The Community MinistryWeekly Message: New BeginningsDecember 30, 2025 This is the time of year when many people make new year resolutions to change something about their life. This is not a recent phenomenon. Starting the new year committed to making change dates back over 4,000 years to the ancient Babylonians. The Romans adopted this practice, Continue Reading…
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Christmas Spirit
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Christmas SpiritDecember 23, 2025 Have you ever heard of the phrase “Christmas Spirit”? Christmas Spirit generally refers to feelings of warmth, generosity, and goodwill that typically emerges around the Christmas holiday. Scientists have researched the Christmas spirit by looking closely at the brain. In 2015, researchers at the University of Copenhagen Continue Reading…
What Would You Do for Someone You Love?
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: What Would You Do for Someone You Love?December 16, 2025 Love is a powerful force in our world. We have lots of evidence that tell us that love not only changes who we are but also had amazing health benefits. Strong loving relationships are linked to longer life spans, and lower Continue Reading…
Asking the Right Questions – Part 5
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Asking the Right Questions – Part 5December 9, 2025 Over the last few weeks, we have been covering a series of questions many have when considering whether to believe in God and His son Jesus. If you are reading this message and would like to look at the first 4 questions Continue Reading…
Asking the Right Questions – Part 4
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Asking the Right Questions – Part 4December 2, 2025 Steve mentioned in one of his last messages that we live in a complicated world and it’s not always easy to understand why the world works the way it does. One of the biggest questions I hear is: Why does GOD permit Continue Reading…
Asking the Right Questions – Part 3
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Asking the Right Questions – Part 3November 25, 2025 Last week we started to look at 6 key questions that we should ask when we try to come to a conclusion about who Jesus is, and what He means to our life. Last week we talked through why God created humans, Continue Reading…
Asking the Right Questions – Part 2
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Asking the Right Questions – Part 2November 18, 2025 Last week we started to look at 6 key questions that we should ask when we try to come to a conclusion about who Jesus is, and what He means to our life. Last week we talked through the direct evidence we have that Continue Reading…
Asking the Right Questions – Part 1
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Asking the Right Questions – Part 1 November 11, 2025 We live in a complicated world that is hard to understand sometimes. One of the lessons that I learned early on in my career was to ask more questions than I made statements. I found that asking questions first allowed me Continue Reading…
The Power of God
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: The Power of GodNovember 4, 2025 We live in a world where power is sought after and then used to influence things in both good and bad ways. Human history has many examples of power being used to hurt one or a group of people, placing the rights and freedoms of Continue Reading…
Influencing Our Decisions
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Influencing Our DecisionsOctober 28, 2025 We have lots of external things that try to influence the decisions we make. Our family, friends, boss, colleagues and our social network all have certain expectations of us and are not shy about sharing what they think. Sometimes our decisions are based on rational thinking and Continue Reading…