"Friends: Be a Spur" (HS) - 11.28.18

High School Message
Beginning with the idea of magnets and metals we looked closer at the kind of friend and influence we need and need to be.

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"Friends: Be a Spur" (MS) - 11.14.18

Middle School Message
Beginning with the idea of magnets and metals we looked closer at the kind of friend and influence we need and need to be.

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"Friends" Intro - 11.07.18

Middle & High School Message
We kept middle & high school together to briefly introduce the next key issue we're dealing with: friends and influence.

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Halloween? - 10.31.18

Middle & High School Message
When Halloween lands on a Wednesday we welcome the opportunity to discuss the origins of the holiday and its modern traditions while providing and understanding way to deal with it all.

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"Intimacy with God - Fellowship" - 10.10.18

Middle & High School Message
Tonight we wrapped up our look at closeness with God by discussing true fellowship - God desired connection between believers - and how that increases intimacy with Him.  This is way more than agreeing on the same points of theology and getting together regularly for an hour or two each week.

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"Intimacy with God - Worship Part 4" (HS) - 10.03.18

High School Message
Our ongoing exploration of developing deeper intimacy with God we have arrived at worshipping Him with music and singing.  This second half deals with the trappings of musical preferences and settings that easily make it about us and our experience instead of truly seeking God and singing to & about Him in his presence.

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"Intimacy with God - Worship Part 4" (MS) - 09.26.18

Middle School Message
Our ongoing exploration of developing deeper intimacy with God we have arrived at worshipping Him with music and singing.  This second half deals with the trappings of musical preferences and settings that easily make it about us and our experience instead of truly seeking God and singing to & about Him in his presence.

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"Intimacy with God - Worship Part 3" (HS) - 09.19.18

High School Message
Our ongoing exploration of developing deeper intimacy with God we have arrived at worshipping Him with music and singing.  This first half deals with singing to Him in public and private (and why), postures & gestures frequently connected with worshipping God and a slew of passages dealing with singing to Him ...and even each other!

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"Intimacy with God - Worship Part 3" (MS) - 09.12.18

Middle School Message
Our ongoing exploration of developing deeper intimacy with God we have arrived at worshipping Him with music and singing.  This first half deals with singing to Him in public and private (and why), postures & gestures frequently connected with worshipping God and a slew of passages dealing with singing to Him ...and even each other!

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"Intimacy with God - Worship Part 2" (MS) - 09.05.18

Middle School Message
As we develop a deeper intimacy with God throughout our lives we must understand what it means to worship Him on His terms - when and how HE wants.  Scripture makes it clear that songs and formal rituals are NOT what He's after.  He wants our love.  And when we love Him it shows in our obedience of Him (John 14:15).  So tonight we discuss worshipping God by obeying him in three areas of life.

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"Intimacy with God - Worship Part 2" (HS) - 08.29.18

High School Message
As we develop a deeper intimacy with God throughout our lives we must understand what it means to worship Him on His terms - when and how HE wants.  Scripture makes it clear that songs and formal rituals are NOT what He's after.  He wants our love.  And when we love Him it shows in our obedience of Him (John 14:15).  So tonight we discuss worshipping God by obeying him in three areas of life.

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"Intimacy with God - Worship Part 1" (HS) - 08.22.18

High School Message
As we continue discussing how we develop closeness with God we HAVE TO talk about worship.  But worshipping intentionally and on God's terms may require us to revamp how we think about worship.  What DOES God want?

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"Intimacy with God - Worship Part 1" (MS) - 08.15.18

Middle School Message
As we continue discussing how we develop closeness with God we HAVE TO talk about worship.  But worshipping intentionally and on God's terms may require us to revamp how we think about worship.  What DOES God want?

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"Intimacy with God: More with the Word" (MS) - 08.08.18

Middle School Message
When we began discussing how to develop more intimacy with God we included some aspects of doing so with the Bible.  Tonight we cover more of that by looking at the heart for God's word that is expressed in several psalms.  Then we gave some tips for understanding scripture to be sure you're understanding God accurately.  After all, scripture is very important, powerful & can even be dangerous if misunderstood.

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"Intimacy with God: More with the Word" (HS) - 08.01.18

High School Message
When we began discussing how to develop more intimacy with God we included some aspects of doing so with the Bible.  Tonight we cover more of that by looking at the heart for God's word that is expressed in several psalms.  Then we gave some tips for understanding scripture to be sure you're understanding God accurately.  After all, scripture is very important, powerful & can even be dangerous if misunderstood.

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"Intimacy with God Through Prayer 2" (HS) - 07.25.18

High School Message
This week we took more time to understand prayer and how to pray.  It's all in the context of a loving relationship with God including some warnings God gives about prayer.  Prayer is POWERFUL!

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"Intimacy with God Through Prayer 2" (MS) - 07.18.18

Middle School Message
This week we took more time to understand prayer and how to pray.  It's all in the context of a loving relationship with God including some warnings God gives about prayer.  Prayer is POWERFUL!

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"Intimacy with God Through Prayer" (HS) - 06.27.18

High School Message
Once you have a real relationship with God where you know Him and you're known by Him... you need to TALK and LISTEN!  It's the best way to get close to Him like a [good] Daddy!  The Lord's prayer is an example of how to pray more than a script of what to pray.  Talk to Him - be open and honest with Him.  Trust Him.  He will respond!

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"Intimacy with God Through Prayer" (MS) - 06.20.18

Middle School Message
Once you have a real relationship with God where you know Him and you're known by Him... you need to TALK and LISTEN!  It's the best way to get close to Him like a [good] Daddy!  The Lord's prayer is an example of how to pray more than a script of what to pray.  Talk to Him - be open and honest with Him.  Trust Him.  He will respond!

