These days it’s easy to see life the way we want to. We can filter our images, pick the news we want to hear, and listen only to the viewpoints that agree with us. When we do that, we start to distort our view of the world. The same thing can happen to our view of God. We reshape our perception of…
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The Answer Is Easter 1 Peter 2:21Sunday, April 24, 2019 Pastor Tom CogleI. FRIDAY: THE DAY OF PAINA. Jesus experienced physical pain.B. Jesus experienced emotional pain.C. Jesus experienced spiritual pain.WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR DAYS OF PAIN?1. REACH OUT TO FRIENDSa. Jesus needed friends when in pain.b. Jesus was honest about His pain.2. REACH OUT TO GODII. SATURDAY: THE DAY OF…
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…
“We are like common clay jars that carry this glorious treasure within, so that the extraordinary overflow of power will be seen as God’s, not ours.” —2 Corinthians 4:7 TPT What do you think of when you think of March? Spring being ushered in by sunny daffodils and fields of green? Or tricky leprechauns and lucky four-leaf clovers? Perhaps you envision the…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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.…
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…