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Psalm 122:1, “I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!” In context this verse is among the fourteen Psalms of Ascent, Psalm 120-134, which were a group of Psalms sung by Jews while traveling to Jerusalem to worship. For us in our context today these words…… Continue reading Psalm 122:1 – The Dearest Place on Earth

*Below is Pastor Andrew’s teaching outline from Sunday's sermon, not a word for word manuscript. This is meant as aid in seeing the thought and direction of the sermon. But we don’t program this kind of discipleship for you. And lastly, we expect our members to regularly engage the lost and share the gospel with…… Continue reading 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18: A Life of Prayer

Every year as Christmas ends and the new year begins we take time to remember, to remind, and to teach about the Church. About who the Church is, about how the Church is to live in the world, about what the Church believes, and about the God and Savior of the the Church who brought…… Continue reading Colossians 3:16 – Living Near the Word

All of the best stories are filled with unexpected adventures and surprises. I mean, who would have thought that Darth Vader is Luke’s father? And who would have imagined that the guy in sixth sense was dead the whole time? And who would’ve thought, surprise upon surprise, that Frodo would keep the ring after taking…… Continue reading Ruth 4- From Emptiness to Fullness

Aragorn looked at the pale stars, and at the moon, now sloping behind the western hills that enclosed the valley. 'This is a night as long as years', he said. 'How long will the day tarry?''Dawn is not far off', said Gamling, who had now climbed up beside him. 'But dawn will not help us,…… Continue reading Ruth 3 – Hope in the Night

We left chapter 1 when Naomi’s life seemed to be pitch black. Famine in the land, a move to Moab, the death of her husband Elimelech, the death of her sons Mahlon and Chilion, Orpah returning home, Ruth clinging, and coming home to Bethlehem with no food, no shelter, no money, and no one to…… Continue reading Ruth 2 – A Foreigner Finds Welcome

Merry Christmas! Well as you can see it is now the season of advent, and for these four Sunday’s we’ll be walking through the book of Ruth…so if you have a Bible, go ahead and turn there. I love the book of Ruth, and I think it’s fitting for us to walk through for Advent…… Continue reading Ruth 1 – The Rough Road to the Messiah

This week's message was presented by Francois Turret the general director and dean of SEMBEQ. We as a church have been supporting his ministry to the French speaking people of Canada along with their churches. We hope you will be encouraged by his charge to the church this week.

Good morning Church, as we continue on in our series through Genesis, I invite you to open your Bibles to Genesis 9, where we’ll be digging into v1-17. Since we’ll be beginning our Advent series in 2 weeks through the book of Ruth, and since next week we’ll be privileged to have one our missionaries…… Continue reading Genesis 9:1-17 – New World – New Covenant – New Adam

This week were were blessed to have Pastor Brad Davis come and bring the Word. Pastor Brad and Julie served for 20 years, fresh out of seminary in their first church in Springfield, Ohio, raising their sons there, who graduated from nearby Cedarville University. After serving 6 years in New Orleans, both before and after…… Continue reading Genesis 8: God Remembers US

We have now arrived at the account of the flood in Genesis 6-7. And as we come here it ought to be said that there is widespread discomfort today surrounding the flood event. Inside the Church, this might surprise you or it might not, but given our modern view of fairness it is now common…… Continue reading Genesis 6:9-7:24 – The Days of Un-Creation

Today we come to Genesis 6:1-8. Perhaps you already know this, but these eight verses can be the most confusing verses in Genesis, and their easily the most debated verses in Genesis. And yet, almost everyone agrees with the main gist put forward here in these eight verses. Think of a forest with many trees.…… Continue reading Genesis 6:1-8 – Confusingly Clear

A few years ago, before covid, a few of us got the chance to go to Belfast, Northern Ireland and visit our good friend and church planter David Varney. It was a good visit to say the least. Foundation Church Belfast welcomed us eagerly, showed us around the city happily, and fed us abundantly. Pastor…… Continue reading Genesis 5 – The Seed of the Woman

*Below is Pastor Andrew’s teaching outline from Sunday's sermon, not a word for word manuscript. This is meant as aid in seeing the thought and direction of the sermon. I. The First Family (1-16) A. The Hope of Eve Genesis 4:1–2 ESV Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying,…… Continue reading Genesis 4: East of the Garden

Once again Church it is a joy to be opening the Word of God with you and once again we find ourselves in Genesis 3. Recall the path we’ve traveled so far. We began Genesis 3 looking at v1-7 where we saw the why…why Adam and Eve sinned and why we sin. We then looked…… Continue reading Genesis 3:16-24 – The Fall, part 3

If Genesis 1-3 were a play, there would be four scenes to the plot.[1] First, there is creation where God the great Artist creates everything from nothing. Second, there is jubilation where God meets Adam’s need of a helper by making Eve for him and the first family exists happy and content in the garden. Third, there is temptation where we see…… Continue reading Genesis 3:8-15 – The Fall, part 2

Many years ago Holly and I had the privilege of visiting northern India and trekking around to various villages in the foothills of the Himalayas. One village stands out to me. It was about a 45 minute hike away from town and once we got there we visited a small Christian school a few folks…… Continue reading Genesis 3:1-7 – The Fall, part 1

A little more than two years ago, right in the middle of covid craziness, joy upon joy, Holly and I welcomed a new baby girl into the world. The moment still seems so vivid to me. We did not find out the gender of this baby like we did the other two, and so as…… Continue reading Genesis 2:18-25 – The First Wedding

I’d like to begin with a question today. Which blade on these scissors is most necessary? On the surface it might seem like a foolish question because, of course, both blades are equally necessary for these scissors to succeed at the job they were made for. I ask that question in order to highlight an…… Continue reading Genesis 2:4-17 – The Garden Temple

Today marks one month since the beginning of our new sermon series in the book of Genesis and it speaks to the glory of this book that we still find ourselves working our way through the creation week. What a God we’ve seen in this wondrous work of creation! So many realities and foundational truth…… Continue reading Genesis 2:1-3 – The Days of Creation, part 3