This week Pastor Micah continued on in our current series "New Mind New Thoughts" with part 2 &apos;Set Your Sights on Things Above.&apos; This week&apos;s focus was found by looking at Jesus&apos;s example of what it means to "live resurrected." Pastor Micah shared 4 ways in which we can live a life today that is actively "living resurrected."1. Leave the Tomb (Philippians 3:12-14)2. Serve Others (Jesus calls us to live our lives to love and serve one another)3. Let the Holy Spirit Enable You (Allowing the Holy Spirit to lead. direct, and empower you to do the work He&apos;s calling you to do)4. Look Forward to Heaven (Revelation 21:1-7; Psalm 119:11)Bottom Line: Setting our sights on things above draws us near to Jesus and brings us a willingness to live a resurrected life.

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New Mind New Thoughts Week 2 "Set Your Sights on Things Above"

Pastor Micah started a new series this week called "New Mind New Thoughts." The first part of this series is entitled &apos;Fix Your Thoughts.&apos; We hope that this series will help us create a filter for how we think and how we can have minds that point to Jesus. The way you think impacts how you view what’s going on around you. What our hope is for this series is that our mindset would be focused on Jesus. This week we looked in particular at what it means to fix your thoughts on Jesus. The main portion of scripture we looked at was Philippians 4:6-9. The 3 main points we pulled from this passage that help us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus are:Prayer (v.6-7)Think (v.8) "How can we have thoughts if we don&apos;t think, right?"Do (v.9) "Our thoughts lead to our actions, and vice versa."Bottom line: Prayer helps us find peace and helps us focus our thoughts on Jesus. Thinking about Jesus helps guide us to doing what Jesus calls us to do in Scripture. And our actions give us thoughts we can remember as we fix our thoughts on Jesus.

New Mind New Thoughts Week 1 "Fix Your Thoughts"

Pastor Micah continues our current series "Contagious Christianity" with part 2 &apos;How?&apos; This week Pastor Micah discusses how we can strive to become the most contagious christians possible! Here are 3 simple things keys to help us make a lasting impact on those around us:Know What You Believe (1 Peter 3:15; Matthew 7:24-27)Live What You Believe (James 1:22-25; Psalm 119:1-8; Matthew 5:14-16)Share What You Believe (Romans 10:14-15)One Big Take Away: Christianity that’s really contagious takes courage!One Big Question: When it comes to your faith, are you trying to look good, or are you truly looking to impact those around you?

Contagious Christianity Part 2-How?

Pastor Micah started a new series called "Contagious Christianity" this week. This week Pastor Micah talks about what it means to have a contagious faith. But what if Christianity ought to be contagious? What if our love for Jesus Christ became so contagious that it couldn’t help but be spread wherever we went? Today&apos;s message had 3 main takeaways for each of us to consider:Every Soul Matters to God (Luke 19:10)Create a Daily Awareness (Let our world&apos;s collide, no more compartmentalizing our faith from the rest of our lives. 2 Cor. 5:17; Eph. 4:22-24)Am I a Christian that we want being Contagious? (Matt. 23:15)Our relationship with God is all about becoming more like Jesus in all things, at all places, and with all people!Here is an excerpt from Pastor Micah&apos;s closing portion of the message. "We have the potential to be a contagious body of believers that spread the love of Jesus everywhere we go, but I believe we all need to get back to the simple truth that every soul matters to God. Then we need to allow our worlds to collide each day and be the kind of Christian that Jesus wants to be contagious. When this happens, lives will be changed, and heaven will rejoice that the ones Jesus came to seek will be saved."

Contagious Christianity Part 1-Why?

Pastor Micah shared a message entitled "Hide & Seek" this week to help remind each of us why the Bible and scripture are truly so important to us today. He pulled out a few key words from 2 Timothy 3:16-17; profitable, complete, equipped that help us understand the importance of God&apos;s Word! Only through spending time in God&apos;s Word can we truly grow into the man or woman of God that He is calling us to be. Spending time in His Word and allowing the Holy Spirit to work in our lives is how we become most fully equipped in our lives, and effectively reaching those around us. Pastor Micah shared four things the sufficient Word of God is used for to make us complete believers and to equip us in every good work:TeachingRebukingCorrectingTrainingCheck out this original game of "Hide & Seek" as King David shares his heart in Psalm 119:10-11. “I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you” (NIV). King David was continually seeking God with his whole heart, and the way he was doing that was by hiding (or storing) God&apos;s Word in His heart. That is Pastor Micah&apos;s prayer for each and every person. 

