Christmas Incarnation – Genesis 1:1-3

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg concludes our Advent series, “Let There Be Light”. For most of us, as we think of Christmas our first thought is of a child in a manger. This is good, fitting, and true… unless our thoughts stop there. Jesus came not only to be born as a human baby. He came to show us so much more. …

Christmas Presence – Genesis 1:2b

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches the third message in our Christmas series, “Let There Be Light”. There is a great joy in receiving and giving presents during the Christmas season. This is a great reminder of the gift of eternal life given to us by the child whose birth we celebrate. But do we think about the significance of God’s presence …

Christmas from the Chaos – Genesis 1:2a

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Pastor Ron Eckberg teaches the second week of our Christmas series, “Let There Be Light.” Last week we discussed the perfection of God’s creation and how the birth of Jesus is a continuation and restoration of that perfection. But what about when life isn’t perfect? How does the Christmas story reflect God’s work of overwhelming the chaos that is all …

Christmas Creation – Genesis 1:1

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg begins our Christmas sermon series by looking at how the Christmas story fits into the bigger picture of God’s story of Scripture. In the first of this 4-week series, we see how the birth of Jesus Christ is a continuation of God’s work of Creation in Genesis 1:1.

God’s Masterpiece – Genesis 1:26-31

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Pastor Ron Eckberg concludes our current series, “In the Beginning” from Genesis 1:26-31. Have you ever stood admiring the expanse of the Grand Canyon, the sheer power of the Niagra Falls, or the beauty of a blood red sunset? Such beauty is not the epitome of God’s creative handiwork. God created something much more marvelous and wonderful. Sunday, we will …

The God of the Beginning – Genesis 1:1

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg begins our series through Genesis 1, “In the Beginning…” Genesis 1:1 sets the stage for the entire story of the rest of Scripture. This week we will discuss how the very nature of God is laid out in the first ten words and why this is so crucial to our understanding of faith, life, and the Gospel.