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The Ultimate Difference

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Week 7 of our Difference Makers series: As God's people gathered to hear His Word, their hearts were renewed, their joy restored, and their lives transformed. Discover the ultimate difference that God's presence and truth can make in your life today.

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Be Generous

Sun, 31 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Week 6 of our Difference Makers series: Nehemiah's response to injustice and greed challenges us to examine the connection between our hearts and our money, reminding us that where our treasure is, our heart will follow. We cannot claim to love God while taking advantage of others or remaining indifferent to their suffering. The call is clear: we're created not merely to avoid cruelty or greed, but to actively pursue kindness and generosity..

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Keep Going

Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Week 5 of our Difference Makers series: What separates those who make a lasting difference from those who give up is the perseverance and the courage to keep going.

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Don''t Go It Alone

Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Week 4 of our Difference Makers series: You can make a difference on your own. But it’s better with friends.

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Contagious Belief

Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Week 3 of our Make a Difference series: If you don’t believe you can make a difference, you never will.

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Make Your Move

Sun, 03 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Week 2 of our Difference Maker Series: The most important ingredient we need to make a difference is the courage to make our move.

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Dare to Care

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Making a positive difference in the lives of people begins with courage ---the courage to dare, the courage to care.

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Now It's Our Turn

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

EBC Youth Pastor Nathan Souza shares that we all have a great part in sharing that Jesus Changes Everything.

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Conspiracies

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

He is Risen! Thank you for listening to our Easter 2026 message. Thank you for subscribing and sharing.

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A Far Better Way

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

We all want our lives to matter. And most of us will spend our lives doing

whatever it takes to prove to ourselves and others that ours do. For the believers

in the Corinthian church, being super “spiritual” was how you mattered. But in

this passage, the Apostle Paul offers a far better way to have the kind of life that

truly matters, summed up in a single word: love.

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Uniquely Gifted

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever wished you were gifted like some other people? In this passage, the Apostle Paul reveals that every believer receives a unique gift.

But unlike the usual gifts we receive, these gifts are an expression of God’s love for the world, channeled through us.

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Peak Spiritual Performance

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Excellence isn’t an accident. As Paul explains in this week’s passage, to win the prize takes discipline and dedication. A relentless pursuit of the goal. Only then will you be ready to bring your best when the stakes are highest.

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What’s your win?

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

“To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete" (Nike).

"To accelerate the world's transition

to sustainable energy" (Tesla).

"To organize the world's information" (Google). The best

companies in the world are crystal clear about what their “win” is, and everything–resources,

decisions, strategies–all are directed accordingly. For the Apostle Paul, his clear win was to reach

people for Jesus. So… what’s your win?

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Just Because You Can

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Worship and Recovery Pastor Steve Johansson challenges us to gauge our thoughts and actions based on whether they are beneficial for us AND for others based on the leading of God's Word in our lives.

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Not Kings Yet

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Have you thought you were something only to learn you weren’t as incredible as you thought? If you suffered from a delusion of grandeur, would you want to know? In this week’s passage, Paul calls out the Corinthian believers for their over-inflated sense of greatness. They believed they had already arrived at spiritual maturity and enlightenment–surpassing even the Apostles! And Paul had every intention of bursting their egos.

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Quality Life

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever bought something that looked good, but turned out to be poor quality? Quality is determined by two things: the manufacturer’s skill and the quality of the materials they use. In this passage, the Apostle Paul challenges his readers that their spiritual foundation–Jesus himself–warrants only their best skill and the choicest materials for building their lives both individually and corporately.

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Higher Intelligence

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Depending on who you ask, A.I. is either the greatest threat to humanity’s existence… or a soon-to-be form of higher intelligence with the potential to solve all the world’s problems and usher in an era of human flourishing never before imagined. (Sounds nice.) But the intelligence great enough to save the world isn’t something we can either solve for or create in an algorithm. A.I. can’t save the world. We need “the mind of Christ” (1 Cor. 2:16).

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An Unappealing Message

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

There’s a reason people often find Christianity unappealing. After all, belief in God is one thing.

(Most people do). But to believe that God died on the cross sounds kind of crazy. Even foolish.

Absurd. Which is why it’s tempting to want to make Christianity sound better. More triumph,

less cross. More winning, less sacrifice. But doing so runs the risk that our faith, while more

appealing and powerful, is powerless to change lives.

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Harmony

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

As Paul moves into the body of his letter, he turns to his first major concern for the church in Corinth: division. Sadly, church disagreements and divisions are neither new nor rare. Churches divide over all kinds of issues, big and small. The irony? We often justify our divisions in the name of the One who gave his life to unite us.

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Everything You Need

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

How did you finish 2025? Were you at the top of your game, or holding on by your fingernails? As the saying goes, it’s not how you start that’s important as much as how you finish. In the opening to his first letter to the church in Corinth, Paul reminds his readers (and us) that we have everything we need to finish strong (v. 8).

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Prayer - Seeking God With All Your Heart

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000

EBC Youth Pastor Nathan Souza encourages us for 2026 to build our relationship with God by Seeking Him With All Our Heart through prayer.

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Joy

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000

The lyrics to “Joy to the World,” were written by the English pastor and hymnwriter Isaac Watts in 1719, inspired by Psalm 98. It’s a psalm of celebration, calling the whole world to rejoice in God’s coming reign and the restoration he brings. Of course, the psalm never mentions Jesus or his birth or incarnation. So, what does Psalm 98 have to do with Christmas? Everything.

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Peace

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000

When the angels appeared to the shepherds in the fields, they proclaimed, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests” (Luke 2:14). It sounds nice, but our lives and the world often feel anything but peaceful. In his letter to the Ephesian church, the Apostle Paul clues us into the peace our hearts yearn for and how Jesus is the peace we need.

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Search & Rescue

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Worship & Recovery Pastor Steve Johansson shares this week that God has been on a rescue mission since the fall of man. He is relentlessly searching for and chasing after us. He loves us so much, that He was willing to risk everything and pay the highest cost for our redemption.

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Is It Possible to Know God?

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Blaise Pascal famously claimed that every person has an “infinite abyss can be filled only with an infinite and immutable object; in other words by God himself” (Pensées, 11.181). As humans, we have a longing, not just to know about God, whether he exists or what he’s like, but to truly know him. But how do you get to a God who is “infinite and immutable”? How do you know a God like that? And, even if it was possible, would you want to?

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Did Jesus really rise from the dead?

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Christianity has lots of beliefs. That God created the world. That sin broke the world. That God is triune–One God, three Persons–and that salvation is a gift of grace, not something we can earn. But the central belief of Christianity isn’t a religious idea or doctrine. It’s a historical event: Jesus’ resurrection. Put simply, if Jesus didn’t really rise from the dead, Christianity doesn’t count for anything. So… did Jesus really rise from the dead?

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Why should I believe the Bible?

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever wondered why anyone would believe a book (actually, 66 texts put together) written over a few thousand years by dozens of authors was divinely-inspired? If the Bible is the anchor which grounds Christian faith and reveals God’s Word, and is itself the very word of God, we need to have confidence in our most significant revealed source as the supreme and final authority in matters of faith and practice. In this week’s message by Dr. Jared Bryant, we explore why we should believe that the Bible is reliable, authentic, and true.

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Why Does God Allow Suffering?

Sun, 02 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Here’s the problem: if God is both all powerful and all-loving, why is there so much suffering in the world? Why doesn’t he stop everything bad from happening? For some people, suffering is enough to convince them that God can’t exist. But what Christianity offers is a perspective of life that is brutally honest–suffering is real and unavoidable–but also overwhelmingly hopeful for a future beyond imagination.

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Does God Exist?

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Does God exist? Can we really know? In Romans 1, the Apostle Paul offers an incredibly profound answer; that we can’t not know God exists, and yet we can deny his existence to such a degree that we no longer know what we once knew.

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Come and See

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000

How did you first meet Jesus? Chances are Jesus didn’t appear to you in a vision (though that does happen). And it wasn’t from a Bible placed by the Gideons in a hotel room (that, too!). It was when someone introduced you to him by inviting you to “come and see” Jesus for yourself.

