Champion Church of the Nazarene Podcast
Champion Church of the Nazarene
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Growing in Christ. Loving People. Making Disciples.
This is the official podcast for Champion Church of the Nazarene in Warren, OH. You'll find our weekly sermons on this channel.
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May 28, 2023
Living our life. Leaving a Legacy
Pastor Micah Rogers
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May 21, 2023
Faith Promise
we will hear from missionaries today.
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May 14, 2023
Godly Womanhood
Pastor Micah Rogers
Genesis 2:18
1 Tim 2:11-12,15
Judges 4-5
Acts 1:14, 2:4, 2:16-17
Ephesians 4:4-6, 11-13
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May 7, 2023
May 7, 2023
Pastor Micah Rogers
Acts 1: 4, Acts 1: 6
John 14, John 15, John 17:19-21
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May 7, 2023
March 30, 2023
Pastor Micah Rogers
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Apr 23, 2023
Defining Biblical Forgiveness
Pastor Micah Rogers
Ephesians
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Apr 16, 2023
Defining Grace
Pastor Micah Rogers
John 21, Acts 1:8
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Apr 9, 2023
Easter/ Pastoral Initiation Service
2 Thessalonians 5:12
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Apr 2, 2023
The R's of Holy Week
Pastor Micha Rogers
Mathew 15;15, 16:15, 21:8-11
Who do you say he is?
Who is he to you?
Do you have _____ for Jesus?
How much do you love Jesus?
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Mar 26, 2023
March 26, 2023
Pastor Micha Rogers
Romans 3:23, 6:23
John 3:16-17
1 John 1:9
Deuteronomy 8:12
Micha 6:8
Hebrews 12:2
Chronicles 7:14
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Mar 19, 2023
Mach 19, 2023
Pastor Jamie
2 Timothy 4:6-9
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Mar 13, 2023
March 12
Pastor Jamie
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Mar 5, 2023
March 5
Pastor Jamie
Rev. 3:20-22
Rev. 3:4
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Feb 19, 2023
Feb 19
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Feb 19, 2023
Feb 12
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Feb 19, 2023
Feb 5
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Jan 29, 2023
A New Day For Us, A New Path Through Us
Pastor Micah Rogers
Psalms 119:11,105
2 Timothy 2:15
Luke 14:23
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Jan 22, 2023
Jan 22
Pastor Jamie
Daniel 3:5-6, 1 Peter 1:7
A faith that's tested is a faith that can be trusted
P.S. the audio may be loud near the end
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Jan 15, 2023
Jan 15
Pastor Jamie
Daniel 6:1-16
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Jan 8, 2023
January 8
Pastor Jamie
Daniel 1:3-7
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Jan 1, 2023
January 1, 2023!!!!
Pastor Jamie
Genesis 1:3&27, 2:24&25, 3;1-13
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Dec 18, 2022
Dec 18
Pastor Jamie
John 3 and John 4
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Dec 11, 2022
Dec 11
Pastor Jamie
Verses: Luke 2:9-11, 1 Peter 1:8, James 1, Acts 5, Psalms 51:10-12
Rejoice always and count everything as joy.
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Dec 4, 2022
Dec 4
Pastor Jamie
Isaiah 6
Christ's gift to us.
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Nov 27, 2022
Nov 27
Pastor Jamie
Isiah 9
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Nov 20, 2022
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Nov 13, 2022
Nov 13
Pastor Jamie
Acts
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Nov 6, 2022
November 6
Pastor Jamie
Exodus 16
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Oct 30, 2022
October 30
Pastor Jamie
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Oct 23, 2022
October 23
Pastor Jamie
Nehemiah 6:1
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Oct 16, 2022
Oct 16, 2022
Pastor Jamie
Nehemiah 4
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Oct 9, 2022
October 9, 2022
Pastor Jamie
Nehemiah 2:4
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Oct 2, 2022
Oct 2
Pastor Jamie
Nehemiah 1:1
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Sep 25, 2022
Sept 25
Pastor Jamie
Luke 24:13
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Sep 18, 2022
Sept 18
Speaker Pastor Jamie
Luke 22: 7
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Sep 11, 2022
Sept 9
Speaker Pastor Jamie
Joshua 4:1-7
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Sep 4, 2022
Sept 4
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Aug 28, 2022
August 28
District Superintendent Dave Lutz
We are loved by God, He loves us with more power and with a much deeper sense than we can imagine
Luke 15
Parable of the prodigal son
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Aug 21, 2022
Are you teachable to God?
Are you teachable to or by God
Pastor Dave
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Aug 14, 2022
August 14
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Aug 7, 2022
August 7
Rev. David Peters is speaking with us today.
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Jul 31, 2022
July 31
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Jul 27, 2022
July 24
we'll be in the Old Testament book of Isiah.
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Jul 24, 2022
July 17
Apologies for the delay in getting this to you all. Hope you enjoy.
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Jul 10, 2022
July 10th
Rev. Jamie Jackson
Jerimiah 29:11-12
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Jul 3, 2022
Foundation and Invitation
Rev. Matthew Slaughter
The hope and celebration of the resurrection is the foundation and invitation for this commandment.
Matthew 28:16-20
"The resurrection is not Jesus' final accomplishment." -M. Eugene Boring
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Jun 26, 2022
Foundations: Love
We'll be in Matthew 5:43-48
"Jesus replaces hate with love, and love always seeks the good of the other. Regardless of how the OT talks about how to deal with enemies, Jesus gives us the final authoritative statement on how to relate to enemies. Remember, the "I" that Jesus speaks here is the "I" of God himself, the great "I am."" -Danny Quanstrom
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Jun 19, 2022
Really Good News
Rev. Matt Slater | John3:16-21
Often people see faith as an insurance policy to get to heaven, but what Jesus offers is far better news than that. He has brought the way to right the world, to save it, and we're invited to join Him.
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Jun 12, 2022
Good News and Bad News
Rev. Matt Slater | Psalm 8 |
Beginning a new series called Foundations, we discover the original intent for God’s creation and our place in it. Though, it looks like creation isn’t doing well, a song of praise will provide us the first building block to return to God’s design for this world.
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Jun 5, 2022
Sunday Pentecost
Acts 2:1-21
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May 30, 2022
Troubling the System
Rev. Matt Slater | Acts 16:16-34 |
Have you ever felt like the systems we have in place fall short of being good? That's because flawed people make flawed systems. But in today's episode, we discover the way of Jesus disturbs the systems we have made and show a better way for life with others.
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May 23, 2022
Troubing the Status Quo
Rev. Matt Slater | Acts 11:1-18 |
As we continue our series Good Trouble, we will journey with Peter as God upsets the status quo relationally with others. We will learn that God upsets our social status quos still today to spell good trouble.
