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Jun 8, 2025
Care, Bear, and Beware
Series: Galatians
In Galatians 6:1-5, Paul addresses the problem of individual sin by explaining our corporate responsibility – a Christian may sin alone, but his or her sin affects the whole.  Our calling is to help one another when we find each other caught in sin.  Paul instructs us to do 3 things: 1) Restore the Broken; 2) Relieve the Burdened; and 3) Resist Being Prideful. 
 
Be humble as you help fellow sinners and bear each other’s burdens.
 
 
Galatians 6:1-5
June 8, 2025
 
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  • Jun 8, 2025Care, Bear, and Beware
    Jun 8, 2025
    Care, Bear, and Beware
    Series: Galatians
    In Galatians 6:1-5, Paul addresses the problem of individual sin by explaining our corporate responsibility – a Christian may sin alone, but his or her sin affects the whole.  Our calling is to help one another when we find each other caught in sin.  Paul instructs us to do 3 things: 1) Restore the Broken; 2) Relieve the Burdened; and 3) Resist Being Prideful. 
     
    Be humble as you help fellow sinners and bear each other’s burdens.
     
     
    Galatians 6:1-5
    June 8, 2025
     
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  • Jun 1, 2025Dying to Live
    Jun 1, 2025
    Dying to Live
    Series: Galatians
    As Paul wraps up Galatians 5, he summarizes for us much of what he’s been telling us all along – we are to walk by the leading of God’s Holy Spirit.  Two main points show up in our passage: 1) Remember That You Have Died to the Desires of the Flesh; and 2) Live Your Life in Step with God’s Spirit.
     
    Leave your fleshly life behind and live by the Spirit.
     
     
    Galatians 5:24-26
    June 1, 2025
     
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  • May 25, 2025Growing in Godly Character – Cruise Control or Self-Control?
    May 25, 2025
    Growing in Godly Character – Cruise Control or Self-Control?
    Series: Galatians
    Behind most of the greatest accomplishments in our world are people who demonstrate amazing self-control - The sort of dedication needed to work hard at something, until a level of mastery is acquired.  Regrettably, a lack of self-control can also be a very obvious thing, showing up as addiction, materialism, anger, or unwise spending, for example.
     
    God wants us to demonstrate self-control in our lives.  That is why it is among the 9 elements of the Fruit of the Spirit, found in Galatians 5:22-23.  Using the book of Proverbs as our source for God's instruction on self-control, there are three points I'd like to make: 1) An Absence of Self-Control Should Be a Serious Concern in Our Lives; 2) We Need to Strive for Self-Control in Every Area of Life; and 3) Growing in Self-Control is one of the Greatest Battles You Will Fight.
     
    Self-control comes through submission to the Savior.
     
     
    Galatians 5:23
    May 25, 2025
     
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  • May 18, 2025Growing in Godly Character – A Gentleness Genealogy
    May 18, 2025
    Growing in Godly Character – A Gentleness Genealogy
    Series: Galatians
    We inherit traits passed down from our parents.  Some of the ways we are like our parents come from genetics; we actually inherit physical features or traits directly.  Other ways we resemble our parents come from learned behaviors gleaned from all the time we’ve spent together over the years.
     
    In some ways, this mirrors what happens on the spiritual level as well.  There are things we inherit spiritually when we come to believe in Jesus as our Savior, in particular, the Fruit of the Spirit.  These 9 elements of spiritual fruit are ways in which we reflect the nature of Christ.  But, that’s not the only way we grow in Christ-likeness.  Just as with our earthly parents, we also grow to resemble our Savior by way of learned behavior. 
     
    This message looks at a few different examples of gentleness in Scripture to help us see that this is part of our spiritual genealogy: 1) Jesus is Gentle with Us; 2) Paul Chose Gentleness with Those in the Church; 3) Walk in a Manner Worthy of the Lord.
     
    We need to be gentle, just like Jesus & Paul.
     
     
    Galatians 5:23
    May 18, 2025
     
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  • May 11, 2025Make Your Mama Proud
    May 11, 2025
    Make Your Mama Proud
    Series: Mother's Day
    Few things please a parent more than to see their child succeeding, making wise choices, and doing right things.  Unsurprisingly, many of the same things that please parents also please God.  Like our earthly parents, our Heavenly Father wants to see us learn and grow in doing the right things.  One of the things God wants to grow in us is wisdom.  Wisdom is the right application of knowledge.  It is the ability to correctly use truth, knowledge, experience, insight, or common sense. 
     