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Sun, 12 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Telling someone about Jesus can seem like an intimidating proposition. A lot of times, our fear falls along the lines of: What if they ask a question I can’t answer? I’m not a bible scholar! But while you might not be a bible scholar or an expert in theology, you are an expert when it comes to what God has done in your life. If you want to tell someone about Jesus, often the best –and the most compelling–place to start is to simply share your story.

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Serve

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever thought a particular job was beneath you? Faced with a dirty toilet, you thought, “That’s not my job—someone else should do it!”? If anyone ever had the right to demand service, it was Jesus. But Jesus demonstrated his true power by making himself the ultimate servant. If we’re going to bless others, we have to follow his lead, looking for opportunities to serve rather than be served.

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Eat Together

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000

As Dave and Jon Ferguson write, “Something special happens when we gather at the table” (B.L.E.S.S., p. 77). When you share a meal, you’re more likely to move past a lot of the small-talk that constitutes so many social interactions. No surprise then that Jesus was known for eating with all sorts of people–wealthy, poor, religious elites, and “sinners.” Jesus didn’t really do small-talk. He wanted to get to the heart of a person. If you want to build a friendship, eating together is a great place to start.

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Listen

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Hearing is an ability. Listening is a skill. If we’re going to love our neighbors well, before we talk, we have to learn to listen.

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Begin With Prayer

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000

So, you want to bless other people, but don’t know how to get started? The first step is simple (just not always easy): pray for them.

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Blessed to Bless

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Our lives are full of blessings flowing our way. Unfortunately, it’s tempting to try and keep those blessings only for ourselves. But hoarding the good God gives won’t make you happy or healthy. Real joy comes when your life is a river bringing blessing to others.

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Share Your Story

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Worship and Recovery Pastor Steve Johansson shares that we all belong to and were created to live life within community. Within that community, God has blessed us to be a blessings to others. We begin by sharing our lives with other believers, which overflows to those outside the body of Christl If we are to carry out the great commission of sharing the gospel within that community, the best way to start is by being a blessing and sharing what God has blessed us with.

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Serve One Another

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Thank you for joining our Youth Pastor Nathan Souza as he shares that God invites us to serve, not because He needs us, but because serving is His design to transform us, build His church, and draw us into His unshakable kingdom. Serving—even in the most ordinary tasks—isn’t about filling a slot; it’s about stepping into our God-given purpose and becoming who we were created to be.

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Grow Together

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Growth doesn’t happen without good stress. Muscles require stress to grow stronger. Your mind needs stress—the right kind—to grow more proficient, whether learning a new language, math, or reading comprehension. And if you want to grow as a person, nothing works quite so well as other people.

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Love God and Others

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000

To be the people God has called us and created us to be, starts with loving him. But loving God never stops with God. Love for God should inevitably move us to love others.

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Watch Your Language

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever said something and then wished you could take it back? (I’ll spare you from answering… of course you have!) In his letter in the New Testament, the Apostle James writes, “If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man” (James 3:2). Nothing reveals our character and exposes our ignorance more readily than our words. If you want to live wisely, watching your language is a good place to start.

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Don"t Waste Your Work

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Is work a blessing or a curse? For most of us, work is probably both. We need jobs to pay the bills, but the things we need or want, but… it’s still work. So, we punch the clock, live for the weekend, and dream of retirement.

But for Solomon, our work isn’t just a matter of paying the bills (though it is). It’s our opportunity to grow our character, provide for others, and better the world.

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How to Get Along with People

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000

People. Can’t live with them; can’t live without them. (No, not even with the best AI has to offer.) Life is all about people. They’re unavoidable and, believe it or not, they’re really the best thing about living. So, learning to get along with them is pretty important if you want to have a fulfilling life.

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The Words of Wisdom

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Thank you for joining our guest speaker, Pastor Darren Presnel.

One of the ways wisdom reveals itself in the life of a person is in the things we speak to one another. The wise share wisdom, whereas the fools share folly. Our words reveal who we are. Our words have the power to give life to others or to crush them. How can we become wise with our words? How can we change so that we become life-giving people with our words? Proverbs lays out a path to this.

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Make Your Best Choice

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Nothing shapes our lives more than the decisions we make. But how do we know what to choose? How can we make good decisions while avoiding bad ones? Throughout the book of Proverbs, Solomon offers principles that will help us make the wise choices we need in life.

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Two Invitations: Wisdom & Folly

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000

In the Ancient Near Eastern world, you didn’t just dine with anyone. To each with someone was a sign of respect and friendship, even intimacy.

In Proverbs 9, Solomon describes two invitations, one from wisdom and the other from folly, to enjoy a meal with them. Two invitations, two sets of company, and two very different outcomes for your life.

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Listen Up!

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Ever been tempted to cut an ethical corner to get ahead? Doing something you knew you shouldn’t to get what you wanted? The siren song of ill-gotten gain sounds good, but is doomed in the end. Over it, the shout of Wisdom rings out, “Listen up! And I will show you the way to true life."

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Wisdom & Where to Find It

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000

How much should I work? Is it wrong to make a lot of money? Who should I marry? How do I raise my kids in a world like this? What about when someone hurts me? What priorities should I have? How do I become better at life?

Life is complicated. Today we live in a world that requires us to navigate new and ever evolving challenges at home, in our families, at work, in our neighborhoods, and beyond. But there isn’t enough education in the world to give us the answers we crave. We need wisdom–and to know where to find it.

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Parenting, Mental Health, & Jesus

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Dr. Matt Miller, founder and director of The Center for Christian Counseling and Relationship Development (CCCRD) on what Jesus’ ministry teaches us about the importance of mental health for parents and kids.

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Parent Panel

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Pastor Lucas invites a panel of parents to discuss the challenges and victories in being a parent.

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Progress Over Perfection

Sun, 25 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000

There’s an evolution that happens for every parent. When you first meet your child, they’re perfect (at least, in your eyes). And then, one day, you discover they’re not nearly as perfect as you want. They talk back, rebel, and make bad decisions, sometimes with serious consequences. But helping our kids mature isn’t a matter of chasing perfection, but of helping them progress one degree at a time.

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Character Over Control

Sun, 18 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000

There are so many decisions, so many questions, so many landmines, that you have to help your child navigate as a parent. School, extra-curricular activities, technology, social media, peer pressure, college, dating, homework, hobbies, friends, culture, siblings, church & faith, schedules, the list goes on and on. Your best option? Prioritize character over control.

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Staying Close to God

Sun, 11 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000

EBC Worship and Recovery Pastor Steve Johansson shares from Psalm 84 that life is full of journeys and pilgrimages...and that we can find our way through them when we grow closer...and stay close to God.

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Into the Wilderness

Sun, 04 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000

At the conclusion of Exodus, we learn that Moses and the Israelites have completed construction of the Tabernacle. But the Tabernacle’s completion is really just the beginning of the Israelites journey into the wilderness toward the Promised Land.

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The Ultimate Solution

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Easton Youth Pastor Nathan Souza shares with us today that the ultimate solution for life transformation is a relationship with Jesus Christ. Thank you for joining us.

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Believe - Easter 2025

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

The Apostle Thomas–“Doubting Thomas”–famously didn’t believe those early reports of Jesus’ resurrection. He had to see Jesus in the flesh before he would believe (just like the other disciples!). Almost two thousand years later, we can’t see Jesus in the flesh, but his challenge and invitation to us remains the same: believe.

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Unstoppable Stories

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever tried to stop a story from spreading? Maybe it was embarrassing or potentially harmful? But for whatever reason, you wanted to make it go away.

In John’s Gospel, despite the best efforts of the religious leaders to prevent its spread, Lazarus’ resurrection story takes on a life of its own. And as his story spreads throughout the region, more and more people come to see this man, Jesus, who raised his friend from the dead.

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Filling the Void

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

“What does this greed and helplessness proclaim, except that there was once within us true happiness of which all that now remains is the outline and empty trace? Man tries unsuccessfully to fill this void with everything that surrounds him, seeking in absent things the help he cannot find in those that are present, but all are incapable of it. This infinite abyss can be filled only with an infinite, immutable object, that is to say, God himself.” – Blaise Pascal, Pensées

What do you crave in your life? Is it love? Happiness? Something more specific, perhaps, like success or money or popularity? And are you ever satisfied? The account of Exodus 32 & 33 provides a remarkable picture of our need for God’s presence to fill the “infinite abyss” of our hearts. Nothing less will do.

