of his statement? What does Jesus mean by his statement in vs. 38? What did Jesus teach regarding the temple in previous passages? What do you think the disciples have in mind as they ask their questio...

Church, it felt really good to get back into Matthew this past Sunday. If you were not able to attend OR you would like to hear it again, please listen to the sermon online (Click here for the sermon). Pastor Bret gave an overview of Matthew 24 - 25 to get us back in the context of Matthew's letter. He spent a great deal of time before the overview preparing our hearts wi...

Carefully Think Read Matthew 23 for remembering the context of where we have been; place special emphasis on verses 3639. Read Matthew 2425. Watch for repeated keywords or ideas through 24 and 25. What do you think the focus is in each section? What is Jesus warning against in chapter 24:413? What does verse 14 show in relation to the previous verses? Can you summar...

This past summer we had a number of baptisms, and would like to present the video testimonies which accompanied each baptism in a series of blog posts over the next several weeks. We have received a number of comments of how encouraging and helpful these testimonies of God's grace have been to our membership, and pray that you will see the greatness of God in how he saves ...

Prayerfully Meditate What is your typical approach to preparing your heart to hear from God through his word on Sunday? How would the following passages assist you in preparing yourself to hear from God on Sunday: James 1:19-25; 1 Peter 2:1-2; 2 Thessalonians 3:1. What role should confession of sin and prayer play in your preparation to listen? Make a list of what you...