The Gospel Shift – 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches the next message in our series, “Hold the Line” as we dive into the letter of 1 Thessalonians. The Thessalonians encountered a massive shift when they left the pluralistic religions of their culture for the beautiful truths of the Gospel. In 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10, Paul encourages the church by highlighting this shift and showing us how …

Who Will Write Your Story? – James 4:13-17

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Pastor Ron Eckberg concludes our mini-series on the blank page God has set before us. In his book, Epic, John Eldridge writes, “Life, you’ll notice, is a story.” As we have seen over the past two weeks this life we have been given is a blank page, a story waiting to be written. The question that must be answered is …

Embracing the Blank Page – Acts 9:1-22

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg walks through Acts 9:1-22 discussing the conversion of Saul. Although we have begun to build activities back into our daily routines, we all still sit before a blank page of what the coming days, weeks, months, and years will bring. But how do we make the most of that blank page? Acts 9 shows us how God …

Faithfully into the Unknown – Genesis 24:1-67

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg continues our current series, “Risk and Reward,” on the end of Abraham’s journey. Our lives are rarely as clear-cut as we would like. We often move forward without knowing beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are going the right direction. Genesis 24 shows us how, even in the midst of the unknown, we can move …

Death and Hope – Genesis 23:1-18

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches from Genesis 23:1-18 as we continue in our series, “Risk and Reward.” As uncomfortable as it sounds to many people, death is a normal part of life. One of the distinctions between the church and the world is HOW we experience death. In Genesis 23, Abraham is faced with mortality and shows us the great hope …

Trial and Triumph – Genesis 22:1-19

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches from Genesis 22:1-19 as we begin a new series entitled, “Risk and Reward.” We follow the final steps in Abraham’s journey of faith. We rarely understand what is truly important to us until it is revealed by trial. In Genesis 22, Abraham receives a test from the Lord. It is through this testing that God reveals …