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May 15, 2022
Troubling People
Rev. Matt Slater | Acts 9:1-20 |
It’s easy to judge others, because we are all troubled in some fashion by others. But in our second installment of Good Trouble, we will journey with a judgmental man who is transformed by Jesus to do amazing things for the kingdom.
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May 9, 2022
Starting Good Trouble
Rev. Matt Slater | Acts 5:27-32 |
What happens when what God calls us to do doesn’t jive with others in the world? This week we begin a new series called Good Trouble, following the acts of the apostles. We will discover the criteria for disobedience to worldly authorities to be in the very ways Jesus lived.
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May 3, 2022
Won't You Join Us?
Rev. James Laker |
For our Faith Promise Sunday, Rev. James Laker, missionary to the city of Cleveland invites all who follow Jesus to be missionaries. We are called into ways of living so the Good News can spread right where we are.
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Apr 18, 2022
Hunting for Life in the Unfamiliar
Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 24:1-12 |
As we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord on Easter Sunday, we recognize that as humans we go to the familiar for life. But the empty tomb and the words of the angels will cause us to reconsider, as we look to draw near to the risen Lord.
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Apr 10, 2022
Revealed In Jesus
Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 19:28-40 |
For our Palm Sunday service, we finish our series Covered. Our expectations about God are often not in line with who He is. We will be challenged to look at Jesus and to uncover our own expectations and to let them go to follow Jesus in our lives.
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Apr 3, 2022
Circumstances
Rev. Matt Slater | Isaiah 43:14-21 |
Our experiences, memories, and circumstances make up how we see ourselves, others, and God. But sometimes our circumstances cover our view of God. Join us as we discover how to move forward in hope, when our circumstances are difficult.
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Mar 27, 2022
Calm
Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Kings 19:8-18 |
The world is filled with plenty of noise. Sometimes we may think God only shows up in dramatic and loud ways. But in this week’s installment of Covered, we will discover God comes to us in the calm, and we must be willing to meet him there.
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Mar 20, 2022
Creatures
Rev. Matt Slater | Numbers 22:22-35 |
This week in our series Covered, God shows up in a comedic yet poignant way that opens us to look beyond the usual places for God and to see how God can work through his creatures. This will open us up in our relationships and to refrain from looking at only ourselves in life.
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Mar 13, 2022
Canvas
Rev. Matt Slater | Exodus 40 |
In this week’s installment of Covered, God dwells among his people in a tent structure, the tabernacle. He reveals more pieces of who he is in this moment and will invite us to trust him in all things. He will teach us when to be still and when to go.
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Mar 6, 2022
Clouds
Rev. Matt Slater | Exodus 19:9-25 |
As we begin our Lent Series, Covered, a Hidden God revealed, we will examine an encounter with God who covers himself with clouds. We will discover new ways of relating with God and with each other in humility as He reveals himself to His people at Sinai.
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Feb 27, 2022
Good Faith
Rev. Matt Slater | James 5:12-20 |
We wrap up our series in the letter of James and we’ll discover the actions we are to live into as people of faith. We will be encouraged to have "good faith" and how to live together as a community as we are faithful to God.
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Feb 20, 2022
Only God
Rev. Matt Slater | James 4:13-5:6 |
We have plans, goals, and aspirations in life and for resources. In today’s message, James cautions us with our mortality to rely upon what God gives for life so we can live faithfully in Him.
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Feb 13, 2022
The Wise Pursuit
Rev. Matt Slater | James 3:13-4:8a |
We are saturated with messages that lead us to the pursuit of happiness. But often this is a journey that leads us to selfish ambition and envy. Join us as we continue our series in James as faith leads us to trust God for all things in our lives.
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Feb 6, 2022
Taming Our Words
Rev. Matt Slater | James 3:1-12 |
Words are powerful, more so than we often realize. James understands this and shares that followers of Christ are to speak in a specific way. Join us as we look to God to tame our speech for His purposes.
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Jan 30, 2022
Leaving Middle School Favoritism Behind
Rev. Matt Slater | James 2:1-17 |
The way people divide themselves, like at our school lunches growing up, is often considered as a normal way of relationship. However, as we continue in the letter of James, we will discover that faith in Christ leads us to care and enter into relationships with all people without favoritism.
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Jan 23, 2022
Walk in the Way He Talks
Rev. Matt Slater | James 1:16-27 |
As we continue our journey with the letter from James, we learn that in the life of faith, a posture of openness is essential to allow God to form us, even if we don’t like it. He gives us the key to a growing faith in Christ that will lead us to live as Christ says.
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Jan 16, 2022
Unchanging Openness
Rev. Matt Slater | James 1:1-15 |
It sometimes seems like the only constant is change. As we begin our message series in the Book of James, we discover that our faith is able to remain in the midst of change because of God. To be faithful is to always be open to God’s way in a changing world.
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Jan 9, 2022
Re(new)
Rev. Matt Slater | Romans 12:1-2 |
How can a word help frame what is next in our life of faith? As we begin the new year, Pastor Matt shares the focus of this new year as a church and how God might bring renewal in a new way.
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Jan 3, 2022
Called to Fish
Rev. Christine Cline | Luke 5:1-11 |
Our guest preacher, Pastor Christine Cline challenges us to take up the calling Jesus gives to all of his disciples. Are we keepers of the aquarium or fishers of people? What would our lives look like if we followed him completely?
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Dec 24, 2021
The Life Changing Gift
Rev. Matt Slater | Titus 2:11-14 |
Our Christmas Eve message. Merry Christmas!
Programming note: there will not be an episode Sunday, Dec. 26 as we will be having our Blue Christmas service.
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Dec 19, 2021
Revolutionary Love
Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 1:46-55 |
In our final week of Advent, we journey with Mary as she ponders carrying the Messiah that will bring love to the world. We will discover the love God gives, is revolutionary, not just for us, but for us to offer to others.
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Dec 12, 2021
The Surprising Source of Joy
Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 3:7-18 |
Ads for companies often tell us joy comes when we consume their product. We are tempted to think joy comes from ourselves. But in this third week of Advent, we find that joy comes from God alone as we turn to Him in everything.
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Dec 5, 2021
Disruptive Peace
Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 3:1-6 |
In the second week of Advent, we explore what true peace is, the kind that God wants in our world. We will find that our definitions of peace are actually false and that it starts with personal repentance to help to bring God’s peace into the world.
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Nov 28, 2021
Hope
Rev. Matt Slater | Psalm 25:1-10 |
In this first week of Advent, we journey with David in one of his Psalms, understanding what true hope is. It doesn’t come from our circumstances or even within ourselves, but from the God who loves us and is with us.
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Nov 21, 2021
What About Other Religions?
Rev. Matt Slater |
As we celebrate Christ the King Sunday, we finish our series What About by asking questions what about other religions? While we will differentiate numerous religions, we will discover our relationships with those who are different are the most important ways of living in faith.