    In Proverbs 23;15-25, Solomon seeks to provide wisdom and insight into life and conduct.  What stands out are 5 things a wise heart does: 1) A Wise Heart Uses Right Speech; 2) A Wise Heart Has a Right Focus; 3) A Wise Heart Makes Right Choices; 4) A Wise Heart Listens to Right Counsel; 5) A Wise Heart Results in Gladness & Rejoicing.
     
    Cultivate wisdom in the core of your being. 
     
     
    Proverbs 23:15-25
    May 11, 2025
    Mother's Day
     
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  • May 4, 2025Growing in Godliness – Being Faithful is Being Fruitful
    May 4, 2025
    Growing in Godliness – Being Faithful is Being Fruitful
    Series: Galatians
    When you think of someone who is reliable and trustworthy, who is it that comes to mind?  A good friend, your spouse, a coworker, another family member?  I hope we all have people in our lives who we regard as dependable, people we could count on in any sort of situation.  Someone who is trustworthy, reliable, and dependable is someone we would call faithful.  Of course the one we rightly think of as the ultimate example of faithfulness is God.  But, God desires for us to be faithful as well.
     
    In a personal letter the apostle John wrote to a dear friend we see a fine example of functional faithfulness.  There are two areas of faithfulness that John commends Gaius for: 1) His faithfulness in following God’s Truth, and 2) His faithfulness in caring for others.
     
    We need to faithfully follow God’s truth and faithfully care for others.
     
     
    Galatians 5:22
    May 4, 2024
     
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  • Apr 27, 2025Growing in Godly Character – How Good is Good Enough?
    Apr 27, 2025
    Growing in Godly Character – How Good is Good Enough?
    Series: Galatians
    Goodness as a part of the Fruit of the Spirt, is not a matter of how good we have to be to get into heaven.  It is about the goodness of Christ showing through our lives and impacting the lives of others.  It is God calling and equipping us to demonstrate His goodness to others.
     
    As we seek better understanding of this aspect of the Fruit of the Spirit, I thought it might be helpful for us to ask & answer 3 questions about goodness together this morning: 1) What is Goodness According to God? 2) Can I Really Show God’s Goodness to Others? 3) How Can I Grow in Goodness?
     
    God wants His goodness to grow in you as you share it with those around you.
     
     
    Galatians 5:22
    Apr. 27, 2025
     
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  • Apr 20, 2025Viewing Life Through the Empty Tomb
    Apr 20, 2025
    Viewing Life Through the Empty Tomb
    Series: Easter
    If someone asked you to prove that Jesus was resurrected from the dead, could you do it?  Jesus’ resurrection must be true, because if it’s not, then the whole Christian faith collapses.  Thankfully, Scripture gives us plenty of evidence that Jesus was truly raised from the dead.  But, there are a couple of critical questions we need to ask ourselves: First, do we believe it's true?  And second, am I living like it's true?
     
    Our study takes us to Matthew 28:1-15 where he provides ample 1) Evidence for Christ's Resurrection.  After a detailed look at the evidence, we'll turn to consider our answer to the question, 2) How Should Christ's Resurrection Affect our Lives?
     
    Jesus died for your sins and rose again to offer you forgiveness and eternal life.  He died for us; let's live for Him.
     
     
    Matthew 28:1-15
    Apr. 20, 2025
    Easter Sunday
     
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  • Apr 13, 2025Faulty Expectations?
    Apr 13, 2025
    Faulty Expectations?
    Series: Easter
    People have a number of differing expectations of Jesus – Who they think He is, what they expect Him to do for them, and so on.  By the same token, God has expectations of us too – how we ought to strive to live and care for others.
     
    On Palm Sunday it’s common for us to focus on Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the week before His crucifixion.  We’re going to look at that event and consider some people’s faulty expectations of who He was and what He was going to accomplish.  After that, we’re going to examine 2 other episodes from early in that week to help us understand what God expects of us.
     
    God wants us to grow the spiritual fruit of unwavering faith, believing prayer, and intentional forgiveness.
     
     
    Mark 11:1-25
    Apr. 13, 2025
    Palm Sunday
     
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  • Apr 6, 2025Doubting Thomas? Let’s Find Out
    Apr 6, 2025
    Doubting Thomas? Let’s Find Out
    Series: (All)
    Let's take a closer look at a familiar disciple, Thomas.  Almost always referred to as "Doubting Thomas," is that all there is to this man?  David Rhoads takes us on a more sweeping look at Thomas's life.  Three separate interactions involving Thomas set up scenarios where Jesus is glorified.
     
     
    John 11:16; 14:1-6; 20:24-29
    Apr. 6, 2025
     
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