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Heaven on Earth

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000

What does your home say about you? What story does it tell about who you are, what you value, who and what you love? Your home is a reflection of you, to some degree. In Exodus 25–31, God lays out his architectural plans for the home he wants the Israelites to build for him, called the Tabernacle or Tent of Meeting. And the story depicted in the Tabernacle is of God, bringing heaven to earth, coming to dwell with us.

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Set Up

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever felt like you were set up for failure? In Exodus 24, the Israelites agree to do everything God had commanded them in the Ten Commandments, along with the book of rules that followed (chap. 20–23). But in reality, they would never be able to keep the law perfectly. Thankfully, their future wasn’t riding on their ability to obey, but on the God who sets us up, not to fail, but to discover something better than just keeping the rules: life with him.

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Peculiar People

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever felt like you didn’t fit in? Maybe it was with a particular crowd or a particular culture at work or at school, but for whatever reason, you weren’t like everyone else. Instead of blending in, you stood out–perhaps awkwardly!–because you were different. Peculiar, by comparison.

By giving the Israelites the Ten Commandments, God was creating a community unlike any other in the Ancient Near East. God didn’t want the Israelites to fit in; he wanted them to stand out. To be a living picture of what life with him is truly like, so that others would see and believe.

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Dangerously Good

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Are you afraid to get too close to God? In Exodus 19 & 20, God gives the Israelites an incredible vision for their lives: to be God’s “treasure possession, a kingdom of priests and holy nation.” And to make them ready to fulfill that purpose, God invited them closer to himself, to hear him speak. But out of fear, they drew back.

Getting closer to God isn’t safe. It’s much safer to live off someone else’s faith and experience. But to discover and fulfill God’s purpose for your life, you can’t play it safe. You have to be willing to embrace a God who is dangerously good.

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Synergy

Sun, 02 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000

High performance teams, whether a sports team or a marketing team, always have synergy: multiple individuals working together to become greater than the sum of their parts.

Before the Israelites were ready to enter the Promised Land, they had to become more than just ex-slaves fleeing from Egypt, fighting for survival. They had to learn to live, work, and even fight together. Instead of individuals and their families only looking out for themselves, they had to become a community who together could accomplish more than they ever could on their own.

To become the people God has created us to be, we need more than strict individualism. There’s something greater God does in and through us when we commit ourselves to the collaborative, synergistic, community, empowered by God, that we call “the church.”

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Rules for Survival

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000

When you’re in the wilderness, there are some basic rules for survival. Always know where to find water. Have enough food packed for the journey. Never panic. For the Israelites, however, the most important rule for survival was simple: trust God.

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New Creation

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Thank You for joining our Music and Recovery Pastor Steve Johansson for the conclusion of our New Year New You series.

Steve shares that The journey to New Life is similar to that of the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly. New Life is available to us, but some are happy to continue crawling around eating leaves, when God offers us the ability to fly! God wants us to live an abundant life, a victorious life, free from the cage of sin. He wants to give us New Life.

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New Strength

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Living isn’t for the faint of heart. Rushing from one thing to the next, unable to keep up with it all, can sap you of strength and leave you with barely enough energy to keep going. But where our strength runs out, God provides an endless reservoir that lifts us out of the moment and into the clear blue sky of hope.

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A New Soul

Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Today, right now, there is an all out assault on our souls. The level of carnage in the sheer number of lives being slowly crushed by discouragement, apathy, addiction, stress, anxiety, and depression is staggering. And yet, most people are blissfully ignorant of the threat because it’s felt as an absence: a lack of meaning, purpose, and significance, too anesthetized by endless entertainment and consumption to even notice what we’ve lost.

In Psalm 57, David–who knew a thing about imminent danger–invites us to discover the confidence and hope that comes from knowing we have a purpose greater than ourselves and that God is with us. It’s enough to wake up your soul.

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The Infinite Game

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000

How much is enough? (Did your heart just whisper, a little bit more?) We live in a dog-eat-dog world, where (we’re told) you have to take all you can, or else someone will take yours.

Envy drives us to work more so that we’re not missing out, often with little or no concern for how our actions affect others. We’re in it to win it.

But what Solomon wants us to discover is that chasing after more only makes us less. That we were not made for a finite game—victory at all costs—but for an infinite relationship with the God of the universe. And it’s only in knowing him that we can share our lives with others.

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Time is On Your Side

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Time is a strange thing. Sometimes it feels like it’s stopped, other moments it seems to be passing by at the speed of light.

And within every moment of your life, the future becomes the present which becomes the past, never to come again.

Being aware of time’s passage is one of the most poignant ways that we feel our mortality.

This week we want to look at what the book of Ecclesiastes has to say about time, how we experience it, and how we can make the most of it.

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Life is a Gift

Sun, 17 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Imagine for a moment that you were smarter, wiser, wealthier, and more powerful than anyone else in the world. Now, imagine that you used your wits, your money, and your power to make yourself happy.

How could you fail, right? You’d have it all! Surely, you’d be the happiest and most fulfilled person in the world.

This week, we’re looking at the next section in Ecclesiastes, in which Solomon takes us on a quest for happiness.

But instead of finding happiness by amassing vast amounts of knowledge or achievements or pleasure, Solomon wants us to see that life isn’t a trophy to be won, but a gift to be enjoyed.

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Your Life of Hevel

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000

This week, as we look at the opening to the book of Ecclesiastes, we want to dig into what Solomon calls hevel (“meaningless” or “vanity”), which Solomon spends several verses describing.

What exactly does Solomon mean by hevel? In what ways is life characterized by hevel? And how does that truth point us towards the life that God wants for us?

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The Remedy of Reality

Sun, 27 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Jesus is a catalyst, model, and ambassador for what was real. I don't mean that Jesus wasn't a big proponent for virtual reality in the first century AD.

However, as we look at Jesus' interaction during his earthly ministry, we see beautiful pictures of authentic love, effective empathy, and perfect understanding leading to conversations and actions bringing about truth in an individual's life.

As we consider reality, it is important to define just what Jesus displayed and taught. Jesus saw past people's perceptions of God, the world, and even himself. He was and is expectation defying.

This message examines a pair of examples in which Jesus cut through pretense and assumption, in love, sharing a message that created space for the reality of our deep dependence on God that could be seen, heard, felt, and experienced.

As this is applied to our attitudes, actions, and responses regarding technology and current cultural norms that reinforce self-promotion, self-satisfaction, and self-fulfillment, we see Jesus serve others by living God's reality in front of people.

He brought perfect dependence on God and modeled it perfectly. He embodied everything it means to be an ambassador of God's reality where it became clear - mankind belongs to God; completely and utterly dependent; made to give God glory by loving Him, abiding with Him, trusting Him, and obeying Him.

In that reality, we become catalysts, models, and ambassadors of God's reality - serving to heal fissures between people created by the brokenness in our lives and world.

As we live in God's reality, we commit to a life of authentic love, empathy, and effort in understanding the 'people behind the posts.

We recognize that no matter the content or context, we have a role to play as genuine followers of Jesus in sharing our lives with others.

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You 2.0

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000

How far would you go to improve you? Taking vitamins? Healthy diet and exercise? Medical procedures or surgeries? What about technology that would keep you alive indefinitely? Or a hard drive that could contain your consciousness, even if your body gave out?

Today, the idea of moving past our human limitations, in one way or another, is thought by many to be within our reach. Transhumanism, for example, seeks to transcending our humanity through technological advancements that would enhance our bodily functions and abilities, perhaps even give us near-immortality. Mind uploading or cyber-consciousness is the idea that we could upload our minds to a digital medium so that our consciousness would live forever.

This week, we want to consider what transhumanism assumes about being human in light of God’s design for humanity. Because how we understand our humanity will determine how we think about our bodies, our minds, our souls, and our future.

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Our Search for Significance

Sun, 13 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Once upon a time, if you wanted to be famous, you had to be on T.V. (And there were only a handful of channels, which meant very few people ever made it big.) But today, everyone has a social media platform at their disposal, which has generated seemingly countless online celebrities who gain hundreds of thousands, even millions, of followers through clever pranks, crazy antics, song and dance routines (literally), product endorsements, and more.

