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Jesus: The Eucharist

Text: 1 Corinthians 11 Sunday, April 14, 2019 Palm Sunday Pastor Tom Cogle Three important questions concerning the Eucharist: I. IS THE EUCHARIST A SYMBOL? When we break bread during communion, we remember that Christ’s body was broken for us. Furthermore, the cup of juice is a symbol of Jesus’ blood that was shed to cover our sins. II. IS THE EUCHARIST…

One Minute After You Die: The Majesty of Heaven

Series: One Minute After You Die Message: The Majesty of Heaven Text: John 14:1-6 Pastor Tom Cogle Sunday, March 31, 2019 WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUT THREE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT HEAVEN 1. HEAVEN WILL BE BORING. Heaven is the opposite of boredom. It’s the absence of evil and the presence of God! Heaven will be a place of unimaginable beauty. In heaven, you will…

One Minute After You Die: Eternity Without God

Series: One Minute After You Die Message: “Eternity Without God” Text: Luke 16:19-31 Pastor Tom Cogle Sunday, March 24, 2019 WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUT ETERNITY DETERMINES HOW YOU LIVE TODAY. WHY DOES HELL EXIST? 1. HELL EXISTS FOR GOD TO DEAL RIGHTEOUSLY WITH 2. HELL EXISTS FOR GOD TO DEAL RIGHTEOUSLY WITH If we don’t accept the reality of hell, we’ll never…

One Minute After You Die: Life After Death

Series: One Minute After You Die Message: “Life After Death” Text: 2 Corinthians 5:1-9 Pastor Tom Cogle Sunday, March 17, 2019 What happens one minute after you die? The truth is you don’t really die! Your physical body ceases to exist, but your soul lives forever! We exist to live for Him. WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUT ETERNITY DETERMINES HOW YOU LIVE TODAY.…

Mastermind: Reframing Your Mind

Series: MASTERMIND Message: Reframing Your Mind Text(s): Ephesians 6:10-12 2 Corinthians 10_3-5 Philippians 1:12-14 Pastor Tom Cogle Sunday, March 3, 2019 Reframing—Creating a different way of looking at a situation, person or relationship by changing its meaning. (Different Filter) You can’t control what happens to you. But you can control how you frame it. The Apostle Paul was in prison, but instead…

Matters of the Heart: Why are some prayer requests readily answered while others are not?

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. —Colossians 4:2 Long after the chocolate candy was depleted, I kept the heart-shaped container, a delightful box in a vintage pattern topped with a red lid and satin bow. I placed it in the center of the table and soon found myself jotting down prayer requests on slips of paper and dropping them inside.…

Mastermind: Winning the War in Your Mind

Series: Mastermind Message: WINNING THE WAR IN YOUR MIND Text(s): 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Proverbs 23:7 Romans 12:2, 2 Peter 1:3, John 8:32 Pastor Tom Cogle Sunday, February 17, 2019 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they…

Selfless: Grateful in the Grind

Series: SELFLESS Message: Grateful in the Grind Text(s): 1 Corinthians 10:31, 15:9-10; Acts 20:24 Pastor Tom Cogle Sunday, February 10, 2019 So much of life is spent wishing away our current season, always hoping for fulfillment around the next corner. The prize we are striving for isn’t “out there” somewhere. It’s in what we do daily for the glory of God. •WHAT…

Football Sunday: Fan or Follower

Football Sunday Fan or Follower Text(s): John 6:26-68, Luke 18:22, Matthew 7:21-23 February 3, 2019 Pastor Tom Cogle Are we Fans or Followers? DTR Differences between fans and followers: 1. Fans are in it for themselves; followers are in it for God. 2. Fans come and go; followers stay. 3. Fans are sorta in; followers are all in. What does a WHF…