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Nov 14, 2021
What About Sexuality?
Rev. Matt Slater |
This week as we continue our series, we wonder, What about sexuality? We begin the conversation with how God created us as sexual beings and the healthy ways to express that reality and then explore answers to questions how we might live faithfully to God in our lives.
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Nov 7, 2021
What About Science?
Rev. Matt Slater |
This week as we continue our series, we wonder What about science? As we field questions about the relationship between faith and science, we will discover there is a lot to be learned in both disciplines that help us in the life God calls us to live.
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Oct 31, 2021
What About Spooky Season?
Rev. Matt Slater |
We start a new teaching series this week called What About? And we’ll be looking for answers to your questions about Spooky Season, how we are to view it and how we are to live in the midst of it. Join us as we investigate scripture and history to live faithfully to God.
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Oct 25, 2021
When Adversity Comes
Rev. Matt Slater | 2 Corinthians 12:6-10 |
In this week’s episode we finish our series Way Truth Life and we get honest about a life that follows Jesus. Adversity and weakness are common in that life, and our proper response to them might be different than you think. Journey with us as we’ll find Christ flips the script on weakness.
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Oct 17, 2021
Practicing Means of Grace
Rev. Matt Slater | Acts 2:42-47 |
As we continue our series Way Truth Life, we examine the practices through which God work in us. Like any relationship, the start is only the beginning of a path of intentional growth and grace.
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Oct 11, 2021
Our Mission Amidst Division
Rev. Matt Archer | John 13:34-35 |
There's a lot of division in our world. Jesus calls his church to be different. Today we will be challenged to live as Jesus calls his disciples to live in everything.
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Oct 3, 2021
Sanctifying Grace
Rev. Matt Slater | John 21; Acts 1-2 |
As we continue our journey of grace in our series Way Truth Life, we follow the story of Peter who had a significant change from what he knew to be. We explore God’s sanctifying grace which changes us completely.
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Sep 26, 2021
Saving Grace
Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 18:35-19:10 |
There’s a lot of brokenness in our world. The cause comes from one source. God provides a remedy for all of it. We look at two men in scripture who have different needs in their brokenness, but one solution.
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Sep 21, 2021
Sneaky Grace
Rev. Christine Cline | Acts 10 |
In our second week of our series Way Truth Life, we examine God’s reaching out to us before we even acknowledge him. The good news it that God is working in far greater ways than we know.
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Sep 12, 2021
A Journey of Grace
Rev. Matt Slater | John 1:35-42 |
Our new series Way, Truth, Life is an exploration of discipleship. What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? Is it about belief? Habits? Or something greater. Join us for the journey of grace known as discipleship.
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Aug 30, 2021
The Armor to Bring Peace
Rev. Matt Slater | Ephesians 6:10-20 |
As we conclude our series in the letter to the Ephesians, we wonder about how to live faithfully to God when there are powers in the world that resist Him. We will discover that evil lurks in places we don’t normally think, and how we can be equipped by God to stand firm in His grace.
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Aug 23, 2021
Every Opportunity
Rev. Matt Slater | Ephesians 5:15-21 |
How well do you manage your time? You’ve probably heard that we need to make space for God and the church. But Paul offers something different in his letter to the Ephesians. Join us as we discover God can transform every moment in our lives for His will.
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Aug 16, 2021
Rethinking Anger
Rev. Matt Slater | Ephesians 4:25-5:2 |
Anger seems to be the default emotion in our current times. From angry customers, to social media fights, to rifts in families, anger often divides us from each other. Today, we discover that in a life with Christ, we don’t remove anger from our lives, rather we learn how to speak and act with it in healthy, holy ways.
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Aug 10, 2021
Remember Who We Are
Rev. Matt Slater | Ephesians 4:1-16 |
We live in divisive times. And though it may be hard to admit, the church hasn’t helped always to unify. As we continue to be reminded of our calling in Ephesians, we will begin to remember who we are and who we are called to be as united in Christ.
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Aug 2, 2021
A Knowledgable Prayer
Rev. Matt Slater | Ephesians 3:14-21 |
We often learn and attain knowledge for the purpose of handling life better. But as we reach the middle of the letter to the Ephesians, Paul shows us that there is something greater that will change our lives. And he does this, through prayer.
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Jul 19, 2021
The Broken Barrier
Rev. Matt Slater | Ephesians 2:11-22 |
We all think things about others based on what we see. But too often we can use these observations as barriers. As we continue our series in Ephesians, we will discover that to participate in God’s will, we must see that he has torn down every barrier between us and others.
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Jul 12, 2021
What's the Plan?
Rev. Matt Slater | Ephesians 1:3-14 |
What’s the plan? We often ask this question in life in different contexts. But what about when we ask God what the plan is? In our first message in our new series studying Ephesians, we’ll begin to understand the plan God has for all of us.
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Jul 7, 2021
Trust Him
Rev. Matt Slater | Mark 5:21-43 |
We finish our series, The Battle Belongs, with an account of Jesus healing two very different people. We'll discover the possible obstacles we face and learn to trust Him in everything.
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Jun 30, 2021
God of the Right Time
Rev. Michael Kimball | Mark 8:1-9 |
Our guest preacher, Michael Kimball, is the administrator of Canaan Acres Campground in Louisville, OH. He shares from the Gospel of Mark, how our God provides at the right time.
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Jun 15, 2021
God Knows More Than We See
Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 |
Appearances can be deceiving. Even if we’ve heard that, we can easily fall into the trap of judging our situations with what we know. But as we continue our series The Battle Belongs, we will discover God knows far more than us and we must trust his ways as we live for him.
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Jun 7, 2021
Trusting God Instead of FOMO
Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Samuel 8:4-20 |
Comparison can often lead us to living life in ways we might not be proud of. As we start a new series, The Battle Belongs, we find out that God’s people struggled with this same issue. We will discover the value of trusting Him in everything.
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Mar 8, 2021
Defining the Relationship
Rev. Matt Slater | Exodus 20:1-17 |
Have you ever wondered why God asks people to change in his covenants? It has more to do with the relationship than we often think. Join us as we continue our series High Fidelity about our relationship with God in the covenants he makes.
For more on the Ten Commandments, listen to our other series entitled Boundaries of Freedom beginning with this episode: https://www.championnaz.org/podcast/episode/c0abd3f4/freedom-to-be-human
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Feb 28, 2021
Named
Rev. Matt Slater | Genesis 17 |
Do names and labels actually impact our lives? As we continue our series High Fidelity, we will examine a covenant that renames the people God is committing to. We will discover how God names us, changes our lives entirely.