Most people who use social media are not trying to become “social media influencers.” But how we use social media can easily turn into never-ending quests for personal significance, often leading to increased anxiety and depression as we subtly plead for other’s attention and affirmation.

In Jesus, however, we can find a significance that cannot be lost or diminished.

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A Heart Healthy Digital Diet

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Living in our technological ecosystem, our lives are shaped by a thousand mostly unconscious tech-driven urges every day, to check our email, post a selfie, or watch another YouTube video.

As has been well documented, many technologies like social media, gaming apps, shopping apps, and streaming services are designed to feed addictive urges and appetites that keep us coming back for more.

In his letter to the Corinthian church, the Apostle Paul writes, “’Everything is permissible for me’—but not everything is beneficial. ‘Everything is permissible for me’—but I will not be mastered by anything” (1 Cor. 6:12).

Using technology isn’t a sin. (Though how you use can certainly be!) But it can still exert a powerful control over us that we often ignore. As a result, we’re often unconscious of the ways in which our use of technology consumes our attention and prevents us from experiencing the life we were created for.

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The Allure of Leisure

Sun, 30 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Work. It’s not always our favorite thing in the world. In fact, it’s probably tempting to think of work as something to be avoided, even despised.

After all, who would work if they didn’t have to? Who wouldn’t rather enjoy a life of ease instead of working for a living?

One of the promises of technology is that it will make work easier—maybe even eliminate it altogether—so that we can enjoy not working. This, we’re told, is how life should be: effortless, easy, and comfortable. A life of leisure.

This week we’re looking again a Genesis 1 to consider what it is to be human, made in the image of God. And, while God does rest, the creation account offers an entirely different perspective on work. That work has value because God worked. And as imagers of God, we were created to do work that gives purpose to our lives and creates good in the world.

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The New Religion

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Never in the history of the world has humankind had more control over life. Technological advances have given us the ability to cure disease, grow crops, produce wealth, build cities, and ease suffering unlike anything the world has ever known. (For which we should be grateful!)

But, buried underneath our use of technology is the myth that technology can give us ultimate control over reality itself. That with technology, we have the power, not only to make the world better or improve people’s lives, but to become god-like.

This week, as we start this new series on faith and technology, we want to look at how technology has become what we hope in for the control and power we crave. It’s our new religion.

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Unwasted Potential

Sun, 09 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Do you think God has expectations for you? For your life?

In this week's parable, Jesus describes two ways of living:

leveraging everything to achieve greater possibilities for the sake of Jesus' kingdom versus playing it safe.

Only one will yield the kind of return-the kind of life-that you were created to live.

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The Hardest Thing

Sun, 02 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Forgiving someone who's hurt you may be the hardest thing you will ever do in your life.

Which is why it's much easier to theorize about forgiveness than to do it. But without forgiveness, we'll never be free to pursue a future that is unhindered by the past.

The destructive power of unforgiveness is that it convinces us we're somehow punishing our offender by building up walls of resentment and bitterness around our hearts. Only forgiveness has the power to set us free.

In this week's passage, we're looking at one of the most hard hitting of Jesus' parables.

Forgiveness is easy in theory, but incredibly difficult in real life. But the mercy God shows us should soften our hearts to forgive others just as we've been forgiven.

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A Personal God

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Do you ever feel like God is distant rather than up close and personal?

In this week's passage, Jesus' disciples ask him to teach them how to pray.

But rather than offering them a treatise or a lecture on the mechanics of prayer or the theological underpinnings of communication with an omniscient and all-powerful God, Jesus paints for them a picture of a caring Father who listens to us and provides what we need.

A personal God who loves us more than we can fathom.

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Lost Children

Sun, 18 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000

When you think of God, what comes to your mind?

When you imagine God's view of you, how do you think he sees you?

With love? Judgment? Grace? Anger? Disappointment? Compassion?

A.W. Tozer wrote that the most important thing about anyone is what comes into their mind when they think about God.

Sadly, many people run from God because their understanding of God is wrongly shaped by people who've done a poor job of reflecting who God truly is.

In Luke 15, Jesus tells three parables that reveal the true heart of God, a heart full of compassion and love for his children. Jesus' message is for anyone who's ever felt alienated from God. But it's also a challenge for those who claim to know God but have failed to share his love with a lost and hurting world.

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The Unstoppable Kingdom

Sun, 11 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever wondered if God was really there? Or maybe you've felt discouraged or afraid because you couldn't see God at work in the world.

In this week's parables from the Gospel of Mark, Jesus explains that the kingdom of God is present, but it doesn't look like what we often expect.

To our eyes, it may seem unimpressive, unspectacular, even mundane. And yet, Jesus says, it has a hidden power that cannot be stopped, unchecked by our failures or by evil in the world, finally culminating one day in the full realization of God's kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.

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The Right Kind of Soil

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000

If you were a type of soil, what kind would you be?

In Jesus' parable about a farmer (or sower) who tosses seed on the ground, Jesus describes four different kinds of soil: hard, rocky, thorn-infested, and fertile soils.

Each soil receives the seed in different ways with different results.

Jesus' implicit challenge to each of us is, how do you receive God's word in your life? Because what you do with God's word will determine what kind of value ("fruit") your life produces in the world, with differing results.

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The Next Step

Sun, 21 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000

It's one thing to know what to do to have a healthier soul.

The real question is whether we do what we know to do. Knowing the four steps won't help your soul to thrive without the self-discipline to make them part of our lives.

In this week's passage from 1 Corinthians 9, Paul explains how the Christian life requires us to train our souls, to practice self-mastery, so that we can run our best race and win the prize

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Share With Others

Sun, 14 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Imagine your own personal bit of heaven... maybe it's a favorite vacation spot or your hometown. Maybe it's where you meet up with friends or get alone.

Now, imagine you wanted to share that place with someone else, but they'd never been before. How could you convince them to come with you?

When Jesus gives his famous Sermon on the Mount, he begins with the Beatitudes, a list of blessings describing the kinds of people who belong to his kingdom. It's not a list of requirements for entrance into the kingdom; they describe the kind of person who's at home in the kingdom, and the kind of person you become when align your life with kingdom values.

As a result, when you share your life-a kingdom-flavored life-with others, you give them a walking-talking advertisement for Jesus' kingdom.

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Serve One Another

Sun, 07 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000

How do you measure greatness?

Like a violinist who makes first chair in the orchestra, a lawyer who makes partner in their firm, or a politician who is elected to a higher office, greatness is most often measured by one's status: the higher the rank, the better the pay, the nicer the office, the greater you are.

But Jesus redefines greatness as we understand it. Instead of greatness that is measured by accolades and rewards, Jesus tells us that true greatness is found in service that frees our souls from the debilitating idolatry of self-absorption and replaces it with the life-giving joy of self-forgetfulness.

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Grow Together

Sun, 30 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever had to "go it alone" in life?

Despite the fact that we've never been more connected through digital communication, more and more people report feeling isolated and lonely.

The UK went so far as to create a Minister for Loneliness in attempt to address the issue. And yet, for many people, finding community and connection has, in many ways, never been more challenging.

But none of us were created to do life on our own. As humans, we have a double identity, individual and corporate. And while, in the West, we tend to focus predominantly on our individual identities, we were created for deep connection and relationship.

What's more, when we're connected to the community of faith, the Church, God uses those relationships to do some of his most powerful work in us.

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Love God

Sun, 23 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Arsene Houssaye famously said, "Tell me what you love, and I will tell you who you are."

Who or what we love who or what we give our lives to

-shapes who we are and who we are becoming.

As humans, we are created by God to love and be loved by him. Therefore, as our love for God grows, we grow more and more into who we're meant to be.

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Looking for Life

Sun, 09 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Easton Bible Church Easter message for 2023

You Before Me

Sun, 02 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Towards the end of his letter to the Colossian believers, Paul brings all he's just written about how to treat one another like Jesus (cf. 3:1-17) into the real world, starting with life at home and then moving outward into the public sphere.

And in every relationship, Paul makes it clear we should model our lives on Jesus' simple, yet profound example: you before me.

Please note that portions of this week's passage may be difficult to accept because of language that some may consider condescending or offensive.

