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This weekend we continue in our "Wise Up" series with a very special guest. Dr. Ray Cummings will be our guest preacher for the weekend and will share insights from the Book of Ecclesiastes that will keep us moving forward in our quest for meaning and purpose in life. Join us for Starting Point or Small Group Bible study at 9:00 am and worship at 10:30....

LIVING UNDER AUTHORITYHas you boss at work ever made you angry? Have you ever struggled to live with decisions the government has made? God has placed people in positions of authority over us and established a principle that we are to honor and be submissive to these structures as long as they don't tell us to disobey God.That can be a struggle for us... especially when we...

Knowledge deals with the "WHAT"Understanding deals with the "WHY"Wisdom addresses the "HOW"... How do we respond to the "what" in light of the "why". God wants us to live wisely. To respond to reality... And that includes the reality of things unseen. It is important that we "WISE UP!", because there is a drastic difference between how Jesus and the world defi...

Don't make rash promises, and don't be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few. Ecclesiastes 5:2 Speak Less, Sin less Has your mouth ever gotten you in trouble? There is an old saying that sometimes people let their mouth write checks that their lives can't cash. The writer of Ecclesiastes h...

The Book of Ecclesiastes wasn't written in our day and time but it could have been. With brutal honesty, the author wrestles through some of life's most relevant and perplexing questions and comes to some startling conclusions.What is life all about? What really matters? Is it possible to find real meaning and satisfaction? How do we face a world where death is the final ...

Our first two messages from Ecclesiastes could be down right depressing if we didn't know that there was more coming... AND I promise - better is coming! But not quite yet. Chapter two continues to point out the fruitless nature of life "under the sun"... However, we'll also begin to see the importance of capturing the common graces of this life and enjoying them! It's...

have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.Ecclesiastes 1:14 One of the most well-known verses penned by Solomonis in Ecclesiastes 1:14:"I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind." Life "under the sun" can be confusing, disorienting and i...

The fourth and final message in our "GROW UP" series is this Sunday! Pastor Scott will be sharing a message on reaching others with the Gospel. People are always reached in the same way, which is through the telling, the preaching, the sharing of the Gospel - the good news of Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection! So, one way or another, people have to hear the Gospel...

COMMUNITY. We toss the word around and talk about how important it is...A community is an organized group of individuals united by a common trait. It could be a love of flyfishing, Harry Potter novels, or political activism. There's something powerful, fulfilling, and comforting about meeting up with others who share an interest. For the Church, that common trait must b...

This weekend is part two of our "GROW UP" series... We will explore what it means to pray in faith.Last weekend we learned that listening to God through His Word is a vital step to growing up. It's like food If the Word of God is food for nourishment... Prayer is like breathing! I want you to cultivate boldness in your praying. God may make His purpose known either throu...