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Feb 21, 2021
Enduring Grace
Rev. Matt Slater | Genesis 9:8-17 |
How has God communicated about who he is and what he does? Throughout time, he has been the most clear in the covenants that he has made. Today we explore his first covenant in Genesis.
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Feb 15, 2021
Uplifting Love
Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 15:1-10 |
God loves you. We hear this often. And yet we wonder if it’s true because of what we’ve experienced. Today we explore two parables in which Jesus shows the depths of God’s love for all people.
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Feb 7, 2021
Always Faithful
Rev. Matt Slater | Ruth 4 |
Does God only show up when good things happen? As we finish our series in the book of Ruth, we will discover that God is present and faithful always, inviting us and the world to his redemption.
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Jan 31, 2021
Scandalous Faith
Rev. Matt Slater | Ruth 3 |
We sometimes believe that certain people, times, and places are sources of trouble and we tend to stay away from them. But we will discover in the story of Ruth, that faith can lead us these unexpected places and people and if we live faithfully, God can accomplish His work through us.
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Jan 25, 2021
The Open Hands of Faith
Rev. Matt Slater | Ruth 2:1-18 |
We often hold onto things we cherish with closed hands, and we are tempted to do this with faith. But we will discover as we continue our series in Ruth, that faith is designed to be received and given with open hands, and it will grow within us and around us.
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Jan 17, 2021
A Model of Faith
Rev. Matt Slater | Ruth 1:1-8 |
What exactly is faith and how does it affect our lives? As we begin a new series in the Book of Ruth, we will find a timeless model of faith in this ancient story, and we’ll be invited to faith in God, who has been faithful to us.
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Jan 10, 2021
Remember Your Baptism
Rev. Matt Slater | Acts 19:1-7 |
Pastor Matt shares a bit of his story and how the baptism in Christ changes every part of us, even our national identity. Open yourself to the Holy Spirit today and remember your baptism.
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Jan 4, 2021
Faithfully Waiting
Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 2:21-38 |
As we continue our Christmas celebration, we encounter two people in scripture that experienced the difficulty of remaining faithful while waiting on God. Their lives will serve as models for us to keep the faith as we experience difficulty and darkness.
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Dec 13, 2020
Joy Through Acceptance
Rev. Matt Slater | Isaiah 61
We continue our Advent Series, Let Earth Receive Her King. We will discover the source of true joy in the world and how it comes in the most unexpected circumstances.
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Dec 6, 2020
True Peace
Rev. Matt Slater | 2 Peter 3:8-15a
We continue our Advent Series, Let Earth Receive Her King. We will discover that only through peace in Christ will we receive the patience and perseverance to live faithfully as we wait for Christ’s return.
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Mar 8, 2020
A New Journey
Rev. Gary Peck | John 3:1-17 |
We begin to understand that salvation truly is a new life and we journey through following Christ.
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Mar 1, 2020
Restoration in the Midst of Temptation
Rev. Matt Slater | Matthew 4:1-11 |
As we begin our Lent season, we begin a new series called Restore. We will examine how Jesus brought restoration to us through his life. Today Jesus gives us new hope and restoration in the presence of temptation.
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Feb 23, 2020
On Mountains & In Valleys
Rev. Matt Slater | Matthew 17:1-9 |
Often we hope that our lives will be one mountaintop experience after another. We sometimes do that with our faith. But on this Transfiguration Sunday, we receive the Good News from Jesus, that He is always with us.
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Feb 17, 2020
Freedom from Fear
Rev. Matt Slater | Exodus 20:18-21 |
Fear is something that is universal and can shape every relationship, even our relationship with God. In our final installment of Boundaries of Freedom, we discover how fear cannot be mixed with God’s way for our lives and how He frees us from it.
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Feb 10, 2020
Free to be Content
Rev. Matt Slater | Exodus 20:15, 17 |
As we look at the last two Boundaries of Freedom in Exodus, we find that God has given us a way to live that frees us from a constant feeling of discontentment. We will discover that the life of freedom reorients our desire towards God alone.
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Feb 2, 2020
Free from the Power Struggle
Rev. Matt Slater | Exodus 20:12-14, 16 |
One of the reasons there is conflict and animosity among people is we compete for power in the world. As we look at four of God’s Boundaries of Freedom, we will discover He provides us a life free from the power struggles of the world.
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Jan 26, 2020
Free to Rest
Rev. Matt Slater | Exodus 20:8-11 |
We often define ourselves by our work and careers and we have found ourselves working a lot. God, in his fourth Boundary of Freedom, gives us the freedom to rest. Listen as we discover just how essential Sabbath is for our lives and for the lives of those around us.
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Jan 20, 2020
Freedom to be Human
Rev. Matt Slater | Exodus 20:1-7 |
We often believe that freedom comes through having no constraints or boundaries put on our lives. But this belief often causes greater discontent and anxiety than we realize. Our new sermon series, Boundaries of Freedom, is a fresh look at the Ten Commandments and how they bring us freedom to live life abundantly.
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Jan 6, 2020
The Ever Present Light
Rev. Matt Slater | John 1:1-18 |
The commitments we have in our lives seem to require a never ending balancing act. It’s hard to stay committed to God in this process. In today’s message, we will discover that God’s commitment to us transforms this process by giving us His presence in all aspects of life.
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Dec 22, 2019
His Presence Brings Peace
His Presence Brings Peace by Champion Church of the Nazarene
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Dec 15, 2019
Losing Expectations
Rev. Matt Slater | Matthew 11:2-11 |
In the third installment of our Advent series, Born the King, we begin to understand what joy is. We all struggle when people are different than we expect them to be, but what happens when the Messiah turns out different than what we expect? We find that it is a springboard for true joy in our lives.
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Dec 9, 2019
Meeting Us in Our Wilderness
Rev. Matt Slater | Matthew 3:1-12 |
For our second week of Advent, we are reminded the places we often avoid, are typically the places where God is looking to work. Listen as we discover how God journeys with us in the midst of and leads us out of our wildernesses.
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Dec 5, 2019
The Unexpected Hour
Rev. Christine Cline | Matthew 24:36-44 |
Advent is a time of anticipation and waiting. Pastor Christine shares with us the life we are called to live as we wait for Christ’s return. We will discover our focus is to be on Him and Him alone as we wait on the Lord.
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Nov 24, 2019
The King
Rev. Matt Slater | Colossians 1:10-20 |
Who or what can you trust in a world filled with points of view, opinions, and philosophies? On this Christ the King Sunday, we discover that God has shown us the truth in His Son, Jesus, our Lord and our King.
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Nov 18, 2019
The Bread of Life
Rev. Matt Slater | John 6:25-35 |
Often, we come to Jesus with our own wants and desires. But what if what Jesus offers to us is far greater than we think? In today’s message, we discover that Jesus has the most amazing gift to give to us, and all we need to do is to believe Him when He reveals who He is.