As we consider Paul's words, it's important that we read his words graciously, not going beyond what he says or read our own biases into his statements.

Tragically, these verses have been used to justify horrible abuses and injustices that were never God's intention.

But when Paul's statements are considered in light of the rest of Paul's letter, as well as Jesus' own teaching and example, a different picture emerges: one of mutual respect and love.

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Stylin'

Sun, 26 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000

What do you wear when you go to church? At Easton Bible Church, for instance, you'll find a mix of clothing choices.

Some of us like to wear our "Sunday best" as a sign of respect and honor for God and his church. Others of us find it more comfortable and feel more authentic going more casual. Still others wear whatever helps us to blend in with the crowd!

But whatever you choose to wear to church on Sunday, of far greater importance than the clothes you wear is the quality of your character.

In this week's passage (Colossians 3:12-17), the Apostle Paul says that there is a Christian dress code, a style of being, so to speak. But it's not a matter of dressing up or going casual or any other clothing choice. It's a matter of the heart: to clothe ourselves with virtues that bind Us together as his people.

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The New You

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000

There's an old expression about people who are so obsessed with God and their own faith that they become irrelevant for real life: "Heavenly-minded, but of no earthly good."

Perhaps you've even known people who love to talk incessantly about their faith... but no one wants to listen! Paul, however, seems to think that focusing on Jesus-giving him priority in every area of our lives-is the natural and obvious path to experiencing the new life that comes through faith in him.

That when you direct your whole your life towards Jesus, you discover your new self in him, the new you you were always meant to be.

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DIY Spirituality

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000

According to a recent study, almost 80% of teenagers and adults in the U.S. not only believe in a spiritual or supernatural dimension but consider themselves spiritual in some way.

People are not becoming less spiritual, even though many are leaving the church. But what does it mean to be "spiritual"? And what does it look like to grow spiritually or to further embrace one's spirituality?

In this week's passage, Paul warns his readers against trying to create their own spirituality by following the popular traditions and beliefs.

Just as there are today, in Paul's day there were those who believed that following Jesus wasn't truly enough: to achieve true spirituality, you need to do it yourself.

But while discovering your own personal spirituality might sound courageous or enlightened, it only leads away from the fullness of life that only Jesus can give.

Can we help you discover the fullness of life that comes through Jesus? Can you help us see that fullness of life more clearly? Contact us.

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Jesus is All You Need

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000

We live in a scary world. Wars and threats of wars, geo-political tensions, fake news and deep fakes, unstable weather patterns that threaten crops and other weather-dependent industries, political factions and division, inflation, housing prices and rising interest rates, sickness and disease, epidemic-levels of depression and anxiety among adults and teens, the disturbing effects of social media and the dehumanizing dangers of digital technology, the list goes on and on.

How do you live in a world like this without, to put it bluntly, freaking out?

In this week's passage in Paul's letter to the Colossians, Paul powerfully explains that, while it's easy to trust in all sorts of things- money, a political party, in science, or in religion or karma- to feel like we have some control over our lives, Jesus is all we need.

When you're rooted in Jesus, there's nothing to fear.

Can we help you find roots in Jesus? Can you help our roots grow stronger? Contact us.

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What Do You Know

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Paul's warning to the believers is that there are some ideas that sound good, that appeal to our thirst for enlightenment, but ultimately do tremendous damage to us and others.

Today we're inundated with competing theories clamoring for our attention and loyalty. It's critical that our pursuit of knowledge be rooted in the One "in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge," Jesus (Colossians 2:3).

Can we help you pursue th the wisdom and knowledge found through a relationship with Jesus? Can you help us stay rooted in the hope of eternal treasure He provide? Contact Us.

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Deep Meaning

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000

What makes life significant? How do you know that your life has significance? Or does it?

According to this week's passage (Colossians1:15-23), Jesus is at the heart of all existence. If we reject Jesus and try to place ourselves at the center of everything, we're forced (cursed?) to manufacture our own significance out of nothing.

It's a burden that at best leads to a shallow and self-manufactured existence-"life is what you make of it"- or at worst to anxiety, hopelessness, and despair.

The true significance we're looking for is only found in the One who made us and gave his life for us. Because without him, life is nothing more a series of accidents without rhyme or reason or meaning.

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Made for the Light

Sun, 05 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever wondered what kind of life you were meant to live?

Or maybe felt like you were living a life you weren't made for?

In the opening of his letter to the church in Colosse, Paul powerfully and vividly describes the kind of life we were all created to live, what he calls "a life worthy of the Lord" (v. 10).

That is a life you can have. A life not stuck in darkness, but rooted in the light and life of the Lord Himself? Let's help each other live in the light for which we have been made. Contact us. Blessings

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People Blindness

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever had someone look right past you when you were talking to them? Can you think of a time you've done that to someone else?

In the busyness and demands of life, it's easy to look right past people rather than truly care for them, even the people we should care most about. It's happened to all of us, and we've all done it to someone else.

Consequently, our relationships suffer, we feel unappreciated and unseen, and we perpetuate the problem by ignoring the very real needs of others.

In the famous parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus shows us the danger of “people blindness”: the inability to see someone in their humanity, made in the image of God and worthy our time and attention.

And so, just as God cares for us in our need, He is calling us to compassionately see and respond to those around us.

Can we share with you how the compassionate love of Jesus can lead you into a life of compassion? Can you help us to see people the way that Jesus sees them, made in the image of God and worthy of compassion? Contact us. Blessings

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Stretchy Love

Sun, 22 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Do you ever feel like you're suffering from a love shortage? As though you only have a small amount of love to go around and it's not enough for the people you have to deal with in your life?

In these few verses (1Peter4:7-11), the Apostle Peter describes how our love has to be expansive-stretchy-if we're going to be able to love one another, rather than give way to bitterness or anger.

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Blessings in the Wilderness Jan152023

Sun, 15 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Do you ever feel isolated, alone? The weight of things holding you down?

In the second week of our "Love God Serve People" Series, our dear friend Gary Moody shares what it's like to find Blessings in the Wilderness.

Gary shares from Scripture, and his personal journey, that in the midst of those isolated times, God is leading us to find and see hope.

That hope begins with faith in the life, death, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ and the confidence in His desire to see you become the person He has created you to be.

Can we share with you the daily and eternal Blessings we've found in our journey through the wilderness? Can you be a part of encouraging us with your story of hope? Blessings.

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Hope for the World

Sun, 08 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Do you tend to see people as a lost cause or a cause worth fighting for?

What do you think keeps us from seeing people the way that God sees them?

Your perspective - how you look at the world-determines so much about how you live, the decisions you make, who you love, and what you hate.

So, how do you see the world? What is the lens through which you look at the people around you? And, even more importantly, do you see them the way that God sees them?

In this passage in 2 Corinthians, the Apostle Paul challenges us to see people not as irredeemable or as our enemies or not worth loving, but as people whom God loves and for whom Jesus gave His life.

Can we go forward with you to share the future God has in store for us? Can you help us see people the way God sees them? Contact us. Blessings.

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Supersize Your Hope

Sun, 18 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever, in the midst of what seemed a hopeful time, seen your hopes vanquished? Your expected hope just didn’t turn out the way you had thought. If that’s happened, how did it effect you? Did you lose hope?….did it lead you to downgrade your hope for the future?

In the 4th message of our “Thrill of Hope” series, Pastor Lucas shares that when our hope is based on the mercy and love God has for us, our hope can never be lost. In fact, the hope in us will continue to grow stronger. Because, we can never outhope what God can do.

And with that strengthening hope from God, we can continue to grow into the people God has created us to be, that is loving, peaceful, and generous people that can encourage others to see hope in what appears for so many to be a hopeless world.

Can we encourage to grasp ahold of a hope that is both now and forever? Can you encourage us to see fully and share that hope with the world? Please Let us know. Blessings.

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Hope for the World

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000

The Magnificat is one of the most beautiful expressions of hope found in all of Scripture.

In her song, Mary declares the character of God - His compassion, mercy, power, love, and faithfulness - revealed in His relationship with His people, which fundamentally alters the course of human history.

Mary's song invites us to remember God's past faithfulness which gives us hope for the future.

But it also gives us a picture of the kind of future God is creating, based on his character, a future in which injustice and oppression are turned on their head.

