Christmas at the Movies-The Grinch

 Like the Grinch, the Innkeeper that fist Christmas Eve may well have been tempted to close the door on Christmas, but through a small miracle he opened the door and in Grinch-like fashion his heart grew three sizes and the glory and love of Christmas changed his life and humanity forevermore.   We all have wounds from the past, but we can learn to open the door to the true meaning of Christmas and open our heart to the miracle of love that shines in the darkest night (Luke 2:1-20)

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Christmas at the Movies-Home Alone 2

 Like the beloved Christmas movie, Home Alone 2, where chaos causes the family to forget the most important thing, but the re-discover the magic of Christmas; we too can discover the most important part of Christmas is that we are not "Home Alone" for God has come to bring us hope (Luke 1:26-38).

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Christmas at the Movies-The OC and Chrismukkah

 Like the beloved OC Chrismukkah episodes where Seth combines Christmas with Hanukkah, we discover that God is bringing families together to heal hurt and heartbreak--and we also answer the question: Did Jesus celebrate Hanukkah? (John 10:22-30)

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Dare to Be a Daniel-Difference Makers

 Discover how to be a difference-maker like Daniel who made an impact on two of the great kingdoms ofd the world (Daniel 12).

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Dare to Be a Daniel-The Power of Prayer

 Like Daniel, you can discover the power of prayer to empower you to face the challenges of life (Daniel 9:1-10)

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Dare to Be a Daniel-Facing Lions

 Discover how you can face fears like Daniel who faced the threat of the lions' den with strength and courage (Daniel 6:1-23)

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Dare to Be a Daniel-Writing on the Wall

 Daniel is called by the king to give the. meaning of the mysterious writing on the wall, which reminds us that God's Word is always true and offers us a pathway to life (Daniel 5:1-12, Bible Sunday, Reformation Sunday)

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Dare to Be a Daniel-Courage to Confront

 Like Daniel, we too can have the courage to confront injustice and wrong in our world and truly make a difference (Daniel 4:1-18). 

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Four Important Friends

 The saying goes, "Chose your friends wisely." We all needs four important friends that can enrich our lives and even change our future (Proverbs (selections)).

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Dare to Be a Daniel-Trial by Fire

 Discover how to overcome adversity when the heat gets turned up just like Shadriach, Meshach, and Abednego who stood firm in the face of a fiery furnace (Daniel 3:1-18)

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Dare to Be a Daniel-Standing Strong Facing Adversity

 Discover how to stand strong facing adversity just like Daniel when facing a defining moment in faith and life (Daniel 2:1-19).

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Dare to Be a Daniel-Standing True

 Facing challenge and adversity from being taken away into captivity, Daniel and his friends take a stand in seemingly small things which often strengthens us for bigger battles down the road (Daniel 1:1-20)

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Dare to Be a Daniel-Letter from Home

 Facing challenge and adversity from being taken into captivity, Daniel and his friends find wisdom and inspiration in a letter from home written by the prophet Jeremiah, which also offers us wisdom and inspiration (Jeremiah 29:1-14)

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Victorious Living-Play with Strength

 The Apostle Paul challenges us to discover how to play with strength as we put on the full armor of God to face the challenge of life (Ephesians 6:10-24)

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Victorious Living-Part to Play

 Paul challenges us to discover the path to playing our part in faith and life with passion (Ephesians 5:8-20)

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Victorious Living-Part to Play

 This week we look at Paul challenging us to discover and develop our gifts and talents and find we all have a "Part to Play" (Ephesians 4:1-16).

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Victorious Living-Overcomers

 This week we look at the Apostle Paul challenge for us to discover the power to be "Overcomers" (Ephesians (3:7-21).

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Victorious Living-One in Christ

 This week we look at Paul's challenge to discover the power of unity by being "One in Christ".

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Victorious Living-Made Alive

 We all would like a second chance.  This week we look at Paul challenging us to be "made alive" through the power of Christ that helps us let go of the past and find God's grace and forgiveness (Ephesians 2:1-10)

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Victorious Living-Plugged into the Power

 We are diving into Paul's letter to the Ephesians to discover how to live victorious lives.  This week we look at Paul challenging us to get plugged into the power to help us face challenge and adversity (Ephesians 1:15-23). 