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Oct 28, 2019
Not Just Ending Well, Living Well
Rev. Matt Slater | 2 Timothy 4:6-9; 16-18 |
Sharing our faith can be difficult. But as we’ve learned in this series, Leading a Legacy, we are constantly sharing our faith in the way we live. Today we discover the three things we are called to live to share our faith with others and lift others up in love.
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Oct 21, 2019
The Past and Present Faith
Rev. Matt Slater | 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 |
Often we quote scripture to help others begin to understand God, but is that the only source to start sharing who God is and what He wants for us? In today’s episode, we will see how essential the stories of the past and present leaves a legacy of faith for the future.
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Sep 29, 2019
The Risk/Reward of Giving
Rev. Matt Slater | Matthew 25:14-30 |
Our time, talent, and resources are limited, and life sometimes feels like a constant risk assessment about where we invest it. We receive a vision from Jesus that we are called to give everything to Him and His kingdom.
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Sep 23, 2019
The Gift of Kingdom Work
Rev. Matt Slater | Matthew 20:1-16 |
Many of us have similar motivations for how hard we work, whether it be goals or family. But in this installment of Kingdom Lenses, Jesus teaches that the work in his kingdom cannot come from ourselves, but from Him alone.
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Sep 16, 2019
The Kingdom's Neighborhood
Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 10:25-37 |
Often when we think of our neighbors, we think of people who live near us. However, Jesus gives us a new worldview for who our neighbor is and how we are to relate with them in His kingdom.
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Sep 8, 2019
Like Yeast
Rev. Matt Slater | Matthew 13:33 |
How does the kingdom of God expand? In our next installment of our series, Kingdom Lenses, Jesus gives us a vision that small acts of faith can have a great impact for the kingdom.
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Sep 2, 2019
The Kingdom's Mission
Matthew 28:16-20 | Rev. Matt Slater |
Jesus talks about the kingdom of God for much of his ministry. What does that mean? In our first episode in the series, Kingdom Lenses, we start with the mission of His kingdom and what that means for our faith journey.
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Aug 25, 2019
God's Answer
Rev. Matt Slater | Job 38-42 |
We’ve been searching for reasons about why bad things happen when we haven’t brought them on ourselves. We will discover that God’s answer is far greater than anything we could imagine.
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Aug 18, 2019
True Wisdom
Rev. Matt Slater | Job 28 |
Humans often think they have the ability to do anything and understand everything. But in the next installment in our series, But Why?Reflections from Job, we will learn understanding our limits is the beginning of wisdom.
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Aug 11, 2019
Faithfully Angry
Rev. Matt Slater | Job 2-3 |
If grief is the first step to dealing with the pain and suffering of life, the next step Job shows us in our series, But Why?, is to communicate our anger. We will discover that God wants to hear our anger, our grief, and our doubt and can turn it into something greater
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Aug 4, 2019
The Challenge
Rev. Matt Slater | Job 1:1-22 |
One of the most universal questions we ask as humans is why? Why are things the way they are? This question becomes the most real when we experience pain and suffering. In the first installment of the series, But Why?, we begin journeying alongside Job and learn how to cope with pain and suffering in our lives.
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Jul 29, 2019
What Song Will You Sing?
Genesis 22:1-8 |
Our special guest, Ryan from Attaboy, shares the important message about what true worship is and asks us the question, What song will you sing?
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Jul 23, 2019
Giving God His Glory
Rev. Brent Erb | Isaiah 42:8 |
Pastor Brent Erb shares his personal story and how we are to give God the credit as He moves in our lives.
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Jul 14, 2019
The Night Before
Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 |
In our last message of the series “Say Yes to the Dress” the metaphor of the bride of Christ is fully grasped in the time between the already and not yet. We will find that this life is like the rehearsal, living a holy life to prepare us for the coming kingdom of Christ.
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Jul 8, 2019
How Transformed Lives Live
Rev. Matt Slater | Galatians 5:16-26 |
Living a holy life isn’t just about what we do or do not do, but also how we live our lives in everything. Listen as we begin to understand how the Spirit transforms us in all things and enables us to live new lives in Christ.
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Jul 2, 2019
A Tree, A Table, and You
Rev. Christine Cline | Luke 19:1-10 |
In this week’s episode, Christine Cline, our guest preacher from Niles First Church of the Nazarene, shares reflections from the story of Zaccheaeus and asks the question, who are we inviting to our tables?
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Jun 23, 2019
Diaspora Missions in Croatia
Rev. Betsy Scott |
In this week’s episode, Betsy Scott, missionary to Croatia shares about what God is doing through their ministry. You will be inspired to share God in whatever context you find yourself, as we understand diaspora missions.
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Jun 18, 2019
A Change of Clothes
Rev. Matt Slater | Ephesians 4:17-5:5 |
On their wedding day, couples wear distinct clothing that indicate that their lives are about to change. In our second installment of “Say Yes to the Dress”, we will discover God transforms us inside and out, which means new understandings and behaviors according to his holiness.
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Jun 10, 2019
The Proposal
Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Peter 1:13-23 |
When someone is engaged to be married, there are a lot of changes and transitions before the wedding. The same is true about a life of faith. We begin a new series, “Say Yes to the Dress”, and we’ll learn just what it means to begin to walk a life of faith alongside the metaphor of the Bride of Christ.
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Jun 3, 2019
No Such Thing as DND
Rev. Matt Slater | Revelation 22:12-21 |
Sometimes we wish we had a do not disturb feature for certain parts of our lives. We will discover that the purpose of Revelation is to help us understand that DND does not exist in life and calls us forward to live faithfully, even when things around us disturb us.
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May 26, 2019
A Different Kind of City
Rev. Matt Slater | Revelation 21:22-22:5 |
When people get to the end of the book of Revelation, they think it’s all about the future. But in this installment of Apocalypse Now? we discover that the city that God brings down in this vision, inspires us to live differently today.
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May 19, 2019
The Sky Isn't Falling
Rev. Matt Slater | Revelation 21:1-6 |
When people think about the end of the world, they often think that destruction will come down from above. In today’s message, we will discover the vision Jesus gives of the end isn’t one of destruction, but one of transformation.
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May 12, 2019
Tooth Fairies and Horsemen
Rev. Matt Slater | Revelation 7:9-17 |
When humans have something good in front of them, they often do whatever it takes to get to that end. In today’s episode, we’ll discover that Revelation doesn’t exist for us to do whatever it takes to bring Jesus back, but rather to trust His timing, His life for us and living it daily until he returns.
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May 6, 2019
Apocalyptic Worship
Revelation 5:11-14 | Rev. Matt Slater |
We begin a new series called Apocalypse Now? Is the end of the world really near? Is it to be something that we fear? Or does God provide us good news about what we is going to do next in our lives?