Mary's Song points to a very real future kingdom that we're called to promote here and now, energized by our hope in Jesus' future return.

Blessings.

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Our Anticipated Hope

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000

What is it about the Christmas season that inspires you? Does anything about it bring you down?

In the first message of our 2022 Advent series our Pastor of Family Ministries, Luke McAlack, encourages us to see the hope that the coming of Christmas represents.

That is, that something great is about to happen. It is the anticipation of Jesus coming into our lives that provides a hope for today and forever.

Have you received the gift of eternal life and hope provided when Jesus enters your life? Do you need to find out what that means or how that happens?

We encourage you to ask us. Or, if you have already been blessed by the hope Jesus provides, can you share your hope and be a blessing to others this Christmas season? Please contact us. Something great is about to happen!

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Hope Enough

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Do you think it's possible to live without hope? What are you hopeful for? Or why do you feel a lack of hope?

This week we're looking at Mary's response to Gabriel's announcement that she would be the mother of God's Son, the promised King whose kingdom would have no end (Luke 1:32-33).

Faced with possible ostracization and humiliation, potentially even death, Mary's hope in God's plan for her serves as a powerful inspiration of what it looks like to trust God even when we don't fully understand what he's doing.

Can we encourage you this Christmas season to see the eternal hope that the coming of Jesus has brought and the life changing power it has to heal our hearts? Can you encourage us? Contact us. Blessings

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All That Money Can Buy

Sun, 15 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000

How much is enough?

The general default for most people is that money is a key (if not, the key) to happiness. Sure, there are other things in life that matter, but money tends to dominate more of our lives than any other pursuit. We go to work to make money. We buy what we want and what we need with money. And money, like any other idol, promises to give us what we want and make us happy.

This week, as we look at the rest of Ecclesiastes 5, Solomon wants us to see the truth about money. Money is a necessary part of life, but it isn’t a god to be worshiped or a genie that grants our wishes. It’s a gift… so long as you have the wisdom to know how to use it.

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When Life Punches You in the Face

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000

We are natural planners. We look to the future, we dream, we strategize, and we anticipate problems and plot solutions.

And then life punches you in the face.

You can plan your vacation, but you can’t do anything about the unforeseen sickness, or the car breaking down, or the flight canceled, or the weather. You can plan your retirement, but you can’t do anything about the disease you never saw coming. Or the financial crisis, or the job loss, or the phone call that changes everything.

When life punches you, there are two ways we try to cope.

We either try to punch back or, if that doesn’t work, try to escape.

But what Solomon wants us to see is that the only way to find real peace in this world is by accepting our inability to control everything and surrendering to the One who holds the whole world in his hands.

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An Inconvenient Truth

Sun, 29 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Here’s the inconvenient truth you don’t want to hear. You are going to die.

Death is no respecter of persons and—barring Jesus’ return—death is coming for you.

Which could be a depressing or hopeless thought for some. But for Solomon, the reality of death is the sharp wedge we need to dislodge our hearts from the meaninglessness of life and discover real meaning and purpose that comes through anticipating the life yet to come.

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Ignorance Can Be Bliss

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever walked down the cereal aisles and felt paralyzed to decide what to buy? Or maybe it was scrolling through the endless movies on Netflix trying to decide on the perfect movie to watch. Which cereal is the right one? Which movie is the perfect movie?

Sometimes life presents us with too many options with too many unknowns and it’s hard to know what to do. So, what should you do when you don’t know what to do?

In the opening verses of Ecclesiastes 11, Solomon shows us that life is unpredictable and outside of our control.

But while we don’t know the future, that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t act. Realizing how little we know and control can be paralyzing and frightening. But when understood in light of God’s ultimate control, that same realization can become an opportunity to live generously.

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When Your Time Comes

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000

When your time comes (I know we don’t like to think about that), what kind of person will you be?

Right now, you’re laying the foundation for who you’ll be in your old age. Some people age gracefully, full of joy and happiness despite their growing infirmities. For others, old age only brings sorrow and anger.

You might not realize it, but the decisions you make today will shape the kind of person you’ll be, not just tomorrow, but years from now. So, who will you be by the end of your life? What kind of person will getting old make you?

In his prologue to the epilogue of his book, Solomon wants us to wrestle with the reality of growing old so that we’ll use the present to make our future—even old age—into something beautiful.

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The End of the Matter

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever felt like you had no good options? That no matter what you tried, you couldn’t win for losing?

In many ways, that’s the conundrum Solomon wants us to feel, that life is a puzzle you cannot solve, a mystery you cannot unravel.

But this isn’t some brainteaser you read for fun and then toss aside. This is your life!

As Solomon leaves us with his final thoughts, he offers us the solution: “Fear God and keep his commandments” (12:13). It’s not the kind of solution that solves the puzzle. It’s probably not the solution we want to hear. But it’s the solution we need to find joy and meaning in the puzzle of life.

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Where You Belong

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever felt like you didn’t belong?

Belonging is one of the most fundamental needs we feel as humans. To know that others accept you, welcome you, and care for you is vital for human flourishing.

And yet, especially in our post-pandemic and increasingly virtual world, it’s so easy to feel alone.

In the opening verses of his Gospel, Matthew gives what seems like an odd introduction to Jesus, a genealogy tracing Jesus’ lineage back to Abraham.

But Matthew isn’t simply giving us the names in Jesus’ family tree. He’s telling us something much deeper about who Jesus is and who he came for.

Matthew wants us to see that, if you want to know that you truly belong,

you don’t need to look any further than Jesus.

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To Believe the Impossible

Sun, 10 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Matthew’s account of Jesus’ birth (Matt. 1:18-25) is unusual because it is written almost entirely from Joseph’s perspective. Other than these few verses, Joseph gets virtually zero airtime in Scripture. For all we know, Joseph was a wholly unremarkable person. He was a blue-collar worker, a carpenter, from a little nowhere village in the backwoods of Palestine.

And yet, when asked to believe that his fiancé was pregnant by the Holy Spirit and that the child would be the Savior of the world, Joseph had the courage to take Mary as his wife even though it most likely meant public humiliation and ridicule.

In telling the story from Joseph’s perspective, Matthew invites us to imagine what it would be like if God were to ask us to bet everything—our reputation, safety, or security—on something wholly unbelievable.

What would you be prepared to do, what would you be willing to endure, if God asked you to believe the impossible?

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Seize Your Moment

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever missed out on something amazing? Maybe you were too tired or forgot, or maybe you got stuck at work or got stuck in traffic.

But it was a moment that people would be talking about for the rest of their lives. Perhaps a moment that would have changed the rest of your life. And you missed it.

This week, we’re looking at a moment that is both uplifting and heart-breaking. People you would never expect find the Savior of the world, while the people who should have known better miss their moment, satisfied with what they knew about the Messiah rather than seeking him.

Matthew’s question echoes to us throughout the centuries: when God reveals himself to you, will you seek him or will you miss your moment?

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Shine Like Stars

Sun, 24 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Merry Christmas!

Pastor Lucas concludes our Advent sermon series, "The Gift of a King," with a Christmas Eve encouragement for each of us to shine like stars in response to our Gift of a King, The Lord Jesus Christ..

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." John 3:16-17.

God Bless You

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Why Are We Here?

Sun, 07 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever wondered why churches exist? Or perhaps more specifically, why does our church exist?

Is it because we needed someplace to go on Sunday mornings? A place to make friends or network? Someplace to learn about God and the Bible?

At the end of Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus lays out a clear mandate for all believers and, by extension, all churches: that we are to go into all the world to make disciples.

So, what exactly does that mean?

And what does it mean for our church we head into 2024 and beyond?

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Who Are We Here For?

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Depending on who you ask, there are some Christians who think that the church’s primary purpose is to serve believers. For them, church equates to bible studies, fellowship dinners, small groups, and programs designed exclusively for Christians.

For other Christians, church is essentially an outreach event. What really matters is getting more people—especially non-believers—in the doors where they’ll hear the gospel and become followers of Jesus.

This week, we want to ask the question, “Who is church for?” Is it for believers? Non-believers? Or both?

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What Does a Changed Life Look Like?