"Hide & Seek"

Pastor Micah shared a messaged entitled "God Our Father" which looked at how God fills the role of Heavenly Father in each of our lives. He shared 3 different ways that God functions as our father, and how we can learn from Him how to be father/parent and lead our children in our lives today.God our Heavenly Father:God the Father, delights in His children and sings over us.God the Father is transforming us.God the Father is holding us close. We also had fun honoring and celebrating all of the Father&apos;s in our church and community as a part of our service. Thank you to all of the amazing dads, and keep up the great work! We love each you, and appreciate everything you&apos;re doing! 

"God Our Father" Father's Day 2021

Missionary Patrick Stitt shared a challenging message with us on the importance of sharing the Gospel message with those who are spiritually hungry in the world around us. Reminding us that even though we may have an abundance of blessing and hope in our lives. There are so many who hunger and thirst to hear about the hope of Jesus Christ. What are we doing to share in our abundance with those who are starving? His message was focused around Matthew 15:21-28.The Stitt family are heading over to serve as missionaries in Osaka, Japan. They&apos;re planning to plant an Assemblies of God church in Osaka for the first time in over 30 years! Their mission is to bring the hope of the Risen Son to the land of the Rising Sun. 

"A Spiritually Hungry World" Missionary Guest Patrick Stitt

Pastor Micah shared a message about the role of compassion in our faith today. We looked at how in the Old Testament God continually kept His promises to the Israelites by showing them compassion over and over again when they would turn away from the Lord. In the New Testament we looked at numerous stories about how Jesus was moved by compassion to help those in need that He came across as He traveled around. Finally, we talked about how compassion should put our faith into action. Meaning that when we see a need we don&apos;t simply just acknowledge it, but we help them meet the need or connect them with someone or an organization that can help them with their needs. The three main points of this week&apos;s message are:God is compassionate, and will always keeps His promises.Jesus was moved by compassion when He saw people in need.May we be people who are moved by compassion to put our faith into action!

Compassion: Faith into Action

For our Family Service on Memorial Day weekend we took some time to look at the story of David & Goliath. We looked at how David defeated a physical giant named Goliath. This story serves as an example of how we can defeat our own giants (challenges, sin, obstacles, etc.) that we face in our lives. When David stepped foot on the Battlefield, what set him apart from every other man that day?  What changed his perception?  Why did he charge into battle while everyone else was filled with fear?So what should you do when you face a giant today? Follow the example that David set for us:Trust in the Lord-Remember His FaithfulnessDo not fear opposition even when it seems stronger or better supportedBe confident that God can use what you have at hand to overcome any obstacles you face

Facing Our Giants: David, a Man Anointed by God

Kevin Senapatiratne of Christ Connect shared a powerful message with us on the importance of prayer when it comes to fighting against spiritual warfare. He focused on a passage from Paul in Ephesians 6:10-20 where he talks about the importance of putting on the full armor of God, and standing firm in prayer. 3 points Kevin pulled out from the passage on the importance of prayer are:Pray in the Spirit at all times.Pray for those standing down the line beside you with perseverance.Pray for your pastors and leaders to have boldness in declaring the Gospel.Thank you Kevin for coming, and sharing these powerful truths with us! May we all continue to stand fast fitted with the full armor of God, and praying continuously. 

"The Importance of Prayer" Pentecost Sunday 2021

Pastor Micah concluded our most recent series called "Now What?" We just celebrated the greatest day in history 6 weeks ago, Resurrection Sunday! If Jesus died and was resurrected, "Now what?" How should I live if that is true? What am I supposed to do now? The "Now What?" series is four weeks of looking at the truth that we have a place in God&apos;s big story by looking at four different stories from Jesus&apos; time on Earth after His resurrection and before His ascension.This week we look at the last exchange between Jesus and His disciples before He ascended into Heaven in Acts chapter 1. Jesus told the disciples to stay in Jerusalem, and wait for the Holy Spirit which God was about to send. The Holy Spirit was going to come, and empower the disciples and early Church to reach people with the hope of Jesus. This is the power they needed to begin working on the Great Commission of talking the Gospel message to the ends of the Earth. Jesus told them that the Holy Spirit will empower them to be His witnesses in Jerusalem, in all of Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the Earth. Today, the Holy Spirit continues to empower us as believers to take the Gospel message into our local communities, broader areas of our state and nation, and throughout the world. Bottom line: The Holy Spirit is the battery pack that empowers us, and unlocks our potential to reach the world for Jesus Christ. So one last time, here is the question for this week:Are you in? Are you going to be witnesses? Are you going to make disciples? 

Now What? Week 4 "Big Power: The Holy Spirit"

Pastor Micah shared a Mother&apos;s Day message entitled "Lessons From Hannah." We look at 5 different lessons that we can learn from Hannah about being a wonderful mom! Hannah was 1) a woman of prayer, 2) a woman of faith, 3) a woman of sacrifice, 4) a woman of thanksgiving, and 5) a woman of industry & maternal love. Hannah is such a wonderful example of not only what it means to be a great mother, but a great father, friend, and fellow believer in Christ!Beyond sharing a message about motherhood, we also had a fun morning giving away gifts, praying for, and blessing the mothers from our church. We&apos;re so grateful to all of the mother&apos;s, grandmothers, step-mothers. adopted mothers, spiritual mothers, aunts, and ladies who fill a valuable role in the lives of children they interact with! Thank you Mothers! Happy Mother&apos;s Day!

"Lessons From Hannah" Mother's Day 2021 May 9, 2021 Pastor Micah Reed

Pastor Micah continued our current series called "Now What?" We just celebrated the greatest day in history nearly a month ago, Resurrection Sunday! If Jesus died and was resurrected, "Now what?" How should I live if that is true? What am I supposed to do now? The "Now What?" series is four weeks of looking at the truth that we have a place in God&apos;s big story by looking at four different stories from Jesus&apos; time on Earth after His resurrection and before His ascension.This week we look at the story of Jesus asking Peter if he truly loves Him from John 21:15-19. The first week Jesus shared how we&apos;re all a part of the Big Story. The second week, Jesus challenges us with the task of making disciples throughout the whole world. This week we look at how there&apos;s a big problem we all need to address in our lives and that&apos;s sin. Sin is what separated us from Jesus, but He offers us His grace and mercy. By His grace and mercy He helps us to grow beyond our sin as we pursue Him wholeheartedly in our lives! Bottom line: The only way to live for Him, the only way to deal with our sins, the only way to live out the task He has called us to is to walk with Him. So once again here is the question for this week:Are you in? Are you ready to confront and address the sin in your life? 

Now What? Week 3 "The Big Fix: Forgiveness & Following Jesus"

Pastor Micah continued our current series called "Now What?" We just celebrated the greatest day in history last week, Resurrection Sunday! If Jesus died and was resurrected, "Now what?" How should I live if that is true? What am I supposed to do now? The "Now What?" series is four weeks of looking at the truth that we have a place in God&apos;s big story by looking at four different stories from Jesus&apos; time on Earth after His resurrection and before His ascension. This week we look at the story of Jesus giving the disciples the Great Commission which we find in Matthew chapter 28:16-20.  The first week Jesus shared how we&apos;re all a part of the Big Story. This week, Jesus challenges us with the task of making disciples throughout the whole world. Not simply looking to convert people. but looking to disciple people "as we go" about our daily lives as Jesus challenged us to do in the Great Commission. He also promised that He would never leave us alone, but surely He would be with us even to the end of the ages. Shortly after Jesus&apos;s ascension into Heaven we see the coming of the Holy Spirit.So here in the big question we all must answer this week in regards to making disciples:Are you in?

Now What? Week 2 "We have a Big Task"

We were honored to have a family share with us about the special work God is doing in the Middle East. This family works as Global Workers to the Middle East. 

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