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Apr 28, 2019
Journeying with Others
Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 24:13-35 |
We examine how Jesus modeled for us the process of discipleship. We will discover that He meets us right where we are, and the church is to meet people right where they are to share the good news of the resurrection.
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Apr 21, 2019
What The Empty Tomb Means
Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 24:1-12 |
On Easter Sunday, we discover how we often miss the point when we encounter the empty tomb. We will discover that Jesus’ resurrection invites us into a new life that leaves what we’ve known and our own agendas behind.
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Apr 14, 2019
Real Peace
Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 19:29-40 |
Many of us approach life’s difficulties and conflicts as battles or wars. But what if God wants something different for our life? What if this misses the point? We experience Jesus’ modeling of what peace really is as he journeys into Jerusalem.
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Apr 8, 2019
Less Jukes, More Love
Rev. Matt Slater | John 12:1-8 |
Too often, Christians are known by their moral posture. In today’s message, Jesus will show how this misses the point. And the actions of a woman will model for us that our faith is to begin with a love for Christ that extends beyond ourselves.
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Mar 31, 2019
The Prodigal Father
Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 15:11-32 |
As we continue our series Missing the Point, we encounter Jesus sharing a parable that reveals who God really is and how he runs to us when we turn our lives to Him, no matter how far off we are.
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Mar 25, 2019
True Repentance
Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 13:1-9 |
Often when we look around us at the bad things that happen to others, we look to explain why. In the third installment of Missing the Point, Jesus explains his purpose for us is to turn to Him to live the life He has instead of focusing finding reasons that keep us from living that life faithfully.
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Mar 17, 2019
Compassionate Truth
Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 13:31-35 |
We will look at an account where Jesus is misunderstood because of fear. Even in that opposition, Jesus modeled compassionate truth. And in our own lives, we will learn how to speak truth in love.
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Mar 10, 2019
Dependence on Him
Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 4:1-13 |
In Jesus’ ministry, people were often confused or misunderstood about who he was and what he was trying to do. As we begin our new series Missing the Point, we look to understand Jesus’ responses as he was tempted in the desert.
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Mar 3, 2019
An Embodied Love
Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Corinthians 15:42-58 |
How do we fully love, love in the way Christ loved us? We will discover that loving in the way Jesus loved us will cost us, but with his amazing promise of life and resurrection.
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Feb 24, 2019
What Stories Shape Us?
Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Corinthians 15:12-34 |
In today’s episode, we examine the stories that affect what we believe and how we act. We will discover that living a life of love is centered only in Christ’s life, death, and resurrection, and provides the way we can leave sin behind.
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Feb 18, 2019
The Gospel Embodied
Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 |
Why do people’s actions not always match their faith in Christ? And how do we stop that from happening in our lives? It begins with recognizing that an ethic of love doesn’t start with us, but rather Christ.
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Feb 10, 2019
Impressed by Love
Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 |
What is love? How is it to be lived out? We begin a journey to understand what love is and how it is to manifest in our lives of faith in Christ.
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Feb 4, 2019
Not Enough Power
Rev. Matt Slater | Genesis 11:1-9 |
Why do humans continue to grasp for power when time and again it goes wrong? We explore the account of Babel and God’s response for this reality and how to move forward.
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Jan 27, 2019
Not Enough Honor
Rev. Matt Slater | Genesis 9:18-29 |
What is the source for division in the world? We will discover it comes from a surprising source and find out how God calls us to live in our divided world.
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Jan 20, 2019
Not Enough Recognition
Rev. Matt Slater | Genesis 4:1-16 |
Due to weather conditions, this week's episode was via Facebook live and included engagement by our church family. Join us as we engage the account of Cain and Abel and begin to understand why the world is the way it is, and how God responds.
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Jan 13, 2019
Not Enough Knowledge
Rev. Matt Slater | Genesis 3 |
Have you ever wondered why people act they way they do, why the world the way it is? We explore Genesis to understand our world and the way it is, and what God does in response.
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Jan 6, 2019
Reflecting His Light
Rev. Matt Slater | Isaiah 60:1-6 |
In this service, we celebrated Epiphany, the day we celebrate God revealing himself to us through Jesus. What does that mean for us though? How do we see Jesus even in today’s world? We search the words of Isaiah for a way to see Jesus, even today.
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Jan 3, 2019
Jim Giammarco from Gideons International
Message from December 30, 2019
Jim Giammarco, who comes to our church and is a part of Gideons International, brings a message from God and how God is working through the ministry of the Gideons.
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Jan 2, 2019
Christmas Eve 2018
Our Christmas Eve service shares the good news in the ultimate gift of Christmas, Jesus. Listen to the story of the birth of our Lord and how He changed the world forever.
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Dec 23, 2018
The Promise of Hope
Micah 5:2-5a | Rev. Matt Slater |
How do we live lives of hope in the midst of pain, disappointment, and brokenness? In the last part of our Advent Series, a Thrill of Hope, we will discover that God is calling us to live in His promises, no matter where we are in life.
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Dec 17, 2018
The Generosity of Hope
Rev. Matt Slater | Zephaniah 3:14-20 |
In a world of chaos and confusion, how can we live lives defined by joy? And how does that joy show itself in our relationships with others? We look to what Christ did for us to understand how our lives can be defined by Christ, our hope and joy, regardless of our circumstance.
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Dec 10, 2018
The Way of Hope
Rev. Matt Slater | Malachi 3:1-4 |
How do we share hope in a world that seems so devoid of it? As we continue a thrill of hope, we will discover that living our lives faithful to God is the way to share Christ, the hope of the world, with all people.
If you'd like to watch the clip from Star Wars: A New Hope, watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuKqcfO31is&t=76s
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Dec 2, 2018
A Hope Worth Sharing
Rev. Matt Slater | Jeremiah 33:14-16
What does it mean to hope when everything around us looks so grim? As we begin our Advent series, a Thrill of Hope, we will discover that hope isn’t a passive sentimentality, but is active living in Christ.
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Nov 27, 2018
Give All You Can
Rev. Matt Slater | Mark 12:41-44 |
Giving our money to good causes is a wonderful thing to do. But as we finish our series Holy Wealth, we will find that disciples of Jesus are called to do give all they can, as a natural and integral part of their relationship with Him and their neighbors.
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Nov 18, 2018
Save All You Can
Rev. Matt Slater | Matthew 6:19-24
Saving money can be a difficult habit to develop. But we’ll discover as we continue our series Holy Wealth, that saving money is an essential part of how we manage the money God provides.
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Nov 12, 2018
Gain All You Can
Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 16:1-13 |
As we turn to the practical side of understanding Holy Wealth, how are we to earn money in this world? How can we earn money but also have a healthy balance in life? We will discover how to “Gain all we can” in the identity God has given us, as stewards.