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"Intimacy with God" (HS) - 06.13.18

High School Message
God doesn't desire distant conformity but intimate relationship that leads to obedience and becoming like Him.  Many have a relationship with God that is more like a vending machine or an unwanted lover.  It' important to evaluate how close we really are to God and whether or not we're truly in a loving relationship with Him at all.  Then we can figure out how to knowHim better and love Him more.

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"Intimacy with God" (MS) - 06.06.18

Middle School Message
God doesn't desire distant conformity but intimate relationship that leads to obedience and becoming like Him.  Many have a relationship with God that is more like a vending machine or an unwanted lover.  It' important to evaluate how close we really are to God and whether or not we're truly in a loving relationship with Him at all.  Then we can figure out how to knowHim better and love Him more.

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"Set Your Mind Above" part 2 - 05.23.18

Middle & High School Message
After discussing the need to see this place for what is it and focus on God's eternal reality instead we addressed five basic ways to begin to live like it.

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"Set Your Mind Above" - 05.16.18

Middle & High School Message
Setting your mind on the things of heaven - on God's reality - and letting go of what one has previously considered "normal" is a lot like learning that the Matrix isn't real and how to live like it's a lie and a trap.  We must see this place for what is it and focus on God's eternal reality instead.

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"Conviction and Calling" - 05.09.18

Middle & High School Message
Continuing in the exploration of our identity in Christ it's necessary to understand conviction and calling ...and to respond to BOTH when you experience them.

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"Retreat Follow-Up" - 05.02.18

Middle & High School Message
Our spring retreat mainly focused on a how a follower of Christ is identified by God and how different that is from how we naturally and culturally seek identity for ourselves.  Tonight was a recap of that serving as a catch-up for those who weren't on the retreat and a check-up for those who were.

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"Beyond Reasonable Doubt" part 15b - 04.25.18

Middle & High School Message
The continued final phase of our "Beyond Reasonable Doubt" series features J. Warner Wallace's homicide detective approach to the evidence that led him from Atheism to Jesus.
The final installment of our "Beyond Reasonable Doubt" series touches a couple examples of the fact that we will continue to always face arguments for unbelief.  We end with the conclusion of J. Warner Wallace's homicide detective approach that led him to realize there's no evidential reason to NOT recognize our need for salvation and receive the Savior provided for us.

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"Beyond Reasonable Doubt" part 15a - 04.18.18

Middle & High School Message
The continued final phase of our "Beyond Reasonable Doubt" series features J. Warner Wallace's homicide detective approach to the evidence that led him from Atheism to Jesus.

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"Beyond Reasonable Doubt" part 14b - 04.11.18

Middle & High School Message
The continued final phase of our "Beyond Reasonable Doubt" series features J. Warner Wallace's homicide detective approach to the evidence that led him from Atheism to Jesus.

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"Beyond Reasonable Doubt" part 14a - 04.04.18

Middle & High School Message
The final phase of our "Beyond Reasonable Doubt" series features J. Warner Wallace's homicide detective approach to the evidence that led him from Atheism to Jesus.

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"Beyond Reasonable Doubt" part 13 (HS) - 03.21.18

High School Message
We continue to collect evidence for our cumulative case, this time from the world of archaeology.

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"Beyond Reasonable Doubt" part 13 (MS) - 03.14.18

Middle School Message
We continue to collect evidence for our cumulative case, this time from the world of archaeology.

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"Beyond Reasonable Doubt" part 12 (HS) - 03.07.18

High School Message
As we continue evaluating the Bible's trustworthiness we examined its textual accuracy with the same scholarly standards applied to other trusted works of antiquity.  While it passes with flying colors. this evidence by itself may not seem to prove it's the the Bible to be the reliable word of God, but as the evidence continues to mount, so can confidence.

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"Beyond Reasonable Doubt" part 12 (MS) - 02.28.18

Middle School Message
As we continue evaluating the Bible's trustworthiness we examined its textual accuracy with the same scholarly standards applied to other trusted works of antiquity.  While it passes with flying colors. this evidence by itself may not seem to prove it's the the Bible to be the reliable word of God, but as the evidence continues to mount, so can confidence.

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"Beyond Reasonable Doubt" part 11 (HS) - 02.21.18

High School Message
As we begin to evaluate the Bible's trustworthiness we start with recognizing its uniqueness from all other literature - especially ancient literature.  It is a startlingly unique book which, by itself, doesn't prove it's the reliable word of God, but this is just the first look at evidence in a cumulative case.

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"Beyond Reasonable Doubt" part 10 (HS) - 02.07.18

High School Message
This is a transition week from determining there IS a designer of time, space, matter and everything to discovering WHO that designer is.

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"Beyond Reasonable Doubt" part 10 (MS) - 01.31.18

Middle School Message
This is a transition week from determining there IS a designer of time, space, matter and everything to discovering WHO that designer is.

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"Beyond Reasonable Doubt" part 9b (HS) - 01.24.18

High School Message
We concluded our look at Darwinian Evolution by discussing some of Darwin's own reflections and defenses for his theory, among others.

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"Beyond Reasonable Doubt" part 9a (HS) - 01.10.18

High School Message
We made it halfway through our wrap up of Darwinian Evolution and discussed the difference between the reality of micro evolution and the fiction of macro evolution. Part 2 next week!

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"Beyond Reasonable Doubt" part 9 (MS) - 01.10.18

Middle School Message
Wrapping up our look at Darwinian Evolution, we discussed the difference between the reality of micro evolution and the fiction of macro evolution.  Finally we talked through some of Darwin's own reflections and defenses for his theory, among others.

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