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05. Enter the Light

Pastor Jeff — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:30:12 +0000

Our Christmas Eve Service has Jennifer Mikels reading a Christmas story to the kids, the band playing some upbeat Christmas carols, and Pastor Jeff bringing a message on what it means to be people of the light.

Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: John 3:19-21

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04. Size Three

Tom — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:00:24 +0000

The first step to a larger heart is developing compassion. The second step to a larger heart is to act on that compassion. When a heart grows the third size larger, something has to break.

Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: John 3:16

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03. Size Two

Tom — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:00:12 +0000

We are all guilty as Grinches for our envy and selfishness, but there is hope in the message of Christmas to enlarge our hearts. In the last message, we learned the first step of growth is developing a heart of compassion. In this message, Pastor Jeff talks about putting our compassion into action.

Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: John 3:16

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02. Size One

Pastor Jeff — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:00:38 +0000

Our ideas about God’s love are weak because our ideas of love are weak. In this message we learn that enlarging our heart starts with compassion. Pastor Jeff shares three ways to build compassion.

Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: John 3:16

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01. Everyone’s a Grinch

Pastor Jeff — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:00:20 +0000

In this message, Pastor Jeff uses the story of the Grinch to illustrate the point of Christmas. As we learn through this message and John 3:16, the birth of one baby 2000 years ago changed everything.

Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: John 3:16

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08. Total 180

Tom — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:00:30 +0000

In this message, we consider the complete turnaround of the apostle Paul from one who sought to destroy the church to become its most ardent defender.

Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various

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07. King of Change

Tom — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:00:30 +0000

Sometimes it takes a wake-up call in the form of a crisis before we think seriously about our relationship with God and fully submitting our life to Him. In this message Pastor Jeff uses the life of Manasseh to help us see this process. Manasseh had to encounter his own crisis before he fully submitted his life to God and acknowledged that God is God.

Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: 2 Chronicles 33:1-20

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06. Almost There

Tom — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:00:02 +0000

Is partial obedience the same as disobedience? In this message Pastor Jeff uses the life of Saul to answer this question. Through disobedience or apathy, the voice of God can be silenced, but the opportunity for change is always there.

Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: 1 Samuel 9-28

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05. Rags to Riches

Tom — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:00:08 +0000

We will never be able to handle change until we can handle it in ourselves. Are you confident in God’s power to handle any obstacle in your life? Are you passionate about God’s honor above all other things? In this message Pastor Jeff uses the life of David to address these questions.

Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various

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04. When You’ve Tried to Change But Can’t

Tom — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:00:12 +0000

Do you desire to change something about yourself? Have you tried and struggled to successfully make that change? In this message Pastor Jeff completes the Mastering Change series by offering tools to help maximize our talents and skills.

Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Romans 6-8

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