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Nov 4, 2018
The Pain of Money
Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Timothy 6:5b-12 |
In the second installment of our series Holy Wealth, we ask the question, what is money? Is it good? Is it evil? Is it just a pain? We take an honest look about money and its relationship with our journey with Christ.
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Oct 29, 2018
Greater Worth Than Money
Rev. Matt Slater | Matthew 6:24-35 |
Money is consistently one of our top stressors. Why is that? Today we will discover that our worth is to be determined by something much greater than the dollars we have. And when we find our worth in God, we will be free from the anxiety of our finances.
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Oct 14, 2018
Freedom to Speak Love
Rev. Matt Slater | Galatians 5:13-26 |
Words are powerful. How are we to speak as followers of Christ, in normal life and our digital lives? Listen as we discover that we have been made free to live a life of love.
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Sep 23, 2018
Graceful Providence
Rev. Matt Slater | Exodus 16:3-18 |
Today, we examine how manna in the desert for the Israelites’ journey relates to our own identity in Christ. We will discover God is looking to provide for us in more ways than we think so we can trust him completely.
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Sep 10, 2018
Graceful Deliverance
Rev. Matt Slater | Exodus 12-15 |
In today’s episode, we look at the liberation of Israel from Egypt and see how God works in our own faith journey. We will discover it is not how we fight, but rather how we surrender to move forward in faith.
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Sep 2, 2018
God's Calling
Rev. Matt Slater | Exodus 3:1-12 |
Ever struggled to see God at work so that you could believe in Him? Believe in Him but wonder what is next? This new series examines the Exodus story and how it parallels what God is doing in our own faith journey!
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Aug 26, 2018
Crown Him King
Rev. Matt Slater | Psalm 147; John 1:1-5 |
In the last part of our series, the Object of Our Affection, we will discover how words cast reality into our lives, and how our worship of God not only casts realities for us but shapes every part of our lives.
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Aug 20, 2018
Learning to Lament
Rev. Matt Slater | Psalm 42-43 |
How do we worship God when the pain we experience brings us to the lowest of lows, even doubting the existence of God and good? We discover how honesty in lament is the first step towards reconciliation in the life God wants for us.
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Aug 13, 2018
Worship with Gratitude
Rev. Matt Slater | Psalm 138 |
In the second installment of our series, the Object of Our Affection, we will discover how thanking God can revolutionize our outlook on life, how we respond to difficulty, and what we do as people.
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Aug 5, 2018
Worshipping the God Who Loved Us First
Rev. Matt Slater | Psalm 111; Luke 23:32-43
Why do we sing in church? As we dive into one of the Psalms, we will discover God has been giving us plenty of reasons to worship Him with our lives.
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Jul 22, 2018
Something Greater for Our Weaknesses
Rev. Matt Slater | 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
We generally don’t like to talk about our weaknesses. They make us feel insecure and we try to either ignore them or work on them so much we forget what our real strengths are. In our last installment of Purposeful Living, the Apostle Paul will share that God has something greater for our weaknesses.
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Jul 16, 2018
How to Begin Sharing Your Strengths and Gifts
Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Corinthians 14
The how of sharing our gifts with others isn't too far away from the why. Listen as we take our first steps in sharing our gifts with others!
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Jul 9, 2018
The Reason to Offer Yourself to Others
Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Corinthians 12-13
The question of "Am I good enough?" permeates our minds often. But God has given each of us gifts and strengths to offer to others. God provides us a reason to overcome our fears in giving ourselves to one another.
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Jul 3, 2018
Living How God Created You
Rev. Jim Smith
Often we aren’t sure what God might accomplish through us. In today’s message, we will discover God has created us for greater purposes than we know, and gives us the ability to reach others in the way God has created to.
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Jun 19, 2018
Parenting 201
Rev. Matt Slater | Ephesians 6:1-4
In Parenting 201, we discover how God has given us the blueprint for instructing our kids, even when our kids don’t live into the instruction we give.
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Jun 10, 2018
Parenting 101
Rev. Matt Slater | Psalm 127; Proverbs 2
As we continue our series, Family Matters, we learn the what and the why of parenting. God designed parents to parent alongside him and look beyond themselves to raise up our children. We will discover our faith speaks to our parenting.
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May 28, 2018
Sibling Rivalry
Rev. Matt Slater | Genesis 4:1-16
As we continue our series, Family Matters, we dive into the reasons why we have differences and conflicts. God models for us ways to continue our relationships in a healthy way, even in the midst of our differences.
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May 20, 2018
Extended Family
Rev. Matt Slater | Acts 2:17-21; Galatians 3; Genesis 12:1-3
On Pentecost Sunday, we ask the question how to we approach the church with our family? We will discover that God has always intended on you having a bigger family then your own, and it starts with the church.
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May 13, 2018
The Purpose of Family
Rev. Matt Slater | Exodus 20:12, 1 Timothy 5:8
In our new series Family Matters, we begin by understanding the purpose God had in mind for our families. It is from that purpose that we can begin to learn how to approach other family matters.
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May 6, 2018
Movement Elevates Questionable Leaders
Rev. Matt Slater | Acts 10:44-48
In the last installment of Headlines, we examine how fear so often keeps us from seeing God working in people and even in ourselves. We find that God calls questionable people to do His work, even lead his church.
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Apr 29, 2018
Local Movement Goes Global
Rev. Matt Slater | Acts 8:26-40
What could cause the localized news of Jesus’ resurrection to go global? We will discover that the way we live and single conversations can change the world around us in far greater ways than we expect.
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Apr 22, 2018
Faith Promise 2018
Rev. Dr. Matt Price | Romans 4:19-20
This is a special episode as we welcomed Matt Price, former missionary to West Africa and professor at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, to our Faith Promise Service. Hear how God is working around the world, and how we can be part of the mission, making disciples of all nations.
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Apr 15, 2018
Movement Forgives Most Would Consider Enemies
Rev. Matt Slater | Acts 3:12-19
As we continue our series Headlines, we will discover how the believers in the resurrection offered forgiveness, even to the most unlikely of people. We have the opportunity to share He Is Risen by how we forgive others, even our enemies.
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Apr 8, 2018
People Who Claim Resurrection: People Matter
Rev. Matt Slater | Acts 4:32-35
In our second installment of the series, Headlines, we will see how the community that believed in the resurrection continued to show that Christ is Risen. We will discover it is in living generous, caring lives that we continue the story of the resurrection, even today.
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Apr 1, 2018
Headlines: He is Risen
Rev. Matt Slater | John 20:1-18
On the greatest day in history, would the headline really have been “He is Risen”? As we celebrate Easter, we will discover the meaning of the resurrection and how the news of the empty tomb changed everything.