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000

So far in this series, we’ve seen that Easton’s mission (and ours) is to help people experience a life-changing relationship with Jesus (cf. Matthew 28:19-20), and that we’re here both for believers and non-believers (cf. Acts 2:42-47).

As we grow in our relationship with Jesus, we become who we were created to be, which in turn reveals Jesus to an otherwise uninterested and skeptical world.

This week, we want to ask, what does a changed life look like?

If God’s intention is to use our transformed lives to attract non-believers to him, then what does that transformation look like in real life, how does it happen, and how can we begin to experience it today?

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How Do You Steer an Elephant?

Sun, 04 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever known the right thing to do… and did the wrong thing anyway? Both behavioral psychology and neuroscience suggest that our brains operate on two different wavelengths. There’s the reasonable, rational, conscious part of your brain (left-side) and the automatic, intuitive, reactionary part of your brain (right-side).

Jonathan Haidt compares the two sides to a rider on an elephant: the rider knows where the elephant should go, and with enough time can direct the elephant… somewhat. But the elephant—our automatic responses (what Paul calls “our flesh”)—is actually far stronger than our conscious thought (the rider), no matter what we might wish to believe. So, how can we re-program our minds so that our automatic responses are the right ones?

In Romans 12, Paul describes four practices for spiritual formation—loving God (v. 1), growing together (vv. 3-5), serving one another (vv. 6-8), and sharing our lives with others (v. 13)—that both deepen our connection with God and establish our new identity as part of God’s family. Because the best way to re-direct an elephant is to put it in a herd moving in the same (and the right) direction.

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One of Us

Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever had someone love you enough to tell you the truth about you?

One of the most courageous acts in life is to see yourself as you really are. And the degree of honesty you have about who you are will determine the degree to which you grow in life.

In Matthew chapter 3, Matthew introduces us to a man named John the Baptist who told people more than they wanted to know about who they were. Because unless you know who you are, you’ll never understand who Jesus is and why he came for you.

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Anti Celebrity

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Privilege, power, and popularity are the subtle drugs of celebrity. There’s nothing inherently wrong with having status or being famous. But when being seen as powerful or important becomes essential to your identity—either who you think you are or who you wish to be—the temptation to do whatever it takes to gain that level of prominence can become overpowering. And, if you’re not careful, you just might, as Jesus warns, gain the whole world, but lose your soul (Matt. 16:26).

Following his baptism, Jesus goes into the desert where he’s tempted by the devil to make a name for himself, to seize the privileged position as the only Son of God, by betraying his Father, his mission, and himself. But rather than relishing a life of celebrity, Jesus shows us a better way.

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Lets Go!

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Institutions exist for the sake of existing. Movements exist for the sake of making a difference.

When Jesus calls us out of the hopelessness of sin and death, he’s not calling us to be part of an institution.

He’s calling us into his movement to change the world.

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How to Turn the World Upside Down

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Has anyone ever tried to convince you to do something a different way? It could be how you cook a particular dish or how you drive or how you parent or how you exercise.

And getting that kind of advice isn’t always solicited or welcomed! But sometimes it’s the advice we need.

As part of our current series, over the next few weeks we’ll be unpacking Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount from Matthew 5–7.

In his sermon, Jesus gives us more than just advice. He introduces us to an altogether different way to live. And it’s more than just a radical picture of what life is like in his kingdom; it’s his strategy to turn the world’s way of doing things upside down.

Because when you live like the kingdom, you bring the kingdom.

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Indispensable

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever felt like you were dispensable… maybe disposable or replaceable?

Sure, your mom thinks you’re special, but you’re just one of more than eight billion people on the planet! It’s easy to feel like your life doesn’t really matter much in the grand scheme of things, that the world is just too big for your life to make any real difference.

But in his most famous sermon, Jesus tells us to that there is a way of life that, while not always popular, is essential for the world’s good.

That despite what the world might think, you are indispensable to the good that God wants to create in the world through you.

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Who is This?

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, ‘Who is this?’—Matthew 21:10

Who is Jesus? For some Jesus was the Messiah, the king God had promised from the line of David. For others, he was a prophet, a teacher, or a miracle worker. For others, he was a dangerous heretic or a madman who had to be stopped.

When Jesus enters Jerusalem on his way to the cross, Jesus forces the question: who is he?

How you answer that will determine everything about your future, both in this life and the next.

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Hope Lives

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

What do you hope for?

At one level, most of us probably have a vague hope that our lives will have meaning, for love and happiness, that justice will win out, and that we’ll enjoy our lives and not suffer too much.

(Basically, we hope our lives don’t stink!)

But without a basis for our hope, our hopes amount to little more than wishful thinking.

When Jesus was killed, his followers’ hopes for a better world died with him. But when Jesus walked out of the grave, he gave us a hope that can change the world.

Our hope lives because Jesus is alive.

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Understanding Our Union

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000

We all aspire to be something–someone special. Yet when we take an honest inventory, we realize that we just can’t seem to get there.

For me, I’m never satisfied with my level of understanding, physical fitness, intelligence, and depth of relationships. There’s just so much in life where I feel like a failure.

For example, in my relationship with Jesus, I feel like I’m constantly tripped up by the same sins. I want to be better. In holiness, I want to become more of who I was designed to be.

And in all of my effort to turn what I aspire to be to what I actually am, I find that I can lose my focus on my first true love, on Jesus and what he’s done for me.

You see, there’s a secret to our faith. There’s a maxim to our relationship with the Lord. The deeper we ponder it, the more we seek to understand, the more he lifts us out of our own personal pit of sin.

Oh, I’ve tried it the other way, by focusing on the sin. But it will just drag you back down like a whirlpool in the Delaware.

But there is a way out! There is a key. Let’s find it.

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From Glory to Glory

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000

At some level we all experience brokenness.

At EBC,, we believe that people can experience growth and new life by working through the healing path God has given us in the Bible.

So whatever struggles are holding you back in your relationship with God, others, or even yourself, come as you are and find a God who loves you, has a plan for you, and wants to restore you.

Pastor Steve (and friends) share God's path to finding forgiveness and living differently when we come to the realization that God wants us to have freedom, friendship, and fullness of life.

The message is titled, "From Glory to Glory."

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Glimpses, Grumbles, & Gifts

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000

There are moments when we catch a glimpse of Jesus. Such snapshots can be indelibly impactful. When you see that His actions reveal His character and the power His presence has in the lives of those present, you can't help but want to be more like Him.

The self-reflection which ensues can be a key decision point in your day and even your life because, in that moment, the decision to live differently ripples out far and wide.

Those around you might not immediately see your change and so they grumble at the idea that you can live differently. Don't be dissuaded!

Jesus reveals glimpses of himself to us for larger transformative purposes both in us and in our relationships (to Him and to others).

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Not Good Enough

Sun, 12 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever been faced with the reality that your best wasn’t good enough?

In this teaching from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus warns that if we ask the question, am I good enough for God to love me?

We won’t like the answer. Thankfully, there’s a better question he wants us to ask.

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Angry People

Sun, 19 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Everyone knows it’s wrong to murder. But what about getting angry with someone? Or insulting them? How bad is getting mad really?

In this teaching from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us that the root issue behind murder and blind rage are the same: the inability to see the image of God in the other person.

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When Trust Fails

Sun, 26 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Who can you trust? Looking at social media or listening to politicians, it can feel like everyone’s only out for themselves. And if other people can’t be trusted to honor their commitments or do what’s in your best interest, it’s tempting to play by the same rules ourselves.

But what a world collapsing under the weight of our collective distrust needs are people whose “yes” means “yes” and “no” means “no.”

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Perfection

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

What does it mean to be perfect?

Most people would probably say that “to be perfect” means to never make a mistake, never do the wrong thing, and never make the wrong choice.

But in Jesus’ estimation, the highest standard of perfection is demonstrated in love for one’s enemies.

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Performance Faith

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Shakespeare wrote that all the world’s a stage. In today’s world of digital media, it can feel as though we have to constantly perform because someone’s always watching. Even at church. But God wants our hearts, not a performance.

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What is Life For?

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever wondered if there was more to life than what you were experiencing? As great as life might be when you get the job or marry the love of your life or experience some other incredible high, that high only lasts so long. In Matthew 6, Jesus addresses the question we all face at some point: What is life for?

