Archive for April, 2008

Staying Fresh and Green

hot doughnuts now sign.jpgNobody likes stale food. Likewise, God prefers his children to be fresh and growing. Unfortunately, the pressures and routines of life can cause us to become stale, cold and crusty. Dwayne Moore gives the recipe for how we can keep fresh throughout our lives and live the abundant life Jesus Christ promised for us.

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What’s the Big Deal about Influence?

big-deal3.jpgPastor Randy Norris speaks to the compelling need to step up to the plate and be the influencer we need to be to those around us. As he explains in this final message of his Big Deal series, each of us are influencing someone–perhaps several. The question is, are we influencing them positively or negatively? Jesus was the ultimate influencer. And ultimately we should strive to be like Him.

 

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What’s the Big Deal about Time Alone with God?

big-deal2.jpgSeems fewer and fewer of us like being alone and quiet. Think over your day yesterday. How much time did you sit or drive or walk in silence? How much of your day included a radio or CD or TV playing? Pastor Randy Norris challenges us to follow Jesus’ consistent example and make time to be alone with God. In fact, Randy dares to assert that a quiet time with God, reading His Word and listening, is actually the most big deal of all we can do in our Christian lives…

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What’s the Big Deal about Church?

big-deal1.jpgChurch-going just isn’t what it used to be. A hundred years most everybody went to church on Sundays. Now days, only a few measly percentage points of people in the US attend a church on any regular basis. Even fewer of us have committed ourselves to one particular local church family. Pastor Randy Norris hits this reality head on and gives strong evidence as to why gathering with the church is still the best Sunday (and through the week) thing to do!

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What’s the Big Deal about Baptism?

big-deal.jpgBaptism has been a common practice of both the catholic church and the protestant church for centuries. Baptism is a big deal, Pastor Randy Norris explains, because Jesus himself was baptized. In this message, Randy compares baptism to wearing our wedding ring to show we are married. He challenges all believers and followers of Jesus Christ to follow Christ’s example and be baptized to declare to the world that our heart belongs to Him.

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