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Mar 26, 2018
What It Really Means To Ask for Help
Rev. Matt Slater | Mark 11:1-11
When we ask God to save us, are we actually looking for his help, or something we’ve pre-determined. As we celebrate Palm Sunday, we will discover what it really means to ask God for help and how it plays out in our lives.
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Mar 18, 2018
Relationship, Not Power
Rev. Matt Slater | John 12:20-33
The world is full of people looking for power and influence. Christ became influential by doing things totally different. In the same way, we should live as He lived, denying ourselves so God will do something new.
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Mar 4, 2018
What Really Matters
Rev. Matt Slater | John 2:13-22
We sometimes wonder why Jesus was so angry in the temple. Today we discover how he was teaching us the upside down life through his passion and his vision for new realities. We will learn that our passion is to be aligned with his.
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Feb 18, 2018
The Upside Down Life
Rev. Matt Slater | Mark 1:9-15
We all have ups and downs in life, but is there a way to live our lives differently that keeps us steady, even elevates our lives beyond our circumstances? It is the way that Jesus taught and lived himself, the Upside-Down Life.
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Feb 11, 2018
Deliverance Belongs to the Lord
Rev. Matt Slater | Matthew 12:38-41
As finish our series about the Book of Jonah, we will discover its overall message God reveals to us. That he is the source of our salvation, our life, our deliverance.
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Feb 5, 2018
A Holy Shift
Rev. Matt Slater | Jonah 4:1-11
As we continue our series in Jonah, we will discover that God gives us room as he shifts our thinking, our actions and our lives. And when we accept all that he is doing, we will undergo a holy shift.
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Jan 28, 2018
The God of Restarts
Rev. Matt Slater | Jonah 3:1-10
In the third part of our series in Jonah, we will discover that God is the God of starting over. In the same way, we have the opportunity to treat each other with grace and love.
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Jan 21, 2018
Intentional Wrecking of Ourselves
Rev. Matt Slater | Jonah 1:17-2:10
As Jonah prayed, he did so disingenuously. We will discover that we must intentionally wreck ourselves as we approach God in prayer.
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Jan 15, 2018
He Had Other Ideas
Rev. Matt Slater | Jonah 1:1-16
In this new series on the Book of Jonah, we will discover the tension between God’s ideas for life and our own. We will begin to understand that even when we say no to God and pursue our other ideas, God still follows and reaches out to us.
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Jan 8, 2018
The Good News of the Magi
Rev. Matt Slater; Matthew 2:1-12
Why are we still celebrating the time when Jesus was a young boy? Today we discover the good news of the Magi visiting Jesus and what it means for us!
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Dec 17, 2017
He is Light
Rev. Matt Slater; John 1:6-28
Where does hope and inspiration come from in a world that seems so dark? We will discover how Jesus is the Light and how he transforms everything we see and do.
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Dec 10, 2017
Long-Expected Jesus: He is Lord
Rev. Matt Slater; Mark 1:1-7
As we celebrate the second week of Advent, we will discover that we are called to prepare ways for the Lord to work in today’s world.
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Nov 29, 2017
Living in His Coming Kingdom
Rev. Matt Slater; Matthew 6:9-13, 25:31-40
We will discover at the end of praying the Lord’s Prayer that God inspires us to live differently in light of the realities for which we have prayed. Our lives as disciples are not just marked by how we pray, but how we live.
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Nov 19, 2017
Temptation and Evil
Rev. Matt Slater; Matthew 6:9-13
As we continue our series on the Lord's Prayer, we will discover how to address the evil we see in the world and even the evil we don’t see. We may not get all the answers we are searching for, but we will learn to trust God to deal with evil on his own terms.
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Nov 13, 2017
Forgiveness
As we continue our series Kingdom Come, we will discover our prayers are not just about our relationship with God, but are also about our relationships with others. Jesus teaches that when we ask forgiveness from God we also in turn forgive others.
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Nov 5, 2017
Daily Bread
Rev. Matt Slater; Matthew 6:9-13
God cares even about the smallest details in our lives. And when we pray for daily bread, we understand how God has called us to be stewards of everything He gives.
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Oct 30, 2017
Kingdom Come
Rev. Matt Slater; Matthew 6:9-13
We examine what it means for God’s kingdom to come and his will to be done in our lives. Listen as we discover how the Lord’s Prayer changes everything we think, say, and do.
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Oct 22, 2017
Our Father
Rev. Matt Slater; Matthew 6:9-13
Could a prayer mean more than just talking to God? We find out how the Lord's Prayer isn't just a time of talking with God but defines who He is and who we are.
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Oct 15, 2017
The Heavenly Imagination
Rev. Matt Slater; Philippians 4:1-9
When our minds are plagued by stresses, pain, and strife, how do we go through life? Find out how our identity in God reclaims our lives and our imaginations.
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Oct 8, 2017
No Superlative Faith
Rev. Matt Slater; Philippians 3:4b-14
Are there standards we have to live up to in following Jesus? Or is it all about something greater? Listen as we discover how faith is far more about what Jesus does for us rather than what we do for Him.
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Oct 3, 2017
The Key to Unity
Rev. Matt Slater; Philippians 2:1-13
With so many different backgrounds and perspectives, how do different people become united in the church? The key is found in Christ, his life, death, and resurrection.
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Sep 24, 2017
Down But Not Out
Rev. Matt Slater; Philippians 1:21-30
In the most difficult of times, how do we live our lives still filled with love? We begin a journey alongside Paul and the church at Philippi for inspiration and encouragement.
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Sep 18, 2017
God's Vision
Rev. Matt Slater; Acts 2:42-47
Vision can be a dangerous thing, as it can consume people who have it to the point of leaving people behind. Does God has a specific vision for His church and does it fall into the pitfalls of other visions we see in the world?
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Sep 10, 2017
Building Bridges
Rev. Matt Slater; Matthew 28:19-20
God calls us to new connections, new relationships, and new circumstances. These are amazing opportunities to live into the mission Jesus gave to His disciples.
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Sep 3, 2017
The Right Time and Place
Rev. Matt Slater; Mark 1:40-45;
Is there a right time and place to share our testimony? We look at the when and where of our testimonies, not just the how as we look at the miracle of the leper found in the Gospel of Mark.
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Aug 27, 2017
Humility Disarms Intimidation
Message by Rev. Matt Slater; John 9
What do we do when our testimony is met with conflict? Do we rise and intimidate? Or is there a better way? Listen as we examine Jesus' healing of the blind man from birth.
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Aug 23, 2017
Testify-God is Working
John 5:1-18; Rev. Matthew Slater
How do we share our testimony when prompted? How can we point out what God is doing in the world? Sometimes it's in the most unexpected places!
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Aug 17, 2017
A Questioning Testimony
Message by Rev. Matt Slater; John 4:4-42
We often think we need to know everything to talk about God. But what if all we need is one moment where God worked and all our questions?
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