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17 Feb 2021

Can you think of a time when you reacted poorly to an inconvenient situation? Maybe it was while you were in the car after having a tire go flat, or in a traffic jam somewhere or even with the kids acting up in the back seat after you’ve had a less than perfect day at work. Sometimes the best judge of someone’s character is how they respond to challenging times. From beginning to end, the Bible teaches us that our actions and attitudes indicate the content of our hearts. Think about Jonah......

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10 Feb 2021

Our Identity In Christ

David Dahl

blog, Pastor David Dahl

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For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:13) It comes out of nowhere and at the strangest times. You see the news and hear of a city burned and looted or national monuments vandalized. The words come quickly: “Why? Who do they think they are?” The “why” and the “who” are important words. They are identity triggers. Just pause for a bit and ask yourself, “Why do I do the things......

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09 Feb 2021

Not By Might But Spirit

David Dahl

blog, Pastor David Dahl

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Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. (Zechariah 4:6b) When the above words were spoken, the children of Israel were a conquered people. They were under Persian rule. The temple had been destroyed. Jerusalem lay in ruins. They knew they were up against insurmountable odds. How would they survive? God spoke to Zechariah, “’Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord of hosts.” It’s not by human grit or by mustering an army that guarantees success. It is God,......

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09 Feb 2021

Taking Time to Pray

Pastor Scott

blog, Pastor Scott Mann

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Have you taken the time to pray today? I can just hear some of the thoughts going through the air right now. “Pastor Scott, are you crazy, we’ve been praying like crazy” or “Of course we have, there’s a pandemic going on!” I believe that we are living in a time when more people than ever are praying. Maybe some for the first time. I hope their prayers continue. We all live busy and hectic lives the way it is and now with the anxiety and fear produced by Covid-19, it can......

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