He’s mastered shame and trademarked embarrassment. His lies wound, and his accusations sting. He’ll build up your pride just to throw you down. Yes, the devil is strong, but there’s One whose power he can’t beat—and this Valiant One is on your side. And so, we learn from him how to answer When the Devil Knocks. Join us Sunday @ 8:30 or 11:00 am to hear: When the Devil Knocks: As a Destroyer! Message: 1 Peter 5:8 (NIV) 8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

He’s mastered shame and trademarked embarrassment. His lies wound, and his accusations sting. He’ll build up your pride just to throw you down. Yes, the devil is strong, but there’s One whose power he can’t beat—and this Valiant One is on your side. And so, we learn from him how to answer When the Devil Knocks. Join us Sunday at 8:30 am or 11:00 am When the Devil knocks: As Accuser Message: 1 John 2:1-2 (NIV) From the very first day, we were there, taking it all in—we heard it with our own ears, saw it with our own eyes, verified it with our own hands. The Word of Life appeared right before our eyes; we saw it happen! And now we’re telling you in most sober prose that what we witnessed was, incredibly, this: The infinite Life of God himself took shape before us.

Worship at 6:30 pm this evening

He’s mastered shame and trademarked embarrassment. His lies wound, and his accusations sting. He’ll build up your pride just to throw you down. Yes, the devil is strong, but there’s One whose power he can’t beat—and this Valiant One is on your side. And so, we learn from him how to answer When the Devil Knocks. Join us 8:30 or 11:00 on Sunday When the Devil Knocks: As a Deceiver! Message: Genesis 3:8-15(NIV) 8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” 10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” 11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” 12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. 15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring[a] and hers; he will crush[b] your head, and you will strike his heel.”

Sometimes, we think we need to be sensational to make a difference in the kingdom of God. More than often, all God needs is something simple. Today, we are going to talk about how we are not called to be successful. Instead, we the Lord calls us to be faithful. And that is how God makes us Different. Join us on Sunday at 8:30 or 11:00 for: Called to Be Different: God can even use … just a stick! Exodus 4:2-4 (NIV) 2 Then the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. 3 The Lord said, “Throw it on the ground.” Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake, and he ran from it. 4 Then the Lord said to him, “Reach out your hand and take it by the tail.” So Moses reached out and took hold of the snake and it turned back into a staff in his hand.

Join us Sunday at 8:30 or 11:00 am for: Different Perspective on Persecution: The Nazareth Effect Luke 4:20-32 (NIV) 20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked. 23 Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ And you will tell me, ‘Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.’” 24 “Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown. 25 I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon. 27 And there were many in Israel with leprosy[a] in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.” 28 All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. 29 They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff. 30 But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way. 31 Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he taught the people. 32 They were amazed at his teaching, because his words had authority. What are some silly things you’ve called persecution? (For example: What’s your worst plumbing story?) A pastor once said, “Don’t worry when you’re persecuted for your faith, worry when you’re not.” How does this make you feel? Explain. Read John 15:18-20. How are Jesus’ words different from your perspective of life? Have you experienced any level of persecution for your faith? Is there anything you wish you did differently in that moment? What would change about your life if you began to expect persecution as a part of following Christ? Read 1 Peter 5:5-7. What are you worried about right now? How can you live out this Scripture and give your worries to God?

In this world, you’ll have struggles. You’ll face opposition. You’ll be challenged. And there’s a reason for that: this world is not your home. That is also why the Savior gave us his Church. The Church helps us to answer hate with love, find joy in the midst of trials, and rely on a strength beyond ourselves. We’re called to be … Different.

In this world, you’ll have struggles. You’ll face opposition. You’ll be challenged. And there’s a reason for that: this world is not your home. That is also why the Savior gave us his Church. The Church helps us to answer hate with love, find joy in the midst of trials, and rely on a strength beyond ourselves. We’re called to be … Different. Join us Sunday at 8:30 or 11:00 for the message on John 2:1-11 Different Calling in a Dark World: New Meaning to Wedding Celebration

In this world, you’ll have struggles. You’ll face opposition. You’ll be challenged. And there’s a reason for that: this world is not your home. That is also why the Savior gave us his Church. The Church helps us to answer hate with love, find joy in the midst of trials, and rely on a strength beyond ourselves. We’re called to be … Different. Join us on Sunday at 8:30 or 11:00 to hear about: Different Values in Culture: The Lord’s Voice is a Spiritual LRAD Psalm 29 (NIV) A psalm of David. 1 Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of his[a] holiness. 3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters. 4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic. 5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He makes Lebanon leap like a calf, Sirion[b] like a young wild ox. 7 The voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of lightning. 8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert; the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the Lord twists the oaks[c] and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, “Glory!” 10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever. 11 The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.

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