Here’s the final message in the series. I’ve enjoyed preparing the messages, and judging by the discussion we had following this message, they’ve made a lot of us reconsider what spiritual gifts are. The point of the final message is this: gifts are meaningless without love. Love is the context in which Christians do everything. Read more
February 17, 2009 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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This past Sunday we looked at the last two of the seven gifts Paul listed in Romans 12: Leading & Compassion Many people believe that Compassion (or Mercy) is the most frequently distributed gift of all. Does that line up with your experience? Have you ever received the ministry of someone gifted with compassion?
February 9, 2009 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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We’re continuing our series with the next two gifts in the list: Exhorting & Giving. Exhorting seems to be quite a popular gift in the church these days (perhaps because we need the encouragement). The gift of giving is more rare, but it still exists in our consumer-culture. To hear the message, click on the Read more
February 2, 2009 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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Just a few more weeks and we’ll be through our series on Spiritual Gifts. As I mentioned on Sunday, there is so much good stuff in the Bible to speak on, I’m having some trouble narrowing down the next topic. I could use some help here. What would you like to hear about next? The Read more
January 27, 2009 in News by Pastor Steve
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This week’s message continues our look at the spiritual gifts from Romans 12. I tried to think of a clever way to tie these two gifts together, but everything I thought of seemed too contrived. Think of these as two mini-messages (click the title to listen): Serving & Teaching Every time we look at a Read more
January 26, 2009 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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Prophecy is incredible. Just imagine: God wants to communicate to us directly! This week’s message begins with a final introduction before taking an in-depth look at the gift of prophecy. Click on the title to hear the message: Prophecy Have you ever experienced prophecy? What do you think it’s all about? Have you ever been Read more
January 19, 2009 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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On Sunday we narrowed our focus from the Kingdom of God at large to our role and responsibility in it. Here’s the message (click to play or download): Everyone’s Gifted Here are a few questions that come out of the message: How does offering our whole person to God conflict with contemporary ideas about religion Read more
January 12, 2009 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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