Nov 11, 2018
What’s Yours to Give
The widow at Zarephath didn’t have anything, but gave anyways because she realized that she did have something to give, but it meant giving everything. We tend to hold tightly onto what we have, especially in times of trouble. We think about what we can give out of our things. God, however, gives all and desires all.
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- Nov 11, 2018What’s Yours to Give
Nov 11, 2018What’s Yours to GiveThe widow at Zarephath didn’t have anything, but gave anyways because she realized that she did have something to give, but it meant giving everything. We tend to hold tightly onto what we have, especially in times of trouble. We think about what we can give out of our things. God, however, gives all and desires all.
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Nov 4, 2018Jesus is Preparing a Place for UsThe founders of our congregation built a school and church as a house of worship, a place where God comes to us through Word and Sacrament. Ten years ago our congregation built a new church and school to be a house of prayer for all nations. Our earthly homes and church homes are a foretaste of our heavenly home that Jesus is preparing for us in glory.
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- Sep 30, 2018Tech-Wise Family: Cultivating Courage
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- Sep 9, 2018Tech-Wise Family: Everything in Its Proper Place
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- Sep 2, 2018The Heart of the Matter
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Jesus models for his people the move from a focus on rules and regulations to a focus on relationships.