Hope for our Weary Souls – Advent 2020 (Week 4)

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg concludes our Christmas series, “The Thrill of Hope.” As we approach Christmas day, many of us get buried in the avalanche of activity and festivity of the season. We forget to slow down and take stock of how the perfectly timed birth of Jesus brings the perfect hope to our imperfect hearts, heads, and hands. This week …

Hope for our Weary Minds (Advent 2020)

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Pastor Ron Eckberg teaches the second week of our Advent series, “The Thrill of Hope.” Are you experiencing the same joy you felt a year ago, before Covid and all the craziness surrounding it? Do you find yourself simply tired of thinking, talking and hearing about the ills of the world. Are you suffering from weariness of mind? Join us …

Hope for our Weary Hearts – Advent 2020 (Week 1)

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg begins our 2020 Advent series, “The Thrill of Hope.” Over the next four weeks we will take time to remember and reflect on the thrilling hope that accompanies the birth of our Savior. This week we want to acknowledge the weariness that comes with life in this world and recognize the only hope for our weary hearts.

Focusing in Thanksgiving

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Pastor Ron Eckberg brings a special Thanksgiving message. Distractions are everywhere pulling our attention, time, and energy away from the more important priorities of our life. Certainly that is true of our relationship with Jesus. Satan will use anything to get us to take our eyes off Him. Join us this week as we survey Paul’s letter to the Philippians …

Home for the Holidays (Week 1) – Psalm 18

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Pastor Ron Eckberg teaches a special mini-series, “Home for the Holidays,” to lead us into the holiday season. No one can argue that the past nine months have shaken our world in the same way an earthquake would shake the ground below our feet. When the ground is shaking, however, we need something stable to hang on to. This week …

Living in Christian Unity – 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg preaches the final message in our 11-week study through the book of 1 Thessalonians, “Hold the Line.” Many hear the word “submission” and immediately think of it as a negative. And yet, Scripture’s repeated call for the believer to live in submission is a source of blessing. This concept, which is reviled by our culture, is actually …

Living in Anticipation – 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg preaches the next message in our series, “Hold the Line,” as we study together through the book of 1 Thessalonians. Sometimes in life we are so overwhelmed by events that we cannot figure out how to deal with it. In 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Paul takes a massive event – the return of Jesus Christ – and teaches …