And he makes the astounding claim that your life is too important to waste on anything less than eternity.

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How to Deal with Difficult People

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

People can be difficult, to put it mildly. And yet, there’s really no avoiding them. In this passage from his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives us the key to dealing with difficult people.

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A Holistic Life

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000

What about me? That's a question we hear (and speak) a lot. Today, our Executive Pastor, Reverend Raimie Bateman, shares that Jesus leads us to know that a meaningful life comes when we can ask "What about You?"

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Parenting Without All the Answers

Sun, 14 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Parenting is hard. Scratch that. Parenting is nigh unto impossible. We want what’s best for our kids.

But how do you even know what that “best” is?

Today, parents are faced with never ending decisions about kids’ sports, schools, friends, phones, social media, homework, peer pressure, dating, and the list goes on and on. So, how do you raise kids when you don’t have all the answers?

The book of Proverbs offers hope that raising the right kind of kids–or being the right kind of people–doesn’t require having all the right answers.

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Know Yourself

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The most difficult person to get to know is yourself. We’re masters of self-deception.

But, as Jesus shows us in Matt. 7, having an accurate assessment of yourself is crucial if you want to make a positive difference in the world and experience the kind of life God wants you to have.

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A Life That Lasts July 28 2024

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000

When you’re young, life can feel like endless possibilities. But as you get older, the truth becomes clearer: life is harder than you imagine, shorter than you think, and you don’t get many second chances. As Jesus closes his Sermon on the Mount, he challenges us to put into practice all he’s taught about living in light of God’s kingdom. Doing–not just hearing–his Word is the key to building the kind of life that lasts.

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Where is God?

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000

There’s a lot of bad news out there. (It doesn’t matter what year you’re reading this, by the way; there’s always more bad news.) Some of it’s close to home. Some of it’s far away. It’s enough to make you wonder, where is God?

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The Hardest Part

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000

What’s the longest you ever had to wait for something? Have you ever waited too long for something? Whether we consider the length of time we’ve waited to be exorbitant depends on what we’re waiting for. Waiting an hour for a meal at a Michelin star restaurant? Perfectly reasonable. Waiting an hour at McDonalds? Not so much.

But how long would you wait for God to answer a prayer? An hour? A day? What about a lifetime? What about not-in-your-lifetime? In Habakkuk 2, God explains some of his plan for saving his people from the Babylonians, but he leaves out a crucial detail: when. Waiting, as they say, is the hardest part.

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Faith Thats Stronger than Fear

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000

What do you fear most in life? Global warming? Global conflict? Stock market crisis? The wrong person elected president? Or maybe your fears are more personal: failure, heartache, terminal illness, or the loss of a loved one. There are a lot of reasons to be afraid in today’s world (as there always are), and fear has become a sort of global pandemic all its own.

At the end of his writing, Habakkuk faces his greatest fears. But despite his fear, Habakkuk makes the courageous choice to trust God. It’s not a choice everyone would make. Would you?

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Fueled Up

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000

If you put the wrong kind of fuel into your car engine, it will ruin your engine overtime, which will ultimately prevent you from being able to get where you want to go. In a similar way, if you try to run your life on the wrong kind of fuel, it will damage your heart and keep you from becoming more of who God has created you to be.

In 1 John 4, the Apostle John tells us that there’s really only one kind of fuel our souls were made for: God’s love. His fuel is the catalyst for the life he wants to create in you.

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Travel Companions

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The journey of life isn’t easy. Life isn’t fair. Things don’t work out the way they’re supposed to. Bad stuff happens… a lot. Having someone (or someones) to travel with is essential to a successful journey.

Which raises the question: who are you traveling with?

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Teamwork

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000

It’s been said that the church is more like a battleship than a luxury cruise ship. In the church, we’re on a mission to make a difference by sharing the message of Jesus with the world. And on this ship, there are no passengers; only crew members. On this journey, we all have a part to play.

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Destination

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000

On a journey, the destination is the purpose; it’s the reason you take the trip to begin with. For followers of Jesus, the journey is to become people so transformed by the gospel that our lives radiate God’s message of faith, hope, and love to our community and beyond.

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Love is Our Brand

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000

What brands do you wear? Nike? Under Armor? Tommy Hilfiger? Whatever’s on sale? The best brands communicate that organization’s values and qualities that set it apart from the rest. And if you’re a follower of Jesus, you have a brand. It’s the same as his: love. And when we wear it well, the world knows we’re his.

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Love Rewrites You Story

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Life is a story. Sometimes it’s a comedy. Sometimes it’s a tragedy. Sometimes it’s a story of triumph. At other times, a story of failure and disappointment.

But love has the amazing ability to rewrite our stories.

When you know how God loves you, it changes the plotline to make you the person God created you to be.

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Love Acts

Sun, 27 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Loving people is hard work. Oftentimes in the struggle for personal survival and success, loving other people feels like an inconvenience. It’s easy to settle for good intentions and best wishes, rather than put someone else’s needs ahead of our own.

But to love others doesn’t mean simply to toss positive emotions toward someone else.

Love acts.

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Love is Reckless

Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000

“Love your enemies.” Sounds like a terrible idea, doesn’t it? Sounds crazy, even stupid. The only reasonable move is to love the people on your team, not the opposition. But love–at least the way God loves us–isn’t reasonable or calculated. To love people God’s way is to love people who are against you as though they’re on your team, even when they aren’t. It’s a reckless kind of love.

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Nothings Changed

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Presidential elections are a big deal. For months leading up to the election, we’re blanketed with messaging about the significance of the election: what it would mean for our country if this leader vs. that leader were elected. And when election night comes, many of us will sit up late into the night and early morning to find out what the future of the nation might hold.

But regardless of what an election holds for the country, for those of us who follow Jesus, our role doesn’t change. We’re still called to represent him to a world desperate for hope that no politician or political party can offer.

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Love Looks Good on You

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Ever walked into a room and realized you weren’t dressed for the occasion? Or put on a pair of jeans only to discover they’re no longer “in”? Or missed the memo about the company dress code? Even in churches, it can be hard to know what to wear. But the only dress code mentioned in Scripture isn’t about clothing. It’s about the virtues that characterize your life. And nothing looks better on you than love.

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Love is the Way

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Humans crave significance. We want to know that our lives matter. That we matter. Unfortunately, most of us think that the way to significance lies through personal achievement and success, at whatever cost. But the Apostle Paul shows us another way. The way of love.

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The Hope of Immanuel

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Sir Thomas More wrote, “A drowning man will grasp a straw.” Fear will cause us to hope in all kinds of things. In this passage from Isaiah, God gives King Ahaz a sign that reveals Ahaz’s misplaced hope. But today that same sign offers us the only real hope there is: The hope of Immanuel, “God with us.”

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A Voice in the Wilderness

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Hundreds of years before John the Baptist became the “a voice one calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord’” (Matt. 3:3), and 100 years before Judah’s fall, Isaiah encouraged the people to make way for God’s future rescue from Assyria. Another two thousand years later, we’re still called to make way for God to come into our world and into our hearts.

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Look Again

Sun, 22 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Have you ever thought you knew someone–really knew them–only to discover later they weren’t who you thought they were? Maybe it was someone you idolized or someone you trusted, only to be disappointed. In this famous passage, Isaiah tells of a king who would come to bring lasting peace and hope to the world. But unlike the many others who can never live up to our expectations, this king never fails.

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The New You

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000

You are not who you’re supposed to be. Not yet, at least. The first step to becoming who you’re meant to be–your true self–is to recognize that there is a version of you that is possible. The “you” God wants to set free. The new you.

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A New Heart

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000

What’s your heart like? Is it healthy? Hard and calloused? Broken? How about, unwieldy? They say the heart wants what the heart wants, good or bad. But how much better would your life be if your heart only wanted what was good?

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A New Mind

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000

You might not realize it, but you are a skilled cartographer (that’s someone who creates maps). Maybe you’ve never drawn a literal geographical map, but from the time you were born, you’ve been creating and utilizing a mental map to filter information, interpret new data, and generally make sense of your world. It’s the framework through which you see and understand the world.

But when you give your life to Jesus, you get a new and better map that not only gives you insight into the true nature of reality, but has the power to change your life.

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