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John 11:17-44 “A King Who Listens”

One of the most difficult things to figure out in a society that never stops talking is who we should actually be listening to. When surrounded by noise listening takes effort, it requires commitment; in what sounds like an oxymoron there is a need to hear less so that we can listen more. It’s not...

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Ezequias Lamarche: John 5:19, 12:49 “Unity and the Call to Love”

This Sunday one of our worship leaders, Ezequias Lamarche shared a message of unity and love with us. The Scriptures reveal to us that Jesus is everything that we were meant to be, that He walked in a pattern of boldness and a sense of meekness, declaring His authority while, at the same time confessing...

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Matthew 5:9 “From Peace Keepers to Peace Makers”

In this beatitude Jesus teaches us that there is an unbreakable connection between our identity as children of God and our willingness to live, not in, but for peace. It doesn’t say “Blessed are the peaceful, for they shall be called the sons of God”, it says the peacemakers will be called the sons of...

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Guest Speaker: Joanne DiLeo Exodus 17:8-13 “Intercession”

This week we had the great joy of having our friend Joanne DiLeo as our guest speaker. Joanne’s heart for prayer and her devotion to and grasp of God’s Word is evident to all who know her. In this message she shares beautifully about God’s desire that we join the Son and the Holy Spirit...

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Acts 1:4-14 “They Prayed Together”

This morning we will continue to talk about the nature and purpose of prayer. In the last few weeks we have seen that prayer is God’s language, it is how He communicates with Himself and how He invites us to join the divine conversation of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Prayer is...

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Matthew 6:5-13 “The Intimacy of Community”

We are in the midst of discussing the nature and purpose of prayer. We have talked about prayer being God’s language, it is how He speaks to Himself and how He invites us to join the divine the conversation of the Father, the Son and the Spirit. God’s intimacy with us is revealed through His...

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Genesis 3:7-11 “The Consistency of Intimacy”

Last week we began discussing the nature and purpose of prayer. Prayer, like many of the gifts of God is both a mystery and a necessity. It contains more than we quickly see and yet it is not complex or complicated. Prayer is like a tree in that what we see is strong, tall and...

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Romans 8:26-27 “A King Who Chooses Weakness”

II Chronicles 20 tells us that while Jehoshaphat was king of Judah that Ammon, Moab and other countries gathered together as one large army and declared war against the nation of Judah. The Scriptures tell us that after the king got this news that he was afraid, that he turned all of his attention to...