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Victorious Living-Seeing the Big Picture

This week we look at the Apostle Paul challenging us to step back and see the big picture to help us face adversity and difficulty (Ephesians 1:1-14)

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Victorious Living-Empowered

 We begin a new series in the book of Ephesians where the Apostle Paul challenges us to discover on Victorious Living.  This week we focus on the founding of the church at Ephesus and discovering how to live empowered lives through the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:1-6, Acts 19:1-12)

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Home Improvement-4 Principles for Better Relationships

 Discover the four principles for better relationships given by the Apostle Paul that can revolutionize your life (Romans 12:14-21).

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Home Improvement-5 Love Languages

 Knowing the 5 Love Languages made popular by Gary Chapman can help you strengthen and deepen your family life and your faith life (1 John 1:1-18 (sel), 1 John 3:16-18).

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Home Improvement-Reignite Your Passion for Living

 Life can be tough sometime and we can gradually lose our passion, but Paul challenges us to reignite our passion for living with two important principles (Romans 12:9-13).

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Home Improvement-Being the Best Version of You

 Many times we focus on being someone other than who God has called us to be, but Paul challenges us to become the best version of who God called us to be by discovering and developing our gifts and talents and appreciating the gifts and talents of others (Romans 12:1-8)

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Home Improvement-The Power of Encouragement

 Become and encourager and discover the positive power words of encouragement can have on another person (1 Thessalonians 5:11-18, Proverbs 25.11)

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Following Jesus-Living in the Light of Easter

 Our lives are sometimes clouded by the clouds of doubt, failure, and hate, but we can allow the light of that first Easter dawn to shine with the light of hope, peace and love (John 20:24-31)

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Easter-He Still Moves Stones

 Like the first Easter resurrection morning, God still moves stones including the stones of grief, fear, and doubt that we face today (Mark 16:1-15).

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Easter Sunrise-Seeing Beyond the Stone

 Like Mary Magdalene, the other Mary, and Salome who walked to the tomb that first Easter while it was still dark, we can discover by faith the ability to see beyond the stone that blocks our view (Mark 16:1-8).

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Following Jesus-Difference Makers

 We all want to be difference makers, but Jesus challenges us to discover the best way to be a difference-maker is to serve others (Mark 10:35-45, 1Peter 4:8-11).

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Following Jesus-Mountaintop Moments

 We all have mountaintop moments but if we look to Jesus' mountaintop moment, we can discover how to allow the mountain high to strengthen us for our mission in the valley low

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Following Jesus-Deny Your Selfie

We live in a culture that is often self-centered and self-absorbed, but Jesus challenges us to discover a deeper more fulfilling life by living a life of service and sacrifice (Mark 8:34-38).

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Following Jesus-See Like Jesus Sees

 Jesus sees us when we feel invisible and hurting and offers us healing (Mark 524-34).

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Following Jesus-Peace, Be Still

 We all face some storms in life whether figuratively or literally, so there are some great truths on how to navigate storms of life in the story of the disciples caught in the storm and Jesus speaking the words, "Peace, Be Still!" (Mark 4:35-41). 

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Following Jesus-Let's Get Growing

 Jesus challenges us in these parables to examine our lives to see how truly receptive we are to growing in faith and life (Mark 4:1-20).

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Following Jesus-The Power of Quiet

 As Jesus gets up very early in the morning and goes to a solitary place to pray, He invites us to discover the power of quiet that can change our hearts and lives so we can be over-comers as we face the challenges of faith and life (Mark 1:35-38). 

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Following Jesus-Take a Step of Faith

 Jesus called the first disciples by name and invited them to follow Him, just as Jesus calls us to follow Him today to a life of growing in faith and service (Mark 1:16-20).  

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Following Jesus-Jordan Moment

 Jesus' Jordan Moment of baptism was a moment of faithfulness when He heard God's voice of affirmation and was touched by the Holy Spirit.  We too are invited to our own "Jordan Moment"  as we follow Christ and hear God's voice of affirmation and blessing (Mark 1:9-15).

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Following Jesus-Voice in the Wilderness

 The Gospel of Mark begins with an action-packed opening scene with John the Baptist reminding us of the importance of being a servant leader, standing for truth and justice, and pointing to Christ (Mark 1:1-8).

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Following Jesus-Listening to God's Whisper

 As we turn the page on a new year and hear all the voices swirling around us, it's good to listen to the whisper of God for purpose and direction in life (1 Kings 19, Mark 2:21-22)

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Rediscover the Wonder of Christmas-Magi Magic

 The magi can help us discover some great lessons about rediscovering the wonder of Christmas and opening the door to blessing in the new year (Matthew 2:1-12). 

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