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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg opens our new year with a special message, “Joyfully Enduring Together.” New Year’s resolutions offer a great way to challenge ourselves to improve. But why do most fail? They fail because change is hard and when things get hard it’s difficult to stick with them. Hebrews 12 shows us how God supplies us with the endurance to …
Pastor Ron Eckberg shares a special message as we close out 2019 together. In “The Story of Us” we see how no matter our circumstances and no matter our qualifications (or lack thereof), God’s grace and power are poised to work in and through us in the coming year. Our story is still yet to be finished!
Pastor Ron Eckberg preaches a special message on growing in wisdom and setting an example for those who follow after you. News Flash: There is no such thing as a perfect church. You have probably already figured that out. And so, it is amazing that God would place such incredible responsibility in our deeply flawed hands. But since He has, …
Pastor Ron Eckberg continues our discussion on living in enemy territory. Jesus described the struggle of the Christian life in very graphic and direct terms; “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” As followers of Jesus Christ we are to live “elevated” lives; …
Pastor Ron Eckberg teaches the first part of a two-week mini-series entitled, “In Enemy Territory”. In these two weeks we will discuss how to live out the Christian life in a day, age, and culture where we are no longer the majority and where our faith puts us on the outside the norm.
Pastor Ron Eckberg brings a special Father’s Day message, “The Leader of the Band.” Author Blaine Lee writes; “The great leaders are like the best conductors – they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.” The same could be said about great fathers. Fatherhood is a challenging, heart-rending, joyful, frustrating, complicated task. It is, however, one …
Pastor Ron Eckberg brings a special message from Exodus 1:15-2:10. This week we celebrate the mothers in our lives. Mother’s Day is a time to reflect with gratitude on all the women (mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, friends, etc.) who give of themselves for the love and care of others. In the action surrounding Moses’ birth, we see the characteristics of …
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg shares our special Easter morning message. We all respond to events and situations in our own unique ways. Regardless of our style, some events demand that we react in some way. This Easter we’ll see how the biblical story shows us four distinct responses to an empty tomb and how our response to the Risen Messiah will …
Pastor Ron Eckberg teaches a special message on God’s call for the church to be more than ordinary. We are called to be remarkable. A remarkable church changes the course of the lives of the believers involved, the community in which it exists, and the world around it. Listen in as we discuss four characteristics of the remarkable church.
Pastor Ron Eckberg teaches a special message entitled, “Where in the World is the Church?” In John 17 Jesus prays that his people would be “in this world, not of it.” There is no question, however, that the line between the two can be a bit difficult to discern. Join us this Sunday as we examine the place of the …
