December 26 – 30, 2022
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December 26 – 30, 2022

Click for PDF version   Monday Read John 1:6-8, 19-34; Deuteronomy 18:15-18; Malachi 4:5-6     Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! This week connects not only 2022 with 2023, but also the seasons of Advent with Epiphany. Who better to feature this week than John the Baptizer, the prophetic “bridge” between the Old and...

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November 27, 2022 – December 25, 2022
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November 27, 2022 – December 25, 2022

Advent Devotionals 2022 This year during Advent and Christmas, we will provide families with Christianity Today’s Advent devotional, The Promised One. This daily devotional includes advent readings and family devotional ideas from the first Sunday of Advent until Epiphany Sunday. Devotions are available for pick up in the lobby on Sundays or in the church...

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November 21 – 25, 2022
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November 21 – 25, 2022

Click for a PDF version   Monday Read Psalm 62:5-8; Isaiah 9:6; Luke 2:4-20     The late Tom Petty—Pastor Tim Peck’s favorite rockstar—sang, “The waiting is the hardest part.” Ancient Israel knew this—the Jews’ anticipation of the long-awaited, promised Messiah intensified by the first century. God’s prophets had been silent for 400+ years, stirring...

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November 14 – 18, 2022
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November 14 – 18, 2022

Click for a PDF version   Monday Read Hebrews 13:15-16, 18-19; Luke 24:52-53; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18     We have been in a series on faith and conclude this sermon and devo series this week exploring the theme, “Faith is offering our praise.” Through our faith we believe in and worship a faithful God, who...

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November 7 – 11, 2022
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November 7 – 11, 2022

Click for a PDF version   Monday Read Luke 10:25-37; Matthew 25:31-46; Hebrews 13:13     Faith is love in action: Risk Jesus told the story of a man traveling the lonely road from Jerusalem to Jericho. He was set upon by bandits who beat and robbed him. Two “holy” passers-by did not want to...

October 31 – November 4, 2022
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October 31 – November 4, 2022

Click for a PDF version   Monday Read Hebrews 12:14-17     Glimpses of Holiness The writer of Hebrews shifts focus from the benefits of God’s discipline to a two-fold command: “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy” (v. 14). At first glance, it may not be obvious how...

October 24 – 28, 2022
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October 24 – 28, 2022

Click for PDF version   Monday Read Psalms 23:1-4; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; Genesis 2, 3     Why is this happening to me? Almost everyone experiences tragic suffering during some period of his/her life. The good suffer along with those who aren’t good, even those who make little or no pretense at trying to be...

October 17 – 21, 2022
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October 17 – 21, 2022

Click for a PDF version   Monday Read Hebrews 11:23-29; Exodus 1:8-2:10    Continuing our Hebrews studies, this week’s theme is “Faith presses through fear.” The encouragement to “fear not” is prominent throughout the Bible. Believers are to “fear the LORD” (Psalm 111:10); however, such “fear” is better understood as “deeply revere” versus “dread.” The...

October 10 – 14, 2022
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October 10 – 14, 2022

Click for a PDF version   Monday Read 2 Timothy. 3:10-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21    This week’s devotions will be focused on missions and specifically on the subject of the distribution of Bibles in restricted countries. The Bible, God’s inspired Word, is essential for spiritual growth and discipleship. It is “useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting...

October 3 – 7, 2022
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October 3 – 7, 2022

Click for a PDF version   Monday Read Hebrews 11:4-22; Galatians 3:11    This week’s Hebrews text surveys some members of the so-called “Hall of Faith.” However, these people lived in Old Testament times prior to Jesus. How could they be saved if Messiah had not yet come? Via dutiful religious practices, including animal sacrifices...