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Explore God 3: Why Does God Allow Pain and Suffering?

This week we turn to look at the oldest question people asked about God. Even in ancient times, people rarely questioned the existence of God, nevertheless, they questioned the goodness of God. How could he possibly be a good God if he allowed such sorrow, pain, and senseless evil in the world?

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SermonBecca PayneExplore God
Explore God 1: Does Life Have A Purpose?

What’s the meaning of life? That is one of those paradigmatic “big questions” that people talk about in philosophy classes but one that we don’t think about much in daily life. This Sunday, we'll discuss this big question together. 

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SermonBecca PayneExplore God
Stories of the King 2: The Story of the Seed and Leaven

In our parable for this week -- the parable of the Seed and the Leaven-- Jesus explains that the Kingdom of God is indeed a force of power that can have dramatic impact in the world, but it is a small, unexpected, un-dramatic power. We'll explore the implications of this power in our lives, and how Jesus is the center of it. 

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Stories of the King 1: The Great Banquet

We're beginning our new series on the Stories of the King by looking at the parable of the Great Banquet. We'll see how this story challenges us to respond to God's invitation of grace, but also to make our lives look more like Jesus's. 

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One Another 7: Spur One Another On

The author of Hebrews gives us three images of our life in community – we are people who together draw near to God in faith, hold fast to our hope and spur one another on to love and good works. This Sunday, we’ll explore together why and how we must spur one another on to love and good works.

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One Another 6: Serve One Another

God has called us to live in community with one another but if we are putting ourselves first, the community will not be able to flourish. This week, we'll be exploring what it means to serve others, and how it's integral to fostering a flourishing community. 

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One Another 2: Live in Harmony with One Another

God created each of us differently but not so that we would ignore or dislike others but instead so that our differences would bless each other.  When we’re able to live this way we’ll see one of the hallmarks of Christian community and that is harmony.

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One Another 1: Love One Another

This Sunday, we start our new sermon series: How to “One Another” One Another. We’ll begin by laying the groundwork for this series and looking at what it means for